Rock your Thesis: Get ready to write

It's time to start planning your thesis or dissertation. Now what?

You’re about to finish your course work or comprehensive exams and have started to think about writing your thesis or dissertation. Where do you begin?

Rock your Thesis is a three-part program that guides graduate students through the first phases of planning and writing a thesis or dissertation. The series covers topics such as planning and project management, structuring your thesis or dissertation, writing a literature review, using strategies for finding and recording research sources, and revision.

Each of the three Rock Your Thesis sessions balances talks from support staff across campus with hands-on activities to guide you through your own planning, drafting, and revising process.

Winter 2024

Plan Your Project - Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This session is great for grad students who are just getting started and want to learn more about what goes into planning a thesis.


Starting to Write - Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This session is great for grad students who are starting their research and writing process, such as with a literature review. 


Revise and Submit - Wednesday, March 27, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This session is great for grad students who've got some of their first draft written (we'll do some peer feedback!) and are starting to think about the submission process.