How Do I Love a Student Membership...Let Me Count the Ways

by Sarah-Beth Doner, Membership Manager

As a student at the University of Waterloo, I want to tell you that a student membership truly has its rewards.

Here are a dozen rewards (to name a few) that a student member can enjoy:

1. Learn which industries hire technical writers.
2. Meet people from all different companies.
3. Receive STC publications (for example, The Quill, Intercom, Technical Communication).
4. Read the publications to learn about the challenges of different industries.
5. Find a co-op job or find a "real" job (part-time or after graduation).
6. Find a mentor.
7. Meet other students from other schools.
8. Add your membership to your resume or university/college application. If all things are created equal, your STC membership could make the difference.
9. For co-op students, who are encouraged to join a professional society, the STC is a professional society.
10. Have a source of useful information for projects/research.
    I was able to share the public speaking advice that I found in one of my STC publications with my Speech Communications class.
11. Open doors to scholarships at a national and chapter level.
12. Compete in contests for college and university students (Heidi Thiessen Student Award and Fanshawe College).
    
    

About Sarah-Beth Doner

Sarah-Beth is a student at the University of Waterloo where she is studying English Rhetoric and Professional Writing, and participating in the Applied Studies Co-op Program. Two of her co-op terms have involved technical writing at iAnywhere Solutions in Waterloo.