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Visit from IBM's John Soyring


John Soyring, IBM's Vice President of Software and Solutions is in town to deliver MTU's Midyear Commencement Address, and came by the office to visit. He discussed with team leaders trends and opportunities in technology, communication, and "innovation that matters." We had the opportunity to ask about his own background (MTU '76), changes he has seen in the industry, and his willingness to speculate on the future.

Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 15, 2006 7:53 PM

Finding Your Professional Bliss


The December 2006 issue of HOW (copies in the office) contains an illustrated worksheet by Stefan Bucher that you can use to chart a path to professional happiness. Download PDF here.

Fun!

Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 10, 2006 6:33 PM

Stereotyping: originally a printing process

From the Voice, the AIGA Journal of Design: "Elizabeth and Stuart Ewen have been researching the origins of stereotyping for almost a decade. Their new book, Typecasting: On the Arts and Sciences of Human Inequality traces the use of this tool of social scientists and racists throughout modern society. Comprised of a series of encyclopedic essays addressing the influence of science, pop culture and history, the book reveals the blueprints for how racial and ethnic perception and misperception has been perpetrated in various cultures.

Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 8, 2006 9:54 AM

STC Arts Enterprise Open House This Week

Join us for our 1st Annual Open House!
Thursday 12/7, 11:30-2:30
112 Walker Arts & Humanities Center


Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 6, 2006 7:37 AM

Team Photo: Fall 2006

Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 2, 2006 1:14 PM

Humanities Showcase 2007

Open to all MTU students: a more formal call will be out early in the spring semester, but it never hurts to plan ahead:

Submissions might include posters, videos, news articles and cartoons, speeches, books, grants, proposals, websites, photographs, online resumes, audio documentaries and investigative reports, learning environments, analytic reports, interactive digital pieces, policy manuals, and texts in modern languages.

Guidelines for submissions:

  • All work should be accompanied by a brief discussion of its purpose,
    context, and audience, prepared for display.

  • Print work should be mounted and prepared for display.

  • Multi-page print documents, such as essays or reports, should be
    accompanied by a mounted abstract. We will display the abstract for
    viewing and have the full document available for closer reading.

  • Stand alone multi-media work should be submitted on cd or dvd.

  • Websites should be submitted on cd and ready to run on a local
    machine. If web or multi-media require internet access, please provide the
    URL.

  • Speeches should be submitted on videotape.

    Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 2, 2006 8:36 AM

    Civil Defense Logo Redesign

    A story in yesterday's New York Times discusses the new civil defense logo, including defenders of the older B&W logo, and part of the designer's process, who "first tried to update the classic triangle, using EM initials, but wound up with something that looked like the America Online logo. He was then directed by the association to take a fresh approach. In it, the letters EM and the words Public Safety and Public Trust are wreathed in blue and gold arcs, symbolizing movement, and three gold stars, standing for the local, state and federal levels of disaster preparedness and response."

    The National Emergency Management Association, the responsible organization, also offers an analysis: "... representatives of state and local emergency managers today unveiled a new an icon for emergency management, to call on America not to become complacent about preparedness."

    Posted by Professional Communication Arts Editors on December 2, 2006 8:09 AM