The final workshop for fall 2026, Writing Effective Request Emails, is this Friday, November 6 from 4:00-5:30pm in Caldwell Hall room 250. Come early for coffee, tea, and snacks.
Request emails are emails in which the sender asks the receiver to do something (such as serve as a reference), give permission for something (such as permission to audit a course), or confirm something (such as confirming a meeting time). Graduate students often need to write request emails to professors, advisors, peers, and potential employers. This workshop will introduce elements of request emails and introduce strategies for crafting request emails that are clear, polite, and effective. Be sure to bring a laptop computer to participate in the workshop activities.
To register for an ELSO workshop, visit WC Online and choose "ELSO Fall 2026 Workshops" from the Schedule drop down menu. Navigate through the schedule to the date of the workshop you are interested in and click on the white box next to the description, and fill out the registration information.
