Phor the Record is Phorum’s blog for featuring articles from RPC/RCPC members and graduates. For now, we have a great article below by Tom Lindsley, a recent RPC graduate. Please contact phorum@iastate.edu if you would like to contribute an article describing your grad school experience!
Allison Piper Geber: Three Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Becoming a Lecturer - After finishing my MA in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication at Iowa State University, I accepted an offer to stay on as a lecturer in the English department. As a lecturer, I enjoy the privileged ability to focus my efforts solely on teaching. This can be both a blessing and a curse; a blessing because of the … Continue reading Allison Piper Geber: Three Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Becoming a Lecturer
Sara Doan: What I Wish I’d Known: Transitioning from an MA in RCPC to a PhD Program at Another University - 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
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