Events

Developing Strong Personal Statements

📅 July 15, 3:00-4:30 PM, Virtual

Join us for the Statement of Purpose Workshop, a collaboration between UCF Graduate and Professional School Prep (GPS Prep) and the UCF Writing Center. This 90‑minute interactive workshop is designed for students preparing personal statements for graduate and professional school applications. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how admissions committees use personal statements, what distinguishes statements, and common pitfalls that weaken applications. Attendees will practice strategies for shaping their experiences, values, and goals into a focused, persuasive statement aligned with their target programs and effective ways to incorporate AI tools into the brainstorming, drafting, and revision process while maintaining originality and voice.

Graduate Student Writing Retreat – Online

📅 August 20, 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM, Virtual

Registration: Meeting Registration – Zoom

Join us for our Graduate Student Writing Retreat, an online session designed to help you make focused, tangible progress on your thesis, dissertation, or other significant writing projects. This retreat offers a structured, distraction-free environment where participants will clarify writing goals, engage in sustained writing time, and learn practical strategies for overcoming common writing challenges.

This event is intended for master’s and doctoral students, especially those in the writing stage of their thesis or dissertation.

This event is offered in partnership with the College of Graduate Studies Office of Graduate Research and Scholarship, University Writing Center (UWC), Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), and the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE).

If you have any questions, please contact gradworkshops@ucf.edu.