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President's Notes

By Margie McCutcheon

Did you know that STC offers $2,000 scholarships to assist students pursuing established degree programs in some area of technical communication? Fourteen scholarships are awarded annually -- seven awards are granted to graduate students and seven to undergraduates. You are eligible to apply, according to the Society, if you

• Have completed at least one year of post-secondary education
• Are a full-time student working toward a Master's, Doctor's, or a Bachelor's degree
• Have at least one full year of academic work remaining to complete your degree program
• Are studying communication of information about technical subjects

To apply for the 2002-2003 academic year, you will be asked to submit the following by February 15, 2002:

• A completed application
• An essay on your interests and achievements
• A certified copy of your latest transcript from your current school or the school you last attended
• Letters of recommendation from two faculty members who are in the field of technical communication

The East Bay chapter appreciates the contributions and support, you, the student member, make through your membership and volunteerism toward its continued success. Ensuring you have an opportunity to apply for a scholarship through STC is one way our chapter can support you. Contact me at margie.c.mccutcheon@kp.org for additional information.

Editor's Pen

In This Issue...

Becky

Hello everyone and welcome to our first online issue. This is also our first issue as co-editors and we are excited to be here. We thank the chapter officers and members for their help and encouragement. A special thanks to our contributing writers, for delivering all the promised articles on time! Thanks also to the members of our staff, who include Don Huntington, Elaine Parrish, Angelina Nachimuthu, and Hasmig Vasgerdsian. We look forward to working with you.

The best part about moving the newsletter online is no more waiting for the mail! The web format, besides being faster, is also very flexible and allows more freedom with layout, color, and content. It has the potential to link to relevant topics elsewhere on the Web. And, it is less expensive, so the chapter budget can be used for other causes.

Ashwini

In this issue, we discuss the current unemployment situation and ways to beat it. Linda Shaltz, the employment manager, suggests some excellent ideas to weather this difficult period. One way is to expand your skills. Check out the education/training web sites listed by Susan Harlan in her new column. As we polish our resumes for the umpteen time and hope they don't end up in a black hole, Terri Winters gives us some suggestions on how to make that resume shine. Liz Miller has similar advice for portfolios.

Bill Ardis gives us a breath of humor with a page from his diary. I'm sure you will enjoy it as much as I did, considering how much we all love job-hunting! To make this job search experience easier, Angelina Nachimuthu, one of our associate editors, shares some of the techniques she used to get her job.

Things will change and they will change for the better. We hope this newsletter offers some hope and respite in your tough schedules. Please write us your thoughts and feedback on the issue. We look forward to hearing from you.

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