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Students come to court reporting school straight out of high school, as military veterans, or quite often, as career-changers. Randy Wolpin, a student at Atlantic…
Up-to-Speed introduces you to the members of the Student/Teacher Committee. These are the students, instructors, and reporters who have volunteered to develop student seminars and…
The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF) is now accepting nominations for the Frank Sarli Memorial Scholarship and the Student Intern Scholarship. The deadline for both…
The Newton Daily News reported on Sept. 25 that Cathy Penniston, RPR, CRI, an instructor in the Realtime Court Reporting program at the Des Moines…
Mycentraljersey.com reported on Sept. 13, that Califon, N.J., resident Ann Marie Gibson, a student at the College of Court Reporting (CCR) in Valparaiso, Ind., was awarded…
NCRF presented the 2018 New Professional Reporter Grant to Sindee Baum, from North Massapequa, N.Y. Baum said that receiving the New Professional Grant means a…
Sydney Lundberg, a student from Des Moines Area Community College in Des Moines, Iowa, was named recipient of the 2018 Robert H. Clark Scholarship. This…
The NCRA Student/Teacher Committee is grateful to the many people who generously donated to the student swag bags at the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo…
Last month’s NCRA Convention & Expo in New Orleans, La., was a great success. Student attendees were treated not only to some fun and informative…
By Forrest Brown, FAPR, RDR (Ret.) How would you like a job that you were in for 50 years and yet you never went to…
by Nicky Rodriquez While a student at the College of Court Reporting (CCR) in Valparaiso, Ind., Kyra Kustin studied general education, medical terminology, legal terminology,…
by Nicole Johnson When I first began my internship journey, I was scared. I was stepping out of my cozy comfort zone of court reporting…
Molly Cooper’s background in linguistics was a definite plus in helping her relate to the stenographic theory. Molly started the court reporting program at South…
NCRA member Robyn M. Hennigan, RPR, CRI, an instructor at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio, was named 2018 Educator of the Year during a…
By Deanna P. Baker Six students, all from Anoka Technical College, attended the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) conference I was captioning to learn…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Valparaiso, Indiana, July 17, 2018 – On June 29, 2018, College of Court Reporting (CCR) was granted a three-year grant of accreditation…
What will you remember the most about this year’s Convention & Expo? Members of NCRA’s Student/Teacher Committee continue the conversation about their experiences at past…
Firm owners are once again answering the call to ensure that students who attend the 2018 NCRA Convention & Expo in New Orleans, La. in…
by Celeste Poppe I started taking the legs of the RPR in November, 2016 and achieved my RPR in April, 2017. I started with the…