STC-Phila. Metro Chapter

Society for Technical Communication

Enter to Win STC-PMC Student Membership and a Scholarship!

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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.

STC-PMC Presents on a Panel at Drexel University

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PMC President Timothy Esposito, PRSA Sponsor Scott Tattar, Dawn Byers, and PPRA Member Rosemary Rye describe how professional organizations can improve your career.

In November 2016, STC-PMC was invited to participate in a panel at Drexel University. Dr. Susan Stein teaches “COM 698: Creating and Managing Communication Professional Identities” and asked PMC to send a representative to tell students about the role of professional organizations in their careers. A total of four presenters came to Drexel that night to describe their experiences with professional organizations.

STC-PMC sent president Timothy Esposito as their representative. Timothy gave each of the students handouts explaining the benefits of student membership, details about the PMC Scholarship program, information on how to sign up in the PMC mentor program, and a top ten list of reasons to join STC. Next, Scott Tattar spoke about PRSA, the Public Relations Society of America. Scott is the advisor for the student chapter of PRSA at Drexel University. Following Scott, Dawn Byers shared her experiences with PRSA as a Drexel alumna and how it helped advance her career. Last, Rosemary Rye spoke about the Philadelphia Public Relations Association, PPRA. A key theme for the night was to volunteer with an organization, get involved, and network.

Following a period of questions and answers, the panel was invited back to the next two sessions of the class to serve as commentators on the students’ online portfolios. Timothy Esposito returned the following week to review half of the class’s LinkedIn profiles, resumes, and online presentations. The students showed great skill at creating online materials to promote themselves. Each project was highly individualized, but still communicated great information about the student.

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