Liberal Arts
Professional Development Opportunities
Extracurricular Activities
Only a small part of your education at Michigan Tech takes place within the formal setting of a classroom. In addition to visiting the Career Center and building and maintaining your resume and portfolio, Michigan Tech offers a number of extra-curricular opportunites that can help you hone your critical-thinking and interpersonal communication skills, and build your confidence. Students can get involved by...
- Working as a Consultant in the Humanities computer lab (CCLI)
- Working as a Writing Coach in the Writing Center
- Working in other Learning Centers around campus
- Writing or working for the Michigan Tech Lode, the Technobabe Times, or other campus publication
- Joining the Professional Communication Arts Enterprise organization
- Participating in a dramatic production
- Teaching for Summer Youth Programs
- Volunteering in a local school or with a community service organization
- Joining a professional organization(s) (see below)
English Education Links
Below are links to the webpages of professional Associations for Prospective Teachers. Joining a professional association helps one to better understand the profession through membership in communities of fellow educators, both new and experienced.
- Michigan Council of Teachers of English
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Michigan Reading Association
- Michigan Reading Association
- International Reading Association
- Michigan Association of Speech Communication
- Journalism Education Association
- Whole Language Umbrella
- Michigan Association for Media in Education