Semester of Graduation
Spring 2026
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Professional Writing
Department
Department of English
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Dr. Laura McGrath
Second Advisor
Dr. Erin Bahl
Abstract
This capstone project, Documenting Sustainable Social Media Workflows: Supporting Student Professionalization in Faculty-Student Teams, examines how departmental social media teams serve as informal training grounds where students build professional identities through collaborative, often undocumented communication work (Buck; Leon & Pigg). Addressing writing studies concerns about experiential learning gaps (McNabb; Carr et al.), the project creates a handbook offering practical guidance for onboarding, workflow continuity, accessibility, and ethical social media practices. It shows how mentorship and structured documentation turn everyday digital work into meaningful professional development. Situated in technical communication and rhetoric, the project demonstrates how social media teams help students gain confidence, professional identities, rhetorical awareness, and career-ready portfolios through collaboration.
Included in
Accessibility Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Instructional Media Design Commons, Marketing Commons, Other Rhetoric and Composition Commons, Rhetoric Commons, Technical and Professional Writing Commons