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Our graduates work in all sectors of the profession -- both public and private -- as skilled practitioners, managers, and consultants. They have the skills to design and develop effective communication packages, to work with leading-edge media, and to collaborate with other technical professionals to produce specialized packages of integrated graphic and textual information to suit the needs of diverse audiences.



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Sondra Ashmore '00
M.S., Technical Communication; M.S., Management
I completed a Technical Communication Master's degree as well as an HCI certificate in 2000 on campus, then completed a Management Master's degree as...
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Sabahat Ashraf '97
M.S., Technical Communication
I got my first degree in Computer Systems Engineering and had a background working as a journalist on the side. A year into a career as a technical...
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M. Monica Bartoszek '99
M.S., Technical Communication
I had been out of college for many years when I decided I wanted to pursue a master's degree. In fact I had been taking courses at another Albany...
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Eli Bocek-Rivele '06
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication; B.S., Computer Science;
M.S., Computer Science

After I finished my B.S. in CS/EMAC I pursued a M.S. in CS because I knew I wanted to not just do tech-work but also work in the arts. I came to RPI...
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Christine Boese '98
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
After finishing my Ph.D at Rensselaer in 1998, I worked as an assistant professor at Clemson University for three years before becoming a researcher...
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Elizabeth Britt '97
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
Since graduating with a Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetoric in 1997, I have been with the English department at Northeastern University in Boston...
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John D. Bullough '92
M.S., Communication and Rhetoric
The year I spent at LL&C really widened my horizons about career possibilities. The emphasis on writing and research methods also sharpened my...
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John Caher '93
M.S., Technical Communication
When I enrolled in the graduate program in technical communication at Rensselaer, I had been out of college for more than a decade, was holding down a...
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Gregory D. Clark '85
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
Since completing a Ph.D. in 1985, I have been on the faculty at Brigham Young University. I am Professor of English and have directed the English...
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Denise L. Coblish '02
M.S., Technical Communication
I am currently an Instructional Technologist at Empire State College and the Director of Round Lake Library.
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Nievalyn Cummings '02
B.S., Communication; B.S., Management
As a high school senior, I hadn't even heard of Rensselaer until my guidance counselor suggested I attend Minority Student Weekend, annually sponsored...
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Jennifer Estava Davis '04
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
I completed my Ph.D. in Communication and Rhetoric in December 2004. Since August 2004, my family and I have been living in Singapore where my...
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Mike DelPrete '01
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication; M.S., Technical Communication
Rensselaer Alum’s Incubator Start-Up Nurtures Undergrads
From RPI Campus News, November 17th, 2003

Eight Rensselaer...
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Kathleen Doe '02
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts and Communication
I originally came to Rensselaer to study computer animation. It was the only school I had looked at to have such courses, and I was very excited at...
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Andrea (Catenaro) Doherty '02
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
When I was a high school junior, I was sure that I wanted to work in the television industry as a producer. RPI didn't even cross my mind as I...
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Chuck Dollard '02
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
As a returning student, I was initially attracted by the EMAC program’s intended emphasis on blending aesthetic sense and creativity with...
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Paul M. Dombrowski '90
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
Currently Professor of English at University of Central Florida, Orlando (ninth largest student population in the nation). Specializing in rhetoric...
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Keisuke Hoashi '93
M.S., Technical Communication
In 1993, I earned my M.S. in Technical Communication with a Graphics Certificate from RPI. It was the smartest thing I have ever done in my career as...
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Erin Hoffman '03
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication; B.S., Philosophy
I came to RPI originally intending to specialize in compositing and graphic design, but wound up concentrating in 3D animation after taking Animation...
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Grant Hogarth '90
M.S., Technical Communication
Graduated after 1y studies in spring 1990, moved to CA to work for Oracle. Followed that with work at Frame Technology and Autodesk. Relocated to the...
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Matt Iacovone '02
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication; M.S., Technical Communication
Matt Iacovone serves as a creative and technical consultant who specializes in graphic design for print and electronic media, as well as in database...
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Christine Jensen '02
M.S., Technical Communication
As I was ending my senior year of college, my father asked me, "What do you want to do with your English degree? Teach?" I knew that wasn't the...
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Raymond Kim '98
M.S., Technical Communication
To be honest, I discovered RPI's Tech Comm program by accident.

I earned my B.S. in computer science and was working in the Albany area as a...
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Linda M. LaDuc '95
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
I founded and direct the George W. Spiro Business Communication Program in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts...
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Craig Leinoff '06
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication

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Ray Lutzky '02
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
Studying in a unique program at a world-class institution gave me a solid foundation on which to build my career. When I enrolled at Rensselaer in...
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Laura MacLemale '99
M.S., Technical Communication
The challenging year I spent in LL&C's Technical Communication master's program seems to have been well worth the effort. I have found a job that I...
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Sue Madden '06
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
I enrolled at RPI in the Fall of 2003 and graduated in December 2006. My time at RPI was mainly spent in the classroom, in Academy Hall at RenXchange...
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Scott Maddock '04
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication; B.S., Psychology
I came to Rensselaer as an EMAC/CSCI dual major, briefly intending to pursue graphic design and programming that would ultimately lead to a job in...
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Andrew Marlowe '04
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
I came to RPI with the intention of becoming a Comp. Sci. major and going into game development. But when I looked into the EMAC program further, I...
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Virginia S. Martin '05
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
I ran for office not once but twice while completing my dissertation on the role of communal singing in the Lawrence (Massachusetts) Textile Strike of...
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Karen McGrane '01
M.S., Technical Communication
I left RPI in December 1997 to take a position at a relatively small company called Razorfish in New York. My title when I started was "information...
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Maribeth S. Metzler '96
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
I'm beginning my third year in a tenure-track position in the Dept. of Communication at Miami University (Ohio). Prior to Miami, I taught for two...
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Christine Moore '92
M.S., Technical Communication
The education and skills I acquired at Rensselaer have served me well in my career. Although I initially focused on technical writing, the courses I...
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Maureen Murphy '04
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
I am an Assistant Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Dakota State University (DSU), where I teach Composition, Technical...
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Norman Paquette '87
M.S., Technical Communication
After 24 consecutive years in the technical communication business (the last 11 as manager of a technical publications department for a major aero...
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Justin Paslow '06
B.S., Information Technology; M.S., Technical Communication
My mother has worked at RPI since before I was born, so I've grown up on campus. Coming here for undergraduate work was a natural...
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C. S. Schreiner '84
M.S., Communication
I went to RPI after getting a B.A. in Comparative Literature at Hobart College which left me jobless, but highly literate. My plan was to become a...
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Shaun Slattery '06
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
I’m an Assistant Professor of English at DePaul University in Chicago. I teach undergraduate classes in writing, rhetoric, and professional...
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Jacob Slutsky '02
B.S., Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication
I began my first year at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an undecided major within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Without the...
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Dale Sullivan '88
Ph.D., Communication and Rhetoric
After I finished my Ph.D. at RPI in 1988, I have been in the professorate at Michigan Tech, University of Nebraska Kearney, Northern Illinois...
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Jennifer Taylor '02
M.S., Technical Communication
I came to RPI in fall 2001 to train for a professional career in technical writing and communication. I earned my bachelor's degree in journalism in...
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