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Hi everyone, Welcome to FTC’s March 2022 newsletter! We hope you had a great spring break. As we enter the second half of the semester, we wish you all the best with your classes, and for those graduating, we send our encouragement to you as you reach the finish line. So far already, this semester has been one of the most active that FTC has had yet. We are grateful for all the attendance at our weekly meetings and the guest speakers who have joined and lent us their time. Our other club initiatives have also gone well. Last month, FTC student volunteers had a fun and successful time at Otronicon, introducing tech comm to a younger audience. Beyond that, we held a tabling event on campus, hosted a t-shirt contest, and continued our mentoring program. It’s an exciting time to be part of FTC. Currently, our club’s most ambitious initiative is reaching for the Summit. Seven of our members signed up to be attendees and have successfully received funding from the Student Government. However, our group still needs more support to reach our goal of having all our costs covered. As such, we have set up a fundraiser. Please consider contributing to and sharing it to help make this trip a reality. We’re ready to reveal a few other announcements, too, including: (1) FTC t-shirts, now available for order, (2) leadership training for interested members happening in May, and (3) a reunion banquet at the end of the semester to celebrate our 20 year anniversary! Take a look at each one. We hope you are able to participate in and enjoy them all, and we have aimed to make each of our programs inclusive, whether you are a remote or local student. Each week for the rest of the semester, we will continue to host general body meetings. These include guest speaker meetings and a couple of socials, including the previously mentioned reunion. Want a birds-eye view of everything we’re offering? Look no further than our brand new table of contents below. All the best, John Clement President, Future Technical Communicators

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the February 2022 edition of the FTC newsletter! Would you believe it if I told you that our club is just over two decades old now? It’s incredible to think about. In celebration of this, we’re planning something special. Each year we have a joint meeting with STC Florida, and this time around, it will also be a reunion of sorts. We will be bringing back former FTC leaders to guest speak with us! It will be a panel to remember.

That’s not the only reason this month will be a big one for FTC. We have three guest speaker events total happening that you won’t want to miss:

• Friday, February 4, 6:00 – 7:30 PM — L3Harris Guest Speaker Presentation
• Friday, February 11, 6:00 – 7:30 PM — Resume Righting ft. Guest Speaker John Paz
• Friday, February 25, 6:30 – 8:30 PM — STC-FTC Joint Meeting: Where are they now? ft. Past FTC Leaders

Each event will be held fully online over Zoom and is open to everyone. Yes, everyone. Current member? Graduated? Ambiguously-in-between? Absolutely! Bring your technical communication questions and come ready to receive great technical communication advice and even make new connections at each. We’d love to see everyone attend this month’s events.

Other things to note:

• We’d still like to know who is interested in learning about or attending the STC Summit. If so, please fill out our brief interest form by February 11.
• We have a few new FTC articles coming your way this month, some topic-based and others about available job and internships out there. Be on the lookout!
• FTC will be attending Otronicon on the weekend of Feb 18. There will be no GBM that weekend, but if you’ll be attending the expo, you’re more than welcome to visit our group.

Read on for more. See you around soon at our upcoming programs!

All the best,

John Clement
President, Future Technical Communicators

Hey everyone,

It’s the end of the semester already! All that’s left is finals week, and then it’s time for winter break. We at FTC hope you do great on all your exams and projects then get to enjoy a restful holiday season.

Additionally, we’d like to say congratulations to all our graduating members! You’re seen, you’re appreciated, and you should be proud of the accomplishments you’ve made to reach the finish line. Remember that even if you’ve graduated, you’ll always have a place with FTC.

This month’s newsletter will go over some club updates and news to round out the year. Last month we had two general body meetings, one on using WordPress and the other to discuss the past semester and the one ahead, and we have recaps of both for you. Beyond that, we have an update on the mentoring program for all who applied earlier in the semester. We also would like to remind you that our FTC T-Shirt Design Contest is closing tomorrow, December 3rd; there’s still time to apply by sharing your drawing or idea for a chance to win multiple prizes and to take part in some fun. Finally, next weekend we have a Dungeons & Dragons session planned, which is sure to be a great time as we segue into the break. Aside from that, look out for any miscellaneous updates from the club before school is finally out.

Thanks for reading, and we hope the information below is helpful. You can reach out to the club any time at [email protected].

All the best,

John Clement
President, Future Technical Communicators

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