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Congratulations CPTSC Anti-racist Programs And Pedagogies Grant Award Winners!

By cptsc | December 22, 2020

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the CPTSC Diversity Committee and Grants Committee, we are pleased to announce the following projects have been approved for funding in the 2020 CPTSC Research Grants to Promote Anti-racist Programs and Pedagogies. Please join us in congratulating these amazing scholars. Project Title: “Understanding Black Technical and Professional Communication from the HBCU Students’…

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Issue 11.1 of Programmatic Perspectives is here!

By cptsc | November 12, 2020

We have a lot in store for this issue, released on Nov 12. Here’s a short preview! Research articles Chalice Randazzo’s research study “Neo Racism in Résumés: Implications for a Dialog about U.S. Race/Ethnicity and Internationality in Technical and Professional Communication,” asks a difficult question: Should (and can) technical and professional communication (TPC) build in…

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Dr. Jason Tham named new Co-Chair of CPTSC Administrators’ Committee

By cptsc | July 22, 2020

CPTSC is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Tham will begin serving as the new Co-Chair of its Administrators’ Committee, to work in that role alongside Dr. Julia Romberger, current Chair of the committee. Tham, an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University, co-directs the User Experience (UX) Lab in the…

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Announcing the 2020 CPTSC Diversity Scholarship Winners!

By cptsc | July 13, 2020

We are happy to announce two winners of the 2020 CPTSC Diversity Scholarship! The selection committee received many strong applications this year from applicants who are already changing the field of technical and scientific communication in important ways. Our two winners stood out for their invaluable transnational projects that will continue to shape our field. Our…

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Resources to Support International Students

By cptsc | July 11, 2020

International students are important members of our community, discipline, and programs. As the COVID-19 pandemic forces many classes and institutions online, educating ourselves on policies that affect international students is critical.The July 6, 2020 statement from the Student Exchange and Visitors Program modifies temporary safety precautions put into place earlier in the pandemic. International students…

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CPTSC’s Distinguished Service Award and Honorary Distinguished Service Award

By cptsc | July 2, 2020

The 2020 CPTSC Distinguished Service Selection Committee (DSSC) invites members to forward names of persons whom they deem worthy of CPTSC’s Distinguished Service Award (for service to the organization) and Honorary Distinguished Service Award (for service to the field). For eligibility criteria and a list of former honorees, see https://cptsc.org/resources/service-awards/. The Distinguished Service Award is the…

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Council on Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication’s Anti-Racism Statement

By cptsc | June 11, 2020

As part of an international and culturally diverse organization dedicated to excellence in technical and scientific communication and its academic programs, the Council for Programs in Technical & Scientific Communication (CPTSC) Executive Committee and the CPTSC Diversity Committee recognize that effective communication and its pedagogy are possible when a multiplicity of voices can be included…

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CPTSC Election Nominations

By cptsc | April 15, 2020

Several CPTSC positions on the Executive Committee will be open for election in 2020, and new terms will begin at the conclusion of the Fall 2020 annual conference in October.  On behalf of the CPTSC Nominating Committee, we invite nominations for the following CPTSC positions: President Vice-President Secretary Members-at-Large Descriptions of the positions can be…

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