(News Release) – Students and faculty in the technical communication program at Missouri Western State University will benefit from a new partnership between the University and Adobe Systems Inc. The partnership through Adobe’s University Outreach Program enhances campus access to the company’s industry-standard Adobe Technical Communication Suite.

“This will help our students get jobs when they graduate,” said Dr. Kaye Adkins, professor of English/Technical Communication. “These are the tools of the technical communication trade; our employers ask for proficiency in Adobe RoboHelp and Adobe FrameMaker.”

Missouri Western offers technical communication as a concentration for undergraduate English majors and for graduate students in the Master of Applied Arts in Written Communication program and in a recently approved graduate certificate program. It is also offered as a minor for undergraduate students in other programs, and the graduate courses draw students from many other master’s degree programs.

Adobe’s Technical Communication Suite includes RoboHelp, FrameMaker, Captivate, Acrobat Pro and Presenter. The software will be installed in computer labs on campus, on faculty computers, and on computers owned by students taking online courses.