Re: Is the STC worth it?

["Angeli, Elizabeth L." <eangeli -at- towson -dot- edu>]

Hi all,

I'm a university faculty member, and my university does not pay for any of
my professional memberships. I would like to join STC, but the cost and
out-of-pocket expense has prevented me and my husband, a faculty member at
another university, from joining.

If I only had to belong to STC, I would definitely join--but I'm expected
to/want to join and pay for other professional memberships (National
Council for Teachers of English, Association for Teachers of Technical
Writing, American Medical Writers Association, Association for Business
Communication, etc.). STC is one of the more expensive organizations,
which is why I have yet to join.

FWIT,
Liz


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On 11/5/14 3:39 PM, "Robert Lauriston" <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:

>The STC was an essential resource before Craig's List, LinkedIn, and
>others started offering the same and better services for free.
>
>Since then, STC's membership fees have gone way up as the value of
>membership has declined to pretty much just whatever the local chapter
>offers.
>
>Their certification program is a self-serving scam that's bad for the
>profession. There's no way I'd give the organization a dime so long as
>they perpetuate that.
>
>On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>
>wrote:
>> Third, for those of you who are not STC members, what is the sticking
>>point?
>
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