Summer Faculty Writing Retreat
Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and University Libraries for the Summer 2025 Faculty Writing Retreat, an intensive, three-day, in-person writing retreat running from Wednesday, July 30 to Friday, August 1, 2025. Designed to advance participants’ individual goals and projects, this retreat will provide you with an opportunity to connect with colleagues, accomplish scholarship, creative activity, research and/or writing goals, and receive resources and support from various departments across campus.
During each day of the retreat, you will have dedicated time to work individually on your own projects. The retreat will also include opportunities for goal-setting and networking as well as sessions and individual consultations. At the end of the retreat, you will reflect on your accomplishments during the retreat and set goals for the upcoming academic year.
You must be able to participate in the entirety of the three-day retreat in order to apply for this opportunity and participate in this event. Participation is open to full-time qualified rank faculty (QRF) and tenure-track faculty (TTF). Interested individuals must apply to participate in the retreat. Applications will be reviewed, and acceptance will be based on the strength of the application, including clarity of goals and potential benefit to the applicant's scholarly and/or creative activity. Space is limited.
To apply for the program, you must
- Download the Summer 2025 Faculty Writing Retreat Application Template.
- Complete the application, specifying your goals and planned deliverables.
- Complete the Summer 2025 Faculty Writing Retreat Application Form with your personal information and session/consultation preferences and upload your completed application.
The deadline to submit your application is Friday, April 11 at 5:00 p.m.
The CFE is committed to making this event comfortable and accessible for all participants. Please request any needed support, special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event either on the registration form or by contacting Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify the CFE office and/or Accessibility Services prior to the event.
Summer 2025 Faculty Writing Retreat Schedule
The retreat will take place in Jerome Library on BGSU’s Main Campus. Below is the preliminary schedule for the Summer 2025 Faculty Writing Retreat. The schedule is subject to change.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
| 9:00-10:30 a.m. | Welcome & retreat goal-setting |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Individual writing time |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch, networking, & mid-day check-in |
| 1:00-3:40 p.m. | Individual writing time, one-on-one consultations & facilitated session |
| 3:20-4:00 p.m. | Day 1 wrap-up & reflection |
Thursday, July 31, 2025
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Day 2 goal-setting |
| 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Individual writing time |
| 12:10-1:00 p.m. | Lunch, networking, mid-day check-in |
| 1:00-3:40 p.m. | Individual writing time, one-on-one consultations & facilitated session |
| 3:40-4:00 p.m. | Day 2 wrap-up & reflection |
Friday, August 1, 2025
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Day 3 goal-setting |
| 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Individual writing time |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch, networking & mid-day check-in |
| 1:00-3:20 p.m. | Individual writing times & one-on-one consultations |
| 3:20-4:00 p.m. | Retreat wrap-up & reflection |
Lunch will be provided on all three days of the retreat. The one-on-one consultation and facilitated session topics will be dependent on applicant input. More information will be shared with retreat participants closer to the date of the event.
Summer 2025 Faculty Writing Retreat Learning Outcomes
By participating in this retreat, you will be able to:
- Identify specific and attainable goals for your scholarship, creative activity, research and/or writing.
- Advance your productivity.
- Connect with BGSU colleagues.
- Identify campus partners and resources that can support your scholarship, creative activity, research and/or writing.
- Reflect on your progress towards achieving your goals
- Devise a plan to maintain your productivity for the upcoming academic year
Frequently Asked Questions
All BGSU full-time faculty, including qualified rank faculty (QRF) and tenure-track faculty (TTF), are welcome to apply to attend the writing retreat.
Yes, you are welcome to apply for the writing retreat if you participated last year. We also encourage faculty members who have not yet participated in the writing retreat to apply. In the case of two equally strong applications, preference may be given to applicants who have not yet participated in the faculty writing retreat.
Thanks to the generous support of University Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) as well as the donated resources, support, and time of our campus partners, we are able to offer the retreat free of charge to all participants. Participation is limited due to budget restrictions.
You must be able to participate in the entirety of the three-day retreat in order to register for and participate in this event. Please do not register if you are not able to commit to the entirety of the event.
Yes! Lunch will be provided on all three days of the retreat. Registrants will be asked about any dietary restrictions closer to the date of the event. If you need to bring your own lunch due to dietary restrictions or allergies, please feel free to do so. Access to a fridge will be provided.
To promote community-building and limit external distractions, the retreat has been designed as an in-person event. All participants must be able to attend the event on BGSU’s Main Campus.
Updated: 03/17/2025 03:32PM