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There is a site called Conal Conference Alerts that will help in identifying conferences in specific disciplines
You can identify specific conferences and then drill down to the conference website where you can find author/presenter guidelines for submitting a paper or presentation etc. Here is one example: GUIDELINES | jh.rais.education http://jh.rais.education/guidelines/
The University partners with Heartful Editor to provide graduate students in Psychology and Education with up to 5 total hours of dissertation coaching and editing services paid for by the University. Students may sign-up directly at Heartful Editor and select California Lutheran University as their institutional choice.
Testimonials for Heartful Editor--
"My Heartful editor and writing coach helped me tremendously. Not only did they help
me improve my writing, they also helped save me time by their deep knowledge of APA
formatting. Having someone in my corner that knew APA so thoroughly allowed me to
spend my time on the writing and research instead of formatting. My Heartful team
helped take some of the stress out of the dissertation process. Having my Heartful
team edit my chapters throughout the process allowed for my chair and professors to
focus on the big picture ideas when providing feedback, instead of having to focus
on formatting or grammar. Heartful is worth every cent, I highly recommend them."
- RJ Maloney
"As a multilingual learner, I appreciate the support of Heartfelt editors. The editor
assists me with grammar and formatting the content of my dissertation work. I started
working with an editor at the beginning of my dissertation proposal and have been
able to refine my work throughout the entire cycle of my writing process. I highly
endorse working with Heartfelt editors." -Lilia Magaña
"Establishing an editorial plan with Heartful from the very beginning was an extremely
beneficial experience. After I was matched with my editor we began working in sections
as I completed parts of my dissertation. Once my dissertation was completed my Heartful
editor was able to help me structure the dissertation accordingly to CLUs handbook
and APA guidelines saving me countless hours and stress. I highly recommend using
them as it facilitates the process and allows doctoral candidates to truly focus on
the writing and research." -Rosalinda Melchor
Did you know that Academic Writer has templates, a tool for adding APA heading levels, and a reference manager that adds perfect APA citations to your paper? Access this Academic Writer through MyCLU! The free version of Grammarly can catch often-overlooked usage errors. CrossRef will help you find correct DOI links and APA 7th citations for your papers, thesis or dissertation.
Graduate students can request research assistance from the Pearson Library or email directly to Dr. Henri Mondschein. Additionally, graduate students can visit the Writing Center and make an appointment with a peer writing Consultant.
According to CLU's Travel Registry policy, students should register their trip any time they travel 25 miles or beyond their home campus.
Yes. Here we compile the list of websites that we've found useful and relevant:
https://www.onlinemastersdegrees.org/student-resources/masters-level-writing-skills/
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/
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