Drake faculty members are invited to participate in a faculty writing group meeting approximately once a month over the fall semester. The first meeting will be on Friday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 229. The group will be co-facilitated by En Li (History) and Nate Holdren (LPS). Our goals will be to help ourselves make progress on our scholarship during the semester, and do so more efficiently and enjoyably. In our meetings, we will discuss our goals, plans, and progress on our writing, share how we organize our writing time, and discuss challenges in our writing. Depending on participant interest we will workshop each other’s work and write on site. We will also read a book on academic writing such as Joli Jensen’s Write No Matter What or Robert Boice’s Professor as Writers and discuss it to the degree that participants find it useful.

There are spots for ten faculty participants. Should more than 10 individuals express interest, priority shall be given to 1) Those who participated in the spring semester or May/August faculty writing groups, 2) Tenure-track faculty who are not yet tenured, and 3) Faculty who are members of under-represented groups.

This writing group is supported by a Faculty Development Grant from the Provost’s Office. Faculty who attend all of the sessions will receive a small stipend of approximately $150. People who can only attend some of the sessions are encouraged to participate if doing so helps their writing.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Kayla Jenkins at kayla.jenkins@drake.edu by Friday, Aug. 31.

If you have questions, please contact En Li at en.li@drake.edu and/or Nate Holdren at nate.holdren@drake.edu.

Nate Holdren, College of Arts & Sciences