Presentation of the STC Academic SIG, as part of the Carolina Chapter's SIGs on Parade webinar. See http://www.stc-carolina.org/2010-11-18+SIGs+on+Parade for details.

2.  The Academic Community supports the professional responsibilities of STC
members worldwide who work as educators and researchers in colleges and
universities. Those responsibilities involve areas of curriculum design, current
practices in technical communication, research and research funding, and
academic workplace, recruitment, and professional issues.
 The Academic Community actively seeks support opportunities in existing
initiatives—mentoring, research, conference attendance, publication—in
education and research in the field of technical communication, especially those
in other professional organizations, that involve the productive interaction of
practitioners and academics.

3.  “People who understand what you do, and who try to help you
do it.” -Cindy Pao
 “The greatest benefit of the Academic SIG membership is the
possibility of networking with academics who are also
interested in the practitioner's world.” -Nancy Coppola, New
Jersey Institute of Technology

4. Be a leader in the field of technical communication
Maintain a bridge between those who practice and
those who teach technical communication
Research and collaborate through a new
partnership program
Present at the annual conference

5.  AC Student Poster Competition at STC 2007

6. Website
http://www.stc-ac.org
Questions? Please contact
Pam Brewer at brewerpe@appstate.edu
or
Tommy Barker at thomas.barker@ttu.edu

7. Website
http://www.stc-ac.org
Questions? Please contact
Pam Brewer at brewerpe@appstate.edu
or
Tommy Barker at thomas.barker@ttu.edu