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Dr. Leslie Seawright co-chairs international conference

October 31, 2022 by Ellora Bultema

The Association of Business Communication (ABC) held its 87th Annual International Conference in October. The virtual conference ran October 3-4 and the in-person events ran October 5-8 in Tampa, Florida. This was the conference's first year to launch a hybrid program that featured both in-person and virtual events. Dr. Leslie Seawright, an associate professor in the technical … [Read more...] about Dr. Leslie Seawright co-chairs international conference

Filed Under: Accomplishments, Professional and Technical Writing Tagged With: business communications, conference, leslie seawright, technical and professional writing

Faculty assumes editorial responsibility for technical communication journal

October 30, 2020 by Jacqueline Crawford

Photo of Dr. Sean Herring

Practitioner-in-Residence Dr. Sean Herring has recently assumed editorial responsibility for the Recent & Relevant (R&R) section of Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication (TC). For each of the journal’s issues, published quarterly, Herring curates a collection of abstracts that cover a range of topics related to the wide field of … [Read more...] about Faculty assumes editorial responsibility for technical communication journal

Filed Under: Announcement, News, Professional and Technical Writing Tagged With: Sean Herring, Society for Technical Communication, technical and professional writing, Technical Communication, Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication

The Alum Report: Christian Middleton

September 23, 2020 by George Juengel

By: Alyssah Morrison Finding a Purpose in Community-Based Journalism Christian Middleton believes that studying English and technical writing is perfect training for the inevitable drudgery of the task at hand, the task of being an attentive and active human in a flawed world. I recently had the opportunity to talk with Christian, an MSU alumnus and freelance writer living … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Christian Middleton

Filed Under: Alumni News, News, The Alum Report Tagged With: alumni, English department, Literature, technical and professional writing

Introducing The Alum Report

September 23, 2020 by George Juengel

This fall, the English Department is revitalizing the Alumni Spotlight feature with a new series of interviews conducted and written by current students. These dialogues will investigate how the alumni’s English degrees have helped them along their career paths. Interviewed alumni may give a bit of advice for students, as well.Etta Madden, Assistant Department Head of English, … [Read more...] about Introducing The Alum Report

Filed Under: Alumni News, News, The Alum Report Tagged With: alumni, English department, technical and professional writing

Annie: writer and entrepreneur

January 5, 2018 by Lucie Amberg

Annie Allen at her graduation ceremony

For years, Annie Allen devoted herself to her family — often putting personal goals aside so she could concentrate on raising her children. As her kids grew older, however, she had a little more time to focus on her own dreams. She says, "I wanted to be ready to do my own thing." As a volunteer and freelance contractor, Annie says, "I had done all kinds of graphic … [Read more...] about Annie: writer and entrepreneur

Filed Under: Alumni News, Professional and Technical Writing Tagged With: adult student services, annie allen, beargrads, COAL, jaime ross, john turner, lyn gattis, online, technical and professional writing, tracy dalton

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