The articles in this issue of Memorandum were written by students in UAB’s Professional Writing program, all of whom took their own approach to answer either “How can students strengthen their professional and technical communication skills?” or, “What types of jobs are available to professional writing students after graduation?” Inside, you’ll read alumni interviews, learn about potential careers and pick up tips on how to sharpen your own writing skills.
![Allison Underwood](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/04/underwood.jpg)
![Sydnei Wheat and her colleagues](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Resized_20170302_171327-1024x768.jpeg)
![picture of a blog](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/blog-article-pic-576x1024.jpg)
![the university writing center](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/RS20525_DSC07133-1024x683.jpg)
![open laptop and book](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-10-at-3.11.03-AM.png)
![girl with thought bubbles](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/finding_your_niche.jpg)
![stack of books](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/AdobeStock_33965943-1024x687.jpeg)
![Jay Haywood](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/haywood.jpg)
![newspaper book reviews](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-20-at-12.47.41-PM.png)
![Jaclyn Wells](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-10-at-3.22.17-AM.png)
![man working at desktop](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/IMG_2119-768x1024.jpg)
![woman writing](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/AdobeStock_445528876-1024x683.jpeg)
![man working on laptop](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/AdobeStock_331062941-1-1024x683.jpeg)
![Elizabeth Slatsky](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Elizabeth-768x1024.jpg)
![English textbooks](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Rhetoric-and-Discourse-Photo.jpg)
![students working together](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/Article-Photo_Original-1024x768.jpg)
![Nicola Larson](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/introverted_tutor.jpg)
![drawing math equations](https://sites.uab.edu/memorandum/files/2023/03/AdobeStock_208821155-1024x683.jpeg)