Citation Software Workshop

Hello Everyone!

Hope all of you are enjoying the fall weather!

This is a reminder that this Thursday (November 10th @6:00pm in Heav 227) we will be having a workshop over two common citation programs; Endnote and Zotero.  This is a great opportunity to both explore the software and expand upon your resume!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

How To Apply To ENGL 488

Hello Everyone!

Dr. Bay provided us with the instructions for applying to English 488: Internship in Professional Writing:

First use the internship website to confirm your eligibility:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jbay/intern/

Once you’ve thought over what type of internship you’d like to do, complete the application form available here:
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jbay/intern/488application.doc

Send an e-mail to Dr. Bay (jbay@purdue.edu) containing both the application and your most recent resume.  She’ll set up a time with you to discuss your options, review your resume, and prepare for a preliminary interview.  Be sure to see her prior to registration as she heavily emphasized that an override is necessary in order to register for the course.

If you have any questions about the process feel free to contact Dr. Bay.

Good luck!

Update! Internship Opportunity

There is an update concerning tomorrow’s meeting!

Robin Johnsen from Find8 Marketing is coming to speak with the club tomorrow at 6pm in Heavilon 224 about a marketing internship opportunity for PW majors!

Come on out and take advantage of this opportunity for a Fall internship!

Meeting on Thursday!

Hello all!

Our new meeting time is every other Thursday 6pm-7pm in Heavilon 224! That’s only a 2-hour a month commitment! Pretty good deal for advancing your resume! :)

Our next meeting is Thursday, September 22 at 6pm in Heavilon 224!

We will be having an internship/graduate school info session and resume workshop to advise on materials you are currently working on.

We are also electing new officers this coming Thursday! The officer positions that are open are Vice President, Secretary, Webmaster, and Treasurer! Please contact kabarnet@purdue.edu if you are interested in this leadership opportunity.

Hope to see you all there!

September Opportunites

Hi Everyone!

There are a lot of opportunities in internships this month! The descriptions and links are below! These are all great opportunities for writers so be sure to check them out! Then there is an expo on grad school that I think would be beneficial to anyone curious about the benefits of grad school and the necessary steps to apply!

 

Internships:
Paid internships with Hungry Boiler, several marketing and graphic design internships.

Nestle Purina internships in Sales, Marketing, and Art Directing

Bent On Books literary internship

AgIT’s TWO Internship Tech Writer Descriptions

JPUR is looking for a new coordinator!

Grad School:
Learn about Grad School Expo

 

 

 

PW callout Sept. 7

Welcome back!

This year’s fall callout will be held on Wednesday, September 7 at 6:00pm in Heavilon 224! Food will be served and all majors are welcome and encouraged to attend!

This is a short list of what the club offers:

Software workshops, such as…
Introduction to InDesign
Advanced InDesign
Introduction to Photoshop
Introduction to Dreamweaver

Workshops to advance your career, such as…
Internship workshops (where to find, how to apply)
Applying to Graduate School workshops
Scholarship workshops

Speakers on topics pertinent to your future, such as…
Speakers on different types of writing careers
Faculty speakers on PW advice
Information about different types of rhetoric

The club is always open to suggestions and we will try our best to provide members with as many opportunities and information as possible.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or if you can’t attend the callout but would still like to be a part of the club, please contact the president of club, Kelli Barnett at Kabarnet@purdue.edu. Kelli is a senior double majoring in Professional Writing and Japanese and would be happy to answer any and all questions.

Thanks everyone!

Gaming Rhetoric

Hello Everyone!

This Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00pm in Heavilon 227 the Professional Writing Club will be hosting a Gaming Rhetoric Panel presented by Kevin Rutherford, a Ph.D student from Miami University who is specializing in Gaming Rhetoric!
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Come learn:
What Gaming Rhetoric is
How Gaming Rhetoric is implemented and
How Gaming has become a serious form of storytelling
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This will be a very interesting insight into a very specific kind of rhetoric! Everybody is welcome to attend!
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End of the Year Party?

Hey everyone!

We were wondering what everyone’s thoughts were on a end of the year party for the club? However, since this will be on the club’s dollar it can’t have any alcohol!

So we were wondering:

Date? We could do pretty much any day from April 21st to April 30th.

Place? Should we have a sit in party like the callout or do we want to go to a restaurant.

Food? What kind of food should we get or what restaurant?

Entertainment? What do we want to do?

Please leave your feedback in the comments! We would like to be able to see everyone before school ends!

Dreamweaver Workshop

I hope everyone had a stellar weekend and is enjoying this rockin’ weather!

This Wednesday, April 13th we will be having a Dreamweaver Workshop Heavilon 227 at 6:00p.m!

For those of you unfamiliar with the program, Dreamweaver is the industry-leading web authoring and editing software.  It provides both visual and code-level capabilities for creating websites and designs.  If you’ve ever been mildly to moderately interested in learning about this software, we’re pleased to announce this wonderful opportunity to learn skills you can add to your resume!
Be sure to drop by at 6:00p.m. in Heavilon 227 to either become acquainted with the software or to brush up on your skills!
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Grammar Workshop

The grammar workshop conducted by Russel Keck and hosted by the Professional Writing Club will conclude tonight with Part 2: Punctuation.

Part 1 was hosted on March 30th in Heavilon 224.

Part 2 will be tonight April 6th at 6:00pm in Heavilon 224. Please check out the calendar event for details.

After the meeting tonight we will post the notes from both meetings to this blog entry! Please feel free to check them out!

Club Minutes 3-30-11

Club Minutes 4-6-11