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STC Education Committee Charter

The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Orlando Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), as specified in the chapter by-laws, Section 2, Paragraph D, under the supervision of the chapter president or his or her designee on the Administrative Council. Its charter is to support educational and professional development relating to technical communication: within our chapter, within the workplace, and, especially, within all levels of the community educational system. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Awarding undergraduate and graduate scholarships in technical communication
• Sponsoring/supporting an investment fund to endow future scholarships
• Sponsoring an annual high school technical writing competition
• Supporting in-service education of area secondary and elementary instructors
• Supporting the education and professional development of Chapter members
• Supporting career fairs, "teach-ins," science fairs, and the like
• Making presentations to undergraduate and graduate classes at UCF
• Encouraging mentoring between industry and academe
• Supporting initiatives by STC International on bringing technical communication into secondary school curriculum
• Providing input to the chapter's Web site by regularly updating information on the Education Committee's page
• Providing input to the chapter newsletter to keep Chapter members apprised of committee activities and opportunities

These activities are subject to Administrative Council approval.

The Education Committee has two standing officerships: the chairperson and the coordinator of the high school technical writing competition. The chair is appointed by the chapter president for the chapter year; the coordinator is a volunteer from among the committee's membership. Other leadership functions within the committee are filled on an ad hoc basis to meet requirements.