Meet the students who have already won STC Student Membership! Karen is also competing for the STC-PMC scholarship along with several other students. Take a minute to get to know more about Karen and her views on TechComm! We will be featuring other students throughout the week.

Name: Karen Shollenberger

School: Drexel University

Major/Program: BS/MS Technical and Science Communication

Graduation: December 2017

When and how did you get involved in STC? I got involved as a student member last year after some encouragement from a friend (last year’s scholarship winner, Sara). I was only able to attend one event but I’m hoping to make it to more this year!

How has your STC membership benefited you?  STC provides a great opportunity for networking. All of my co-op experience was in Maryland, so STC has helped me connect with more people in Philadelphia. Also, I went to an event focused on freelancing last year. Prior to the event, I had never even considered freelancing, but after listening to the panelists, it’s something I would consider doing on the side or even eventually full-time. Also, one of the panelists was a drone photographer and his presentation was fascinating!

Why did you choose to get involved in TechComm? I’ve always liked science and writing, so tech/science comm seemed like the perfect combination.

What does your current professional position entail? OR Have you ever had an internship in TechComm? If so, how do you think it benefited you? My last co-op was at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. I worked on requirements documentation for robotic/autonomous systems. It was my first exposure to model-based systems engineering and agile development so I learned a lot!

Android or iOS? Android

Oxford comma. Yes or no? Personally, I like it because I think it can avoid a lot of confusion, but I’ve spent a lot of time editing in AP Style so I don’t use it as much as I used to.

And finally, what do you enjoy for fun? I love to travel and am currently planning a cross-country road trip for this summer. I also enjoy volunteering. I’m on the planning committee for two camps, one for kids with cancer and one for their siblings.

Congratulations to our winners of STC Student Membership! All winners submitted a 300-500 word response to the question, “Why do you want to join STC and how do you expect to benefit from your membership?”. We look forward to getting to know you! Any student with at least one semester remaining is also eligible to compete for our scholarship.

Anna Boyce

St. Joseph’s University

Major: English, BA

Minors: Marketing, Secondary Education

Graduation: May, 2017

Stephanie Cristino

Drexel University

Major: Communications (Science & Technical), MS

Graduation: May, 2019

Victoria Grant

Drexel University

Major: Communication

Graduation: June, 2017

Elizabeth Leick

Rowan University

Major: Public Relations & Writing Arts

Concentration: Technical & Professional Writing

Graduation: May, 2019

Colin Peterson

Drexel University

Major: Communications (Science & Technical), BS

Graduation: June, 2018

Karen Shollenberger

Drexel University

Major: Technical and Science Communication, MS

Graduation: December, 2017

Our membership & scholarship contest is now open! Go to http://www.stcpmc.org/education/scholarship/ to learn more and apply. Apply by 2/28/2017.

The Society for Technical Communication – Philadelphia Metro Chapter (STC-PMC) offers sponsored student memberships and a scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year.  This scholarship program assists students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree and intend to seek a career in technical writing, editing, graphic design, interface design, web design, or some other job in technical communications.

The scholarship program has two parts:

• Multiple STC-PMC student memberships ($75 value), awarded based on an application form and essay response.
• A $500 scholarship to the student’s university. This cash award is based on a student’s  demonstrated participation in and contributions to the STC-PMC community.

Who Can Apply?

Eligible students for the scholarship are:

• Attending a college full-time in the greater Philadelphia area (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, or New Castle Counties)
• Working toward a Bachelor’s degree with an interest in the technical communication field. Students must be studying communication of information about technical subjects. Other majors, such as general journalism, electronic engineering, computer programming, creative writing, or entertainment, are not eligible.
• Undergraduate students who have completed at least one year of post-secondary education and have at least one semester remaining before completion of the degree.
• Graduate students who have completed at least one year of graduate study and have at least one year semester before completion of the degree.

Our membership & scholarship contest is now open! Go to http://www.stcpmc.org/education/scholarship/ to learn more and apply.

The Society for Technical Communication – Philadelphia Metro Chapter (STC-PMC) offers sponsored student memberships and a scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year.  This scholarship program assists students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree and intend to seek a career in technical writing, editing, graphic design, interface design, web design, or some other job in technical communications.

The scholarship program has two parts:

• Multiple STC-PMC student memberships ($75 value), awarded based on an application form and essay response.
• A $500 scholarship to the student’s university. This cash award is based on a student’s  demonstrated participation in and contributions to the STC-PMC community.

Who Can Apply?

Eligible students for the scholarship are:

• Attending a college full-time in the greater Philadelphia area (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, or New Castle Counties)
• Working toward a Bachelor’s degree with an interest in the technical communication field. Students must be studying communication of information about technical subjects. Other majors, such as general journalism, electronic engineering, computer programming, creative writing, or entertainment, are not eligible.
• Undergraduate students who have completed at least one year of post-secondary education and have at least one semester remaining before completion of the degree.
• Graduate students who have completed at least one year of graduate study and have at least one year semester before completion of the degree.