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DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2021 Conference Proposals Now Due June 15

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2021 Conference Proposals Now Due June 15 Envisioning Tech Comm Programs in a New Era CFP: https://conference.cptsc.org/index.php/2021/04/10/cptsc-2021-envisioning-tech-comm-programs-in-a-new-era/ Submit your proposal https://conference.cptsc.org/index.php/submit-your-proposal/

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We’re looking for a new Treasurer. Could that be you?

The current CPTSC Treasurer, Joanna Schreiber, wishes to end her two-year term early, so the CPTSC Executive Committee has authorized a special election to find a new Treasurer to serve an interim term (fall 2021-fall 2022). If you are interested in becoming CPTSC Treasurer, or you know of another member of CPTSC who would fit…

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Programmatic Perspectives Accepting Submissions

Call for Submissions: Are you working on programmatic research and looking for a place to publish it? Our academic journal, Programmatic Perspectives, is currently accepting submissions. The upcoming 12.1 issue focuses on crisis management as it relates to technical and professional communication classrooms and curricula. If you have a research project that relates, we encourage…

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

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!

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

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!

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

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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