Reps from area colleges/universities detail their Tech Comm educational opportunities

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Technical Communication Programs
August 21, 2014

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Technical Communication Programs
•North Carolina State University
•Wake Tech
•East Carolina University
•University of North Carolina –Charlotte
•Mercer
•Winthrop
•Duke University

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North Carolina State University
Huiling Ding (hding@ncsu.edu)
Assistant Professor, Director M.S. Technical Communication
Susan M. Katz (smk@ncsu.edu)
Associate Professor, Internship Coordinator & Alumni Liaison
Raleigh, NC
M.S. –Technical Communications
Ph.D –Communication, Rhetoric & Digital Media
http://english.chass.ncsu.edu/graduate/ms/
http://crdm.chass.ncsu.edu/

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Wake Tech Community College
Bob Davidson (bdavidson3@nc.rr.com)
Instructor Continuing Education Program
Raleigh, NC
Technical Writing Skillshttp://www.waketech.edu/programs-courses/non-credit

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East Carolina University
Guiseppe Getto (gettog@ecu.edu)
Assistant Professor of Technical and Professional Communication
Greenville, NC (onsite and online)
•Ph.D. in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication:http://www.ecu.edu/english/phd/
•M.A. Concentration in Technical and Professional Communication:http://www.ecu.edu/cs- cas/engl/graduate/tpc.cfm
•Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication:http://www.ecu.edu/cs- cas/engl/certificates.cfm
•B.A. in English (with option to focus on Technical and Professional Communication):http://catalog.ecu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=4&poid=669
•Undergraduate Certificate in Business and Technical Communication:http://catalog.ecu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=4&poid=699http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/engl/graduate/gradcourses.cfm

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UNC-Charlotte
Greg Wickliff (gawickli@uncc.edu)
Associate Professor of English
Charlotte, NC
Minor in Technical/Professional Writinghttps://english.uncc.edu/undergraduate-program/minors/minor-technical-professional-writing
Graduate Certificate in Technical/Professional Writinghttp://catalog.uncc.edu/graduate-catalogs/current/graduate-certificate-technical-professional-writing
M.A. in English: Technical/Professional Writing Concentrationhttps://english.uncc.edu/graduate/ma-english/technicalprofessional-writing

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Mercer
George Hayhoe (hayhoe_g@mercer.edu)
Professor, Director of the MS Program in Technical Communication Management
Macon, GA
M.S. -Technical Communication Management (online) http://engineering.mercer.edu/ms-tcm/

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Winthrop
Marilyn Montgomery (montgomerym@winthrop.edu)
Internship Coordinator
Robert G. Prickett (prickettr@winthrop.edu)
Acting Chair for the Department of English
Rock Hill, SC
B.A., B.S. –English Major with a Specific Track in Technical (Professional) Writing
Representative Courses:
•Technical Communication
•Preparation for Written and Oral Communication Professional Editing
•Cyber Rhetoric
•Academic Research in Writing
•Professional Internships
http://www.winthrop.edu

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Duke University
Whitney Murphy
Program Manager, Professional Certificate Programs
Duke University Continuing Studies
whitney.murphy@duke.edu
Durham, NC
Duke Certificate in Technical Communication
http://learnmore.duke.edu/certificates/technical/

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Resources
STC
http://www.stc.org/education
Technical Communication
Master's Programs in Technical Communication
Applying to Graduate School in Technical CommunicationThe Big Chill: Seven Technical Communicators Talk Ten Years After Their Master’s Program
Developing an Innovative and Effective Master’s Degree Program

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Scholarships
Diane Feldman Technical Editing Scholarship
Undergraduate and Graduate –two $1400 scholarshipshttp://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-index.php?page=Diane+Feldman+Scholarship+Fund
Ernie Mazzatenta Scholarship
Clemson University –$500 scholarshiphttp://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-index.php?page=Clemson+Scholarship

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Mentoring Program
•Create a Mentor/Mentee network
•Student Outreach Initiative
•Within Industry/Academe
•Reverse mentoring
•Flash mentoring (Speed dating)

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