Congratulations to Kylie Jacobsen!

Kylie is a Professional Writing and Communication (PWC) major who will graduate in with honors in May 2012. While a student here at SMSU, Kylie has been a recipient of academic scholarships such as the Oscar and Cora Sather Presidential Scholarship, the Academic Scholarship, Scholarship America, and Better World of Books Scholarship. Also, Kylie regularly made the Dean’s list, served as news editor for the Spur, was active in band, resident life, the writing center and student government, and had a piece of writing published in the Southwest Minnesota Online Writing Gallery.

In the fall, Kylie will be a graduate student at Iowa State University from whom she has received a teaching assistantship. With her advanced degree, Kylie hopes to eventually work in the health communication field. Faculty in the English department at SMSU have enjoyed watching Kylie’s growth as a writer and a student and wish her all the best in the future.

Congratulations again to Kylie!

Congratulations to Janna Dorman!

Janna is a Professional Writing and Communication (PWC) major who will graduate in with honors in May 2012. While a student here at SMSU, Janna has been responsible for editing and maintaining both the Professional Writing major website and the Professional Writing blog. She has been active in the Honors and Campus Ambassador programs and has worked for the Residence Life Office.

In the summer, Janna will be interning for Select Evergreen Roofing, and in the fall, she will be a graduate student at Iowa State University from whom she has received a teaching assistantship. Faculty in the SMSU English department are  proud of Janna’s accomplishments, but Janna herself is quick to note that she is glad she started looking into graduate schools her junior year with the help of PWC faculty Drs. Henning and Bemer.

Congratulations again to Janna and best wishes to her for fantastic career at Iowa State! SMSU will miss her a lot.

Politeness, Time Constraints, and Collaboration in Decision-Making Meetings: A Case Study

Check out this article from Technical Communication Quarterly journal about politeness within technical communication and how it affects collaboration and decision making.

Politeness, Time Constraints, and Collaboration in Decision-Making Meetings: A Case Study