April 2026 Events:
Making Your Summer Break Count
Thursday, April 23, 1-2 p.m., via Zoom.
Summer break offers us a much-needed rest from academic responsibilities, but it’s also an opportune time to catch up (or get ahead) on our academic projects. Join the Graduate Writing & Presenting Lab as we discuss topics ranging from finding balance between relaxation and production, planning out for the upcoming academic year, overcoming exhaustion and unstructured time, and getting some summer writing/work done.
GSO Graduate Writing Retreat
Friday, April 24, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Bay Campus – Coastal Institute Large Conference Room (in-person).
Are you looking for accountability and motivation in your academic writing? Join your peers for a cozy retreat to work on your writing! Participants will share a writing goal for the session and then work on writing tasks – manuscripts, proposals, thesis chapters, or other academic writing. Together, we’ll stay accountable & accomplish our goals! Snacks will be provided. Register or just walk in!
NSF GRFP Fellowship Info Session
Friday, April 24, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., via Zoom.
Are you a graduate student in your first year in a STEM-based discipline? Or an undergraduate junior or senior or recent graduate? Are you interested in three years of funding while in grad school? Are you a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident? Then please join us for an informational session about the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)! In this information session we will discuss the program, eligibility, and how to prepare a strong application. Note: We will run an NSF GRFP writing group in Summer 2026 where you can work on the application and receive feedback from peers and our GWPL consultants.
Providence Writing Retreat – Spring 2026
Thursday, April 30, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., RINEC – Room 326.
Do you need some late-semester accountability to work on a writing project? A term paper, dissertation chapter, or perhaps even make a plan for using your summer break effectively? Join us for some or all of this jam session where you can bring any writing project and come work in a space with like-minded students! Coffee, tea, and light continental breakfast fare will be provided. No registration is required, but please consider signing up so we can anticipate how much food to order. If you have any questions while you’re writing, a Graduate Writing & Presenting Lab consultant will be available to chat with you. Please note: the area around RINEC in Providence has street parking, but there are no commuter lots for URI students. RINEC does however have its own paid parking garage at 330 Eddy Street (South Street Landing Garage) just behind the South Street Landing building on the same side. There are a few different parking garages in the area—the correct garage has large black & white historical photos on the outside & is located on the same side of Eddy Street as SSL. Additionally, when you arrive at RINEC, you may need to check in at the front security desk to let them know you are there to attend a writing retreat. REGISTER HERE.
