New Dues Structure for 2008

[Traci Kelly]

I have to agree with Dan Voss about the  negative impact that raising
student fees will produce.

Certainly, I do think that professionals (in academe or not) can
afford an increase of $2/month (for the $25 a year increase) to belong to STC.

But my students cannot afford the $75.  They can't even afford the
$25 a year, now, as far as they are concerned.  They have to choose
between books and food, quite often.  They can't afford a new tie or
a new top to interview in.  Frankly, those students need as much
support as they can get, and the least that STC can do is offer them
a way "in" to a field that is difficult for them to break in to alone.

STC is critically wrong here, and the group as a whole can expect
student chapters to disappear.  We tried to start one here, but the
dues were even prohibitive last year for those students.

Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, Ph.D.
Technical Communication, Engineering Professional Development
1550 Engineering Drive, M1036G
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
Email: kelly at epd.engr.wisc.edu
Phone: +1 608.265.3946
Central Standard Time (CST) = GMT-6
ITC SIG manager for STC




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