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March 2021 Internships and Opportunities

March 11, 2021 /

We have several internships, scholarships, and other opportunities to share with you this month.

Internships
Burnett Honors College Internship
A paid writing and publishing internship is currently available from Dr. Tyler Fisher of the Burnett Honors College and Danny Ramos. The internship will center around a writing project on Hispanic cultures. Please contact Dr. Fisher at [email protected] if interested.

Wizards of the Coast Internship
While tech comm adjacent, check out Wizards of the Coast for digital content internships!

Scholarships
CAH Scholarships
English majors should take a look at these newly opened CAH Scholarships. There are both CAH scholarships and English-department specific scholarships available to apply to. They are due throughout the month.

UCF Scholarships
UCF has released a plethora of scholarships on A2O, its scholarship system. Be sure to check them out and apply soon. All are welcome to apply.

BHC Scholarship
Honors Scholarships are now open to all BHC students until March 15.

Paid research opportunity
We’re sharing the news of a research study about flashcard learning that is currently welcoming participants. Participants will be paid. The study takes place across two separate days in which participants will learn to identify objects and fill out questionnaires. Click here to learn more.

March 2021 Events

March 11, 2021 /

Keyboard Shortcuts: Mastering Microsoft Word

Date: Friday, March 12
Time: 4:30pm

Our next general body meeting is coming up this Friday. Learn time-saving shortcuts, tips, and tricks you should know to improve the efficiency of your typing. We’ll be sending out an announcement with the call details on social media.

STC Summit Interest Meeting

Date: Monday, March 15
Time: 4:00pm

STC’s annual tech comm conference, the STC Summit, runs from June 5-9. It is fully virtual this year. If you want to learn more about the Summit, the benefits of attending, and how you may be able to attend for free, join us on March 15 for a short informational meeting.
IMPORTANT: For STC Student Members, one way to attend the Summit for free is by signing up to volunteer at the event. Applications to become a student volunteer are open until March 15. Sign up here to volunteer at the Summit.

“Through the Generations: The Enduring Value of Technical Communication” ft. Lori Meyer

Date: Friday, March 26
Time: 7:00pm

Lori Meyer from STC is returning as a guest speaker at our upcoming general body meeting. She has prepared a presentation for us on the value of choosing a career in technical communication. Be sure to join us for an engaging message with a Q&A session at the end.

Video Game Night

Date: Thursday, April 1
Time: TBA

Spend April Fools’ Day with us as we break out games such as the Jackbox Party Pack, Among Us, and Scribblio. Get ready to compete and have some fun!

Preparing for Your Career in Tech Comm – Resources

February 27, 2021 /

Last night marked another successful annual meeting between FTC and STC. We hope you were able to learn a lot from the program and can find yourself better prepared for a future career in technical communication. I would like to thank everybody for attending, including our amazing presenters, our faculty, our scholarship winners, and all of our attendees.

Feel free to reach out to our presenters with the contact information on their slides. Like we heard from them, networking and making connections are important in the professional world. As promised, the recording of this presentation is available on the FTC YouTube page in case you would like to reference it again. Below are the links to the resources from the program:

Future Technical Communicators
If you are not already a member, please connect with the Future Technical Communicators club at UCF. The club has meetings every other Friday. On the FTC website, you can sign up for the FTC email list so the club can share academic and professional opportunities with you.

  • You can contact us at [email protected].
  • Join the Discord server at invite.gg/futuretechcomm. It is our most active online community and our main place to chat. You’ll receive all the latest news and updates there first. It’s a great way to stay plugged in with us.
  • You can find a list of all FTC’s different social media channels on Linktree. 

Society for Technical Communication Florida Chapter
Please connect with the STC Florida chapter! Whether you’re a student, graduate, or professional, the various opportunities and the welcoming community you will find with them are very worthwhile. You will be glad you joined. If you have any questions or would like to know more about STC, please read about how to join on our website or contact Debra at [email protected]. We are also building an STC Florida Slack for our community that you are welcome to join!Again, we would like to thank you so much for joining us, and we hope to see you again at one of our future events.

Sincerely,

John Clement
President, Future Technical Communicators

Wizards of the Coast 2021 Paid, Remote Summer Internships

February 8, 2021 /

For summer 2021, Wizards of the Coast is offering internships in the following fields. Apply through LinkedIn, and they may consider you for multiple opportunities! Internships are open to undergrads and graduate level students unless otherwise noted. 

  • Concept Art – Character, Creature, Environment, UI/UX
  • Narrative Game Design
  • Software Engineering – Unity, Server-side, Full-Stack, Quality Assurance
  • Game Production – Print, Digital
  • Marketing – Digital, Brand, Consumer Insights
  • Software Product Management
  • MS/MA/MBA Only – Data Science

https://company.wizards.com/content/jobs?gh_jid=4889075002&s=01

NASA Internships

February 6, 2021 /

The NASA International Internships Project offers university students from participating countries competitive internship opportunities.

https://intern.nasa.gov/

Preparing for Your Career in Tech Comm

February 6, 2021 /
Preparing for your Career in Tech Comm (FREE)
Hello Future Technical Communicators! You’re invited to join us on February 26th for our biggest event of the year, our annual joint meeting with STC Florida. The event’s topic will be “Preparing for Your Career in Tech Comm”.

Attendance is free. Networking starts at 6:30pm and at 7:00pm the presentations will begin. At 8:00pm there will be a Q&A session.

A panel of professional technical communicators will be joining us to give presentations on career prep, answer your questions, network, and more. Some of them will be UCF English/Technical Communication majors who graduated and are now working in the field. This is a great opportunity to make connections and learn tips that will help you prepare for your future career.

Here is the website for the specifics of this meeting: https://stc-orlando.org/event/stc-ftc-meeting-2021-call-for-presenters/. On this site you can sign up and get the URL for this Zoom meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or send a message in our Discord server.

January 2021 Events

February 6, 2021 /

For the curious, here’s a brief recap of last month’s events:

  • First GBM – Elections (January 15)
  • FTC/STC Dungeons & Dragons Session (January 16)
  • Second GBM – The Importance of Instructions (January 29)
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