As I entered my second year as an Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication (RCPC), I knew that I wanted to continue pursuing the love of teaching, research, and coursework that the RCPC program had nurtured in me. My first big decision was deciding whether to pursue a PhD. Many conversations between myself, faculty, older graduate … Continue reading Sara Doan: What I Wish I’d Known: Transitioning from an MA in RCPC to a PhD Program at Another University
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Samantha Cosgrove: Top 5 tips I wish I would have had as a first-year graduate student
I am a first generation college student, meaning I am the first person in my family to go to college—let alone get an advanced degree. While this is something to be extremely proud of, it comes with its challenges. I had no idea what to expect during my undergraduate experience, and even less (if that’s … Continue reading Samantha Cosgrove: Top 5 tips I wish I would have had as a first-year graduate student
Craig Rood: To those planning for the tenure-track: Develop an effective writing process while you are still in graduate school
I’m Craig Rood, an Assistant Professor of Rhetorical Studies at Iowa State. Fall 2016 marks the start of my second year here. The goal of this blog, as I understand it, is to provide insight about some of the available career options for graduates of Iowa State’s PhD program in Rhetoric and Professional Communication. Bremen … Continue reading Craig Rood: To those planning for the tenure-track: Develop an effective writing process while you are still in graduate school
Tom Lindsley: Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Choosing Between Academic and Non-Academic Careers
Tom Lindsley graduated from the RPC program at Iowa State University in 2015. He is now a Senior User Experience Designer at Workiva in Ames, Iowa. When he’s not busy easing users’ pain, he likes to stay busy with projects such as hosting AmesFindsFilms, an annual YouTube film fest in downtown Ames, Iowa. Should I … Continue reading Tom Lindsley: Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Choosing Between Academic and Non-Academic Careers
Skype Session with Dr. Kristin Arola
Dr. Kristin Arola Skyped with Phorum to talk about her research interests (multimodal composition, design, rhetoric, and feminism) and how her upbringing near an Indian reservation drives her later research with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, where “crafting objects involved considering heritage and harmony with the environment as a important aspects of making meaning using … Continue reading Skype Session with Dr. Kristin Arola
September RCPC and RPC Good News
Here are some of the great things we’ve been up to over the summer, and coming up this term! Conference Presentations Vince Robles will be presenting his dissertation research at the Association for Business Communication in October. The title of his presentation is “Engaging with Users to Diagnose Technical Problems: A Discourse Analysis of Helpdesk Encounters.” … Continue reading September RCPC and RPC Good News
Join us for the Second Annual Phall Phorum Phling!
You are invited to the second annual Phall Phorum Phling! Bring your friends, your family, and a dish to share and join us at the Crab Apple Shelter in the Emma McCarthy Lee Park on Saturday, August 27 from 4:00-7:00. What is the Phling? An afternoon in the park hosted by Phorum, your RPC, and … Continue reading Join us for the Second Annual Phall Phorum Phling!
April’s RCPC and RPC Good News
Here are some of the good things students in the RCPC and RPC programs have been up to recently. Take a minute to acknowledge all the great work we have been doing! Conference Presentations Tom Ballard will be presenting “Exploring the Relationship between the Classical and Reader Centric Styles: The Elocutio of Microsoft Edge” at the Rocky … Continue reading April’s RCPC and RPC Good News
March’s RCPC and RPC Good News
Here are some of the good things students in the RCPC and RPC programs have been up to recently. Take a minute to acknowledge all the great work we have been doing! Publications Amanda Arp‘s chapter called “Rhetorical Devices” will be published in the next Speech Comm 212 course book. Tony Guerra published an article: … Continue reading March’s RCPC and RPC Good News