STC-MGL is pleased to introduce you to the newest chapter leaders.
We are excited to welcome a new face to the council, though if you’ve attended any of our networking events or book club meetings, you’ll recognize Rob Sulewski. Learn more about Rob below!
Name: Rob Sulewski
Position: Vice President
Years in STC: 16
Years in Technical Communication: 26
Current Position and Employer: Teaching Professor, Program in Technical Communication, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
STC and related work experience: I have taught technical communication at the U of M College of Engineering since 1998, primarily to civil and environmental engineering students at all levels. In addition, for the last 9 years I have also had my own consulting business through which I teach technical communication and edit technical documents for civil and environmental engineering firms in the State.
Why are you interested in this office position? I have been interested in getting more involved with and contributing more to STC for a number of years, and when the opportunity recently arose I couldn’t have been more delighted. I also see this as an opportunity to familiarize myself more with the policies and procedures of the chapter.
What else would you like members to know about you? As you see below, my educational background is checkered, but I find that my knowledge of basic (and in some cases, higher-level) sciences helps me enormously in my work. It’s similar with my literature background; when I was in that program, we read a lot of rhetorical texts (and indeed, a number of novels, too). I was also on the Executive Committee of my Program at the College for several years. Apart from technical communication, I am also an actor and director (most recently since 2006 in Shakespeare in the Arb productions in Ann Arbor during the summer).
Education:
- PharmD, 1986
- MA (Comparative Literature), 1988
- MS (Environmental Health Sciences), 1992
- PhD (Comparative Literature), 1999