Programs & Activities

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Writing Spaces

Dedicated Writing Space (DWS) provides a community of practice to support research and scholarship productivity, while the MCTEN Writing Retreat is an all-campus program that offers protected time over a two-day, expenses-paid stay at The Dana Resort in Mission Bay.
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Intentional Communities

MCTEN organizes informal mixers to meet, mingle and connect with the MCTEN Community. Additionally, MCTEN faculty have access to a list of potential sponsors connecting and in this model, faculty have autonomy to identify who and what they need.

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Workshops

MCTEN’s lunch and learn workshop series, connects faculty and focuses on topics requested by the community, such as "Things I Wish I Had Known When Setting Up My Lab" and "Creating Impactful Graphics".

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