Research problem: Advisory boards provide an opportunity for technical communication
programs to connect consistently with industry practitioners and on-campus stakeholders …

In response to a need in government and industry, technical communication programs have
burgeoned in universities all over the United States in the past two decades. Without that …

To make the technical communication program at SUNY Institute of Technol ogy at
Utica/Rome successful and to give students an advantage of working with practicing …

With declining budgets and increased pressure to deliver a prepared and hirable workforce,
universities must look externally for resources to assist with recruiting and retaining top …

Describes a survey designed to discover (1) why technical communications programs need
advisory boards,(2) how to find members and keep them productive, and (3) how boards can …

Industry-academic collaboration is a strategic necessity in today's fragmented and turbulent
economy. Advisory boards offer an effective way to achieve mutually beneficial and …

An increasing number of accreditation agencies are requiring institutions of higher learning
to have program specific advisory boards. This paper describes a systematic approach that …

Industrial advisory boards provide a vehicle to help educational institutions execute their
mission and attain their goals. This relationship provides a way to monitor the effectiveness …

Academic libraries establish student advisory boards to learn more about students, to
connect and communicate with students, to learn to serve students more efficiently and …

In recent years, institutional review boards (IRBs) have become an increasingly significant
part of the research process for communication scholars. This essay provides a rationale for …