Elizabeth Mann, Professor Emerita at FSU, passes away

Dr. Elizabeth B. Mann, Professor Emerita at Florida State University, died at age 93 on October 12th. She passed away while in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Mann moved from Yale, OK to Tampa, FL when she was 3 years old. She obtained her A.B. from Florida State College for Women (FSCW), a BSLS from Carnegie Institute …

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FSU students mentor the next generation of STEM Leaders

At the end of October, five Florida State University College of Communication & Information students traveled to Orlando to work with 400 middle and high school students at the Technology Student Association (TSA) Leadership Conference.  The goal of TSA is to prepare its members for the challenges of a dynamic world by promoting technological literacy, …

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FSU Professor wins Distinguished Paper Award at AMIA

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) recently held its largest Annual Symposium yet in Washington, D.C.  The event supports research and practice in informatics and offers attendees a personal and professional educational experience. Assistant Professor in the School of Information at Florida State University Zhe He presented a paper and a poster at the widely attended event. His paper “Comparing …

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FSU professors featured in JASIST for impactful research

The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is celebrating its 80th anniversary by looking at its journal’s highest impact articles throughout the decades. JASIST, widely considered to be one of the field’s two top journals, features two Florida State University professors on its list: E.A. Chatman and Gary Burnett. Dr. Burnett’s research focuses on the intersection …

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FSU alumna becomes clinical fellow at the San Diego VA

Even though speech-language pathology was a natural fit for Communication Science and Disorders alumna Ashley Campbell, it wasn’t always her plan. Starting off as a business student at the University of Florida, Campbell heard about speech-language pathology for the first time from a catalog of majors. She was instantly intrigued and wanted to learn more. While …

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Meet Alumnus Tanner Stiehl, Marine Safety Supervisor @ US Coast Guard

The Basics Name: Tanner Stiehl Degree: Bachelor’s in Media Communication Studies Graduation Year: 2011 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Current City: Pago Pago, American Samoa Job: Marine Safety Detachment Supervisor, US Coast Guard Meet Tanner Who do you admire and why? My dad Mark Stiehl. He was a FSU communication major in the 80s and got me started on the path I am …

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Meet Kelli Gemmer, FSU alumna and employee

The Basics Name: Kelli Gemmer Degree: Bachelor’s in Media Communication Studies Graduation Year: 2014 Hometown: Melbourne, FL Current City: Tallahassee, FL Job: Publications & Promotions Coordinator, FSU Career Center Meet Kelli Who do you admire and why? Emma Watson because she’s intelligent, caring, and not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. What Jeopardy category could you clear, no problem? …

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