Virtual Consultations with Zoom!
Zoom Meeting Experience

Zoom is an online meeting and conferencing platform that allows for audio, video, and screen sharing.  It is an easy to use and high quality solution for those students who, due to distance and time constraints, are unable to physically meet with writing consultants.  If you would like more information about Zoom, please visit their website: www.zoom.us.

In the Graduate Writing Studio, we are utilizing Zoom for one-on-one writing consultations.  We are implementing “Zoom only” and “Zoom hybrid” sessions.  “Zoom only” sessions use the audio, video, and screen sharing features.  “Zoom hybrid” sessions use the screen sharing features of Zoom along with audio via a traditional phone line. The hybrid session accommodates students who may not have a microphone-enabled computer.  In this instance, the consultant will invite the student to the on-line Zoom meeting and will also call the student on the phone. 

For information on how to access and use Zoom, please see our Zoom Guide for Students (pdf -1.1 MB).  Also, check out our new Zoom infographic(pdf 646 kb)!

NEW VIDEO: Introduction to ZOOM!

Video on How to Join a Zoom meeting!

Video on How to Access Video and Audio Settings!

Zoom consultations brought to you in part by the Graduate Net Initiative.

Every hour the Graduate Writing Studio is open may be considered a "drop-in" time.  Students often do not use all 50 minutes of a session, and there are occasionally students who fail to show up for scheduled appointments.  If either of the Graduate Writing Studio doors are open (i.e., the "Consultation in Progress" sign is not posted), students are welcome to "drop-in" on the consultant; even if it's only for 15 minutes, it could be time well-spent.

All Fresno State graduate students are welcome to use the computer workstations and study rooms in our study center space. No reservations are required.

Reference librarians,Graduate Writing Studio and Stats Studio staff offer informative workshops on EndNote, Literature Reviews, the Thesis Submission Process, Google Apps, Academic Writing, documentation style, Avoiding Plagiarism, Excel and SPSS.

Critical Skimming and Note-Taking Workshop!

Grammar for Grad Students: This is a free series consisting of four sessions.  It is designed to help develop your writing skills according to the academic requirements of this university. Some of the topics that will be covered include parts of speech, sentence and paragraph construction, and punctuation.

Critical Skimming and Note-Taking Workshop!

Are you looking for additional writing support?  We are forming multi-disciplinary, discipline-specific, and virtual (ZOOM) writing groups. 
Check out our information on  Graduate Writing Groups! (162kb)

GWS Blog  The Fresno State Graduate Writing Studio blog is focused on topics pertaining to graduate students and academic writing.  We hope it will be a helpful writing resource.  Check it out now!

You must be a registered Fresno State graduate student to use the services of the Graduate Writing Studio.

Graduate students may schedule appointments on-site (Graduate Study Center, room 2119), via telephone (278-2450), or via email ( fresnostategws@gmail.com).

Appointment slots are held until 10 minutes past the hour; after this time, the session will be given away to another student.

Failure to attend a scheduled appointment without notifying GWS staff 24 hours in advance may result in cancellation of subsequent appointments.

Consultants may work with students on projects, theses, or other longer papers as part of a Fresno State course assignment; consultants may also collaborate with students on professional development needs like cover letters for doctoral, employment, or scholarship applications.  Otherwise, consultants are not permitted to advise students on written material unrelated to the pursuit and completion of a master's or doctoral degree at Fresno State.

 The Graduate Writing Studio consultants view writing as constantly developing and changing, and they encourage students to engage in writing as a process through brainstorming, drafting, and discussing their work.

GWS consultants will meet graduate students at any stage of the writing process. However, consultants are not permitted to proofread and edit papers for mechanical and grammatical errors without explanation or discussion with the student.

GWS consultants are trained to promote collaborative learning, where the student is an active participant in the session; offer practical encouragement and constructive criticism; and direct students to resources that will help them continue their work independently after the session. The goal of each session is for the student to increase his or her skill level, confidence, and independence as a writer.

GWS consultants are trained as well to ask students questions about their writing goals and concerns. Given the length of most graduate-level writing assignments (e.g., theses, projects), consultants will not likely be able to review the entire piece of writing; students should be prepared to identify which portion or portions of an assigned writing task they wish to cover within the time frame of the consultation.

Spring 2018

 

Hira Amin is a former business graduate who is currently in her second year of the Master of Fine Arts program (fiction) at Fresno State. She loves to explore new places, document sunsets and eat divine cuisine.

 

 

 

 

 

Greta Bell received her M.A. in History at Fresno State.  As a member of the GWS staff, she conducts ZOOM workshops, creates online resources, and holds ZOOM appointments with students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Krystal Cantu was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. She loves to write, dance, cook, paint and make all kinds of art. She currently lives in Fresno where she is earning her MFA in Creative Writing and working on a Spanglish short story collection.

 

 

 

  Candice Cortney received her B.S. in Chemistry at Fresno State and decided to come back to receive her M.S. in Chemistry. She is currently conducting research under Dr. Krishnan analyzing the keto-enol tautomerization of acetylacetone in mixed solvents using NMR spectroscopy. She is also a CHEM 1A lab instructor here on campus. In her spare time, she loves to read any topics related to quantum mechanics and physical chemistry. She also loves to talk about the waves and spins of particles.

 

 

Ronald Dzerigian graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing (with an emphasis in Poetry) in 2016 from Fresno  State. He is an assistant coordinator and writing consultant for the Graduate Writing Studio and has been helping students in this capacity since 2013.  He lives in a small farming community outside Fresno with his wife and two daughters.

 

 

 

  

Harley Hall received her BA in history from Fresno State and is currently working on her MA in history. Her research interests include 20th century U.S. culture and 20th century Eastern Europe. In her free time she likes to play the saxophone, watch movies, play video games, and swim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laura Hendricksen received her BA in Linguistics and Spanish from the University of Missouri-Columbia before moving back home to California to pursue her MA in Linguistics at Fresno State. She is an aspiring world-traveler and polyglot with an undying love for writing (poetry, travel blogs, etc.)

 

 

  Tess Hernandez graduated with her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 2017 from the University of California, Santa Cruz and is now working towards her M.S. in Chemistry. She is currently conducting research in the field of peptides/peptidomimetics and working as a CHEM 3A Lab instructor. In her spare time, she loves to read fiction, travel, practice yoga, play video games, and participate in amateur beer brewing.

 

 

  

 

Arielle Jones. Arielle Jones earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. She is pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing, emphasis in publishing and editing, here at Fresno State. She enjoys both reading and writing stories with grit, myth, and humanity. Her thesis is on taboos and fairytales.

 

 

 

 

Savannah Nakamura is a Fresno native. She received her BAs in Art History and Italian from CSU Long Beach and is finishing up her MA in History. Her thesis focuses on the interplay between improvement, natural philosophy, and politeness in eighteenth-century periodicals. In her free time she likes to bake and travel with her husband.

 

  

 

Debra Neufeld graduated from the Kremen School of Education at Fresno State with a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. She also completed a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Technology. After working in the Graduate Writing Studio for two years as a graduate assistant, she returned to the studio in a staff role. She works on various program aspects related to the Writing Studio in addition to meeting with students.  

 

Chuck Radke is the Dissertation and Thesis Consultant at Fresno State, along with coordinating the services of the Fresno State Graduate Writing Studio. Chuck has a Bachelor of Arts in English from UCLA, a Master of Arts in English from Fresno State, and a Master of Fine Arts from Florida International University.

 

 

Critical Skimming Infographic (pdf - 175 kb)

Graduate Level Writing (pdf - 76 kb) University of Maryland

Academic Writing (.ppt)

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting (.doc - 36.5 kb)

Transitional Words and Phrases (PDF 85 kb)

Using Transitions - The University of Wisconsin Writing Center (web link)

Creating Effective Research Presentations (.pptx 124 kb)

Verb Tense in Research/Scientific Writing (YouTube video 4:25)

Scientific Writing Tips (YouTube video 3:01)

APA Basics (.pptx)

APA - adding a running head to an APA paper (YouTube video)

APA - Four Parts of an APA Reference Infographic (pdf - 690 KB) 

NEW! APA - Citation Quick Guide (pdf - 129 KB)

APA - Top 10 Tips!

APA Tips - Part 1: Abbreviations, Verb Tense, Appendices (YouTube video)

APA Tips - Part 2: Citations (YouTube video)

 

Thesis Submission Process (pdf 247 kb)

Navigating the Dissertation Template (.pptx - 2.9 MB)

Navigating the Thesis Template (.ppt - 5.9 MB)

Thesis Template: Shortcuts (.pptx - 1.4 MB)

Thesis Workshop (.ppt)

Working with the Styles Window (video 2:36)

Pasting into the Template (video 1:40)

Populating the Table of Contents (video 2:36)

Fresno State E-Collections: Theses & Dissertations

Sample Chapter 1: Introduction (pdf - 1.9MB)

Sample Literature Review (PDF 271 kb)

Literature Review - North Carolina State University Video (YouTube)

Lit Review Overview: Ross T. LaBaugh (Video)

Strategies for Writing Literature Reviews - Penn State

Creating an Annotated Bibliography - Brock University (Video)

Academic Word List - Victoria University (pdf 87 kb)

U.S. Academic Writing (pdf 41 kb)

Useful Web Links for ESL Students (pdf 383 kb)

Writing Paragraphs - University of North Carolina Writing Center  (pdf 139 kb)

Oxford Comma - YouTube video (3 minutes)

Collective Nouns - YouTube video (5.5 minutes)