Join members of the Missouri State University student chapter of Society for Technical Communication for an informal résumé workshop on Tuesday, March 6th, at 6:30 p.m. in Siceluff Hall 420. A panel of experienced students will share personal experiences and tidbits about building résumés and preparing for job interviews. This event is open to all current … [Read more...] about Society for Technical Communication résumé workshop
Making and Technical Writing in the Classroom was a statewide two-day professional development conference for K-12 educators focused on Making and Technical Writing. Participants explored the connections between hands-on projects and technical writing. Teachers and administrators learned about Common Core Standards, technical and informational writing, integrated literacy … [Read more...] about Making and Technical Writing in the Classroom
Please join members of the MSU student chapter of the Society for Technical Communication Thursday, February 9th, at 6:30 p.m. in Siceluff Hall 411, as Katie Cooney discusses her work experiences as a Missouri State graduate. Katie Cooney, a graduate from Missouri State University who earned her B.A. and M.A. in Professional Writing, will be speaking about her experiences as a … [Read more...] about STC Meeting
For many years, Dr. Michael Ellis has diligently transcribed and digitized Confederate letters from the 1860s, and in the next year, his work will be made available online. Dr. Ellis is working with retired USC linguistics professor, Michael Montgomery, to create an online archive of the transcribed letters. Read more about their project in Dawn Hinshaw's article: Confederate … [Read more...] about Online Archive of Confederate Letters
As part of the University's African American Heritage Month Program, a new faculty member in the Department of History, Dr. Angela Hornsby-Gutting, will be giving a talk entitled "Nannie Helen Burroughs and the Fight for Racial Justice." Burroughs (1879-1961) was a prominent educator, an important civil rights and women's rights activist, and a noted figure in … [Read more...] about “Nannie Helen Burroughs and the Fight for Racial Justice”