Re: STC Application

[Stuart Selber <sselber -at- MTU -dot- EDU>]

Sarah:

Check to see if your university has policies on professional development
for staff/faculty members. Reading this list would be one way, and a cheap
way, to help you particiapte in conversations that are normally considered
quite expensive (conferences and meetings). And I would think that framing
this list within the context of their policies might be a productive way
to proceed. Just a thought.

Stuart

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Sarah says:

> Thanks, everyone, for your electronic applications (a great idea!) and
> the other information I received.  I just want to say that for the most
> part I have really enjoyed interacting with the people on this list.
> (Of course, there are exceptions to every rule!)
> Now that I'm ready to make the case for membership with my boss,
> can some of you help me think of good arguments for membership
> paid for by my University? The ones I can think of "off the top
> of my head" are:

> 1. Keeping up with documentation standards (I write software documentation
>                                          and polices & procedures)
> 2. Information about Copywrite restrictions

> My main responsibilites are writing software documentation,
> polices, and procedures, as well developing new forms, and
> providing training for which I design the curriculum.
> Thanks for your help.

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