April 12, 2024

MS in Professional Writing (MSPW) Celebrates 10th Anniversary

By Yashita Thota

The MS in Professional Writing (MSPW) hosted a joyful 10th anniversary celebration with alumni, students, and faculty this Spring. The heartwarming online event included a panel of featured alumni in exciting leadership roles across five industries.

Many thanks to panelists Laila E. Dreidame, Maggie McGwin, Katie Bennett, Shanna Seesz, and Christinne Govereau for sharing their expertise and career advice– along with a few key MSPW memories. The conversation was inspiring and insightful.

Graphics of the five MSPW 10 anniversary panelists in two rows in square images with their class, name, and current job in the upper left corner and an image of the panelist in the lower right corner . On the top, from left to right, the featured panelists are Laila E. Dreidame (female presenting with curly black hair and brown eyes) who is Class of 2019 and Senior Director, Institutional Partnerships at UWBA; Maggie McGwin (female presenting with wavy brown hair with bangs and green eyes) who is Class of 2020 and Technical Writer at Palantir Technologies; and Katie Bennett (female presenting with wavy dirty blond hair and hazel eyes) who is Class of 2016 and Director at Moelis & Company. On the bottom, from left to right, the featured panelists are Shanna Seesz (female presenting with short navy hair with bangs and brown eyes) who is Class of 2022 and Head of Content at Invitae, and Christinne Govereau (female presenting with curly brown hair and brown eyes) who is Class of 2021 and Senior Technical Editor at U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Below are some celebratory messages shared on the event padlet. We are already looking forward to the next online gathering of our writing community!

Image of three padlet messages side by side. The message on the left is from Caroline Bruno. and reads "The MSPW has been the single most significant academic accomplishment in my professional career. Kudos to the MSPW faculty...and thank you!! Happy 10th! Caroline Bruno ERG Program Manager HSBC Bank USA, NA". The message in the center is from Lara Romanowski. It starts with "Congrats on 10 years, MSPW!". Below this is an image of two hands holding a blue sign with the words "WORDS HAVE POWER" in white. Below the image is the text "It's been so wonderful to work with the curious students, the collaborative faculty, and the supportive administrators at NYU! I look forward to continuing to learn and grow alongside all of you in the coming years! -Lara Romanowski Health & Medical Writing". "The message on the right is an anonymous Padlet message which reads "Congratulations MSPW! Thrilled to be part of this institution and transformative program" below which there is an image of a crowd clapping amongst balloons.

To learn more about the MS in Professional Writing program, please visit sps.nyu.edu.mspw.

MS in Professional Writing (MSPW) Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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Interview with Katie Bennett, Class of 2016, Vice President, Marketing & Communications at Moelis & Company

Interview with Shanna Seesz, Class of 2022, Head of Content & Senior Science Writer at Invitae

Professional Writer at Work: Interview with Christinne Govereau, Class of 2021, Technical Editor at US Energy Information Administration

Interview with Maggie McGwin, Class of 2020, Technical Writer at Palantir Technologies

Interview with Laila E. Dreidame, MSPW Class of 2019, Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships at United Way Bay Area