Associate Professor Writing Retreat
The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) partners with the Program in Writing and Communication (PWC) on a 2 & 1/2 day writing retreat for Associate Professors in Galveston. Hosting the event out-of-town gives faculty members the chance to truly disconnect for a few days to focus on their writing.
The Writing Retreat provides associate professors (1) support for building effective writing habits and strategies, (2) individual feedback on a current project, and most importantly, (3) time to focus on their writing. A minimum of 6 hours a day is devoted to quiet writing time. Mealtimes are used for discussions of interest to the group. In addition, Dr. Jennifer Wilson, Director of the PWC and Dr. Tracy Volz, Director of the Engineering Communications Program, lead the mealtime discussions and are available for one-on-one consultations.
Assistant Professor Writing Retreat
The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) and the Program in Writing and Communication (PWC) host a writing retreat for Assistant Professors. This writers' retreat provides assistant professors support for building effective writing habits and strategies and, most importantly, time to focus on their writing. A minimum of 5 hours a day is devoted to writing time and mealtimes are used to discuss topics of interest to the group.
The OpEd Project
The Office of Faculty Development brought The OpEd Project (https://www.theopedproject.org/) to Rice in 2014 and 2017.
The OPEd's Project mission is to increase the range of voices we hear in the media. Their programs offer a unique, meaningful way to support Rice's diversity initiatives. The facilitators were on campus for a two-day seminar on how to present an opinion piece in faculty members' areas of expertise, and, more specifically, to provide participants with individual feedback. Participants in the program have the opportunity to be paired with one of OpEd's mentor-editors for a year. Additional information is available here.
Additional Writing Resources
The Office of Faculty Development hosts an online writing space on Tuesdays and Fridays for faculty to set aside time to focus on their writing projects. For more information contact Julia Amborski (jambor@)