Summer 2021 Reading Intensive Application

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Thank you for your interest in the Office of Professional Development's Summer 2021 Reading Intensive. Completed applications must be received by the end of the day on Monday, May 24th, 2021.

The Summer Reading Intensive will run Monday, June 14th, through Friday, June 18th. Over the course of the week, OPD will offer both synchronous and asynchronous opportunities to participate in a focused community of academic readers in order to build support and accountability.

In courses, lab groups, and reading circles, we get used to reading with others, perhaps even dependent on these social structures to get our reading done. The transition to independent research (for an independent study, comprehensive exams, an article, the thesis/dissertation, or even just familiarizing yourself with a new field) can be a tough one to make. The Reading Intensive will focus on reading skills that support your research, writing, and deadlines. That way, when questions like "should I keep reading?" arise, you can make informed decisions. Along the way, we'll work on building social accountability for reading that is tied to process (instead of content).

Space in the Summer 2021 Reading Intensive will be limited to make sure that readers can connect with each other and that we can support the entire group. Because of this, we ask that you fill out this application in its entirety. We expect acceptance into this program will be competitive, and participants will be selected based on the strength of their completed application. Priority will be given to readers who have a combination of the following:
1: a desire to participate in an active reading community
2: an interest in experimenting with and discussing best read practices and habits; and
3: a plan to read for a single, dedicated project (like comprehensive exams, literature reviews, articles, independent studies, and theses/dissertations)

Please thoughtfully respond to the open-ended questions with an answer that is approximately 3-5 sentences (or about 150 to 300 words). This application should take about 15 minutes.

Last Name *

First Name *

Student ID #

Email Address *

What College are you housed in? *

College of Education

College of Engineering

College of Humanities and Fine Arts

College of Natural Sciences

College of Nursing

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Isenberg School of Management

School of Public Health and Sciences

College of Information and Computer Sciences

Other:

Academic Department/Program *

Program Of Study *

PhD

Masters

Other:

What sorts of OPD workshops and/or programs have you participated in so far? *

Programs might include Three-Minute Thesis (3MT), Dissertation Writing Retreats, Pomodoro Fridays, or Shut Up & Write Tuesdays. Workshops could be anything in any of our core competencies (Communication, Personal Development, Careers, Grants, Teaching).

Please provide a brief description of the reading project you would like to focus on during the Reading Intensive. Say a bit about the content of the project, the form of the project (comprehensive exams, article, independent study, dissertation, thesis, etc.), and its deadline. *

Please answer in 2-5 sentences or 150-300 words.

Which aspects of your reading process are strengths for you? And which aspects are a struggle? *

Please answer in 2-5 sentences or 150-300 words.

The Reading Intensive focuses on helping you build a community of other academic readers and implement (research-based) habits for more productive reading (and therefore writing) sessions. How might these goals of the Reading Intensive match your goals as a reader or how might they help you? Or, why would you like to join this community of academic readers? *

Please answer in 2-5 sentences or 150-300 words.

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