Jun 2024-LEH Writing Retreat

On June 10, 11 & 12, to work on my dissertation, I attended 2.5 days of the Summer 2024 Lehman College Virtual Writing Retreat. To summarize, for me it went like this:

Virtual Writing Retreat Schedule

Day 1- Monday, June 10

10:00-10:30- Overview, Ice-breaker, Break into Groups

10:30-12:30- Small group session- Though I worked on the following for all of last week, I spent time completing my teaching/scholarship/service annual updates and cross-listed between:
~~Faculty Annual Report
~~Lehman CV
~~Professional CV (docx file) 
~~Website CV
~~Digital Measures

12:30-1:30- Lunch/Presentation

1:30-3:30- Small group session- 
~I added my edited ‘Appendix B- Six Artist Interviews’ to the end of my dissertation…it is gorgeous, and more interesting and logical to read than the MAXQDA code comparison chart.

3:30-3:45pm- Afternoon Break

3:45-5:45pm- Small group session- ~I created various MAXQDA ‘code comparison charts’ from six artist interviews I had conducted, one of which will become a dissertation appendix. (I’ll have 4 or 5 total…is that too many?)... I am starting to accept the Artist Interviews and the coding chart, all of which have taken too much of my time these 18 months, will live as a things unto themselves, as Appendices. Ugh.

5:45-6:00pm- Wrap-up

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Day 2- Tuesday, June 11

10:00-10:15am- Welcome, Overview, Break into Groups

10:15-12:15pm- Small group session- I assembled and labeled images for my ‘Appendix A- Painting Studio Praxis Works- 2021-2023.’

12:15-1:30pm- Lunch/Networking (Icebreaker- Research Buzz)- CLICK HERE TO INCLUDE YOUR

INFO (add image and info to a slide)

1:30-3:30pm- Small group session- I assembled and labeled images for my ‘Appendix A- Painting Studio Praxis Works- 2021-2023.’

3:30-3:45pm- Afternoon Break

3:45-5:45pm- Small group session- I edited/refined/completed ‘Appendix A- Painting Studio Praxis Works- 2021-2023,’ and added it to my dissertation. 

5:45-6:00pm- Wrap-up

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Day 3- Wednesday, June 12

10:00-10:15am- Welcome, Overview, Break into Groups

10:15-12:15pm- Small group session- I wrote, edited, signed, dated, and emailed an art faculty colleague his Annual Faculty Evaluation Conference Report.
I spent time completing my teaching/scholarship/service annual updates and cross-listed between:
~~Faculty Annual Report
~~Lehman CV
~~Professional CV (docx file) 
~~Website CV
~~Digital Measures

12:15-12:30pm- Break

12:30-2:00pm- Lunch/Presentation (Every Summer Needs a Plan)

A. Identify Goals -> Map The Steps -> Projects Meet Calendar

Step 1: Identify Your Goals (5 minutes)

Research/Writing Goals:

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Personal Goals:

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3.

Step 2: Make the goals SMART

Specific

Measurable

Attractive

Realistic

Time-Framed

Step 2: Map out the steps

Main Goal: 

Related Project 1:

Related Project 2:

Related Project 3:

Related Project 4:

Due to family commitments, I missed the 2-4 PM session and the closing celebrations, so during the early evening, I completed the following…just later than scheduled:

2:00-4:00pm- Small group session- I created and added to my dissertation:

'Appendix C. Six Artist Interviews Code Comparisons Chart' 

'Appendix D. Digital Ephemera' and added it to my dissertation.

4:00-4:15pm- Afternoon Break

4:15-5:00pm- Closing Session/Celebrations)