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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 […]
Elaine Cencak Memorial Scholarship
PW majors, The Communicators Club is offering a $1000 scholarship to a sophomore or junior majoring in a communications field at a Worcester County college (this means PW majors at WPI). Also qualified are seniors continuing on to graduate school to pursue a higher degree in a communications. The Communicators Club offers this scholarship each year, […]
Professional Writing and social responsibility
Those of us who chose to major in Professional Writing are aware of how important writing well is for our future. But are we aware of the societal impact our work can have? I’ve been learning a lot about writing professionally this year, both at school and at work. One of the most interesting things […]
Technical Writing Internship at Google
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to intern as a tech writer at Google. Students are encouraged to apply for this 12 to 14-week technical writing internship with Google. They’re looking for students with strong written communication skills who enjoy learning about software technology, especially those who have some experience with reading and writing […]
Summer Fellowship with Haas Institute
PW majors and minors, are you interested in a three-month, part-time (20 hour per week), paid internship at UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society? If so, contact Professor Yunus Doğan Telliel, Assistant Teaching Professor of Religion and Philosophy, who can tell you more about the Institute and its programs and help with your cover letter. You can also […]
What’s It Like to Double Major with Professional Writing?
At the start of my college career, I found myself having to choose between two of my great interests—chemical engineering and writing. Going to WPI, it would have been foolish to lose the opportunity to earn a reputable engineering degree in favor of my more artistic ambitions, but I wouldn’t have been true to myself […]
WPI Writing Center’s New Home
Big news from WPI’s Writing Center—they’ve moved across campus from Daniels Hall to their new home on the 2nd floor of Salisbury Labs (SL 233). They still offer the same great services: peer tutoring for graduate and undergraduate students in all departments and working on all kinds of communication projects. But now the WrC can […]
Google Recruiting Humanities at WPI!
This Information Session is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 15th 5:30-6:30pm Goddard Hall Room 227 Below is an overview of the information session as provided by the Google rep: During the info session, we’ll spend some time talking about the technical writing discipline to further educate students on the skills, responsibilities, and career paths that […]
News About HUA Inquiry Seminar/Practicum Registration!
If you are registering for Spring 2018 D-Term Humanities Inquiry Seminar and/or Practicums please send an email requesting the form to registrar@wpi.edu and you will be sent a PDF to print out. Starting with the 2018-2019 academic year Humanities Inquiry Seminar and Practicum registrations will no longer be completed with a paper form. A new […]
