News & Blog
WPI Pre-Law Society
The WPI Pre-Law Society was created to give students the opportunity to meet others with similar academic interests such as learning more about law or attending law school. All levels of interest are welcome and you do NOT need to have intentions of going to law school to join. Some society activities could include discussing […]
Communications / Social Media Internship
McDougall Communications is looking for a communications/social media intern for Spring – Summer 2021 in Rochester, NY. Check out their posting at: mcdougallpr.com/careers.html
Congratulations Katherine Gomes on the 2020 Provost’s MQP Award
The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the Provost’s MQP Award for the most outstanding project in Professional Writing for 2020 is Katherine Gomes for her project entitled Segurança e Pesquisa: A Case Study of Translation & Localization of Standard Operating Procedures in the BIOTAR Laboratory, advised by Professor Boucher and […]
PW Academic Advising
Academic advising day this year is Thursday, February 27. As always, you’re welcome to connect with any PW faculty to discuss your PW academics. Also, on academic advising day Professor Kevin Lewis will be available in his office (SL 241) all day from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Feel free to drop in if you […]
PW Holiday Party Friday 12/13 at 2-3pm
Save the date! Before you head home for the winter break, stop by Salisbury Labs 011 between 2:00 – 3:00 PM for some pizza, snacks, and conversation.
HUA Work-Study in Social Media
Are you savvy with social media? Particularly with managing Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts and content? If so, you might be interested in a possible work-study job in which you would be working with and posting content to Humanities and Arts (HUA) social media accounts. For more information, see Mary in the HUA office on […]
Working a Career Fair with a Writing Double Major
A writing major at a WPI Career Fair is about as fair as finding a unicorn in the forest: fascinating and rare. As a writing major, use the rarity of your eye-catching double major to your advantage. It can be complicated to balance your communication skills with technical passions. After four WPI career fairs as […]
In STEM? Make Sure You Learn to Write Instruction Manuals
You might not think that your career will have you writing many instruction manuals, but you’re wrong: it’s actually one of the most important skills in STEM — whether you’re a professional writer or not. Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about instruction manuals or the people who wrote them. Little pamphlets or […]
Communications and Media Internships at the United Nations Foundation
Don’t miss out on several exciting opportunities to intern at the United Nations Foundation, who has several internships in communications and media. You can get more information and apply through the United Nations Foundation postings: https://unfoundation.org/careers/internship-opportunities/
Congratulations Maxwell Studley on Provost’s MQP Award
The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the Provost’s MQP Award for the most outstanding project in Professional Writing for 2019 is Maxwell Studley for his project entitled Identity Formation in Paramedic Education, advised by Professor Faber. For his MQP, Max conducted an ethnographic, participant-observer study of paramedic education. His study […]
