CCI News

Opel, four MP students attend 2012 Full Frame Festival

April 24, 2012

Dr. Andy Opel, associate professor of Communication and the director of the Media Production Program, and four Media Production majors took part in the Full Frame Fellows Program at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, N.C., April 12-15. Thanks to the generous support of the Bickel Scholarship, Cat Sullivan (’12), Pierce Kafka (’12), [...]

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Media Production Video Festival set for April 24

April 19, 2012

The annual Media Production Video Festival will be held Tuesday, April 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Student Life Cinema.  The festival features the best in narrative and documentary shorts, animation and sports features. The festival showcases a sample of the award-winning work coming out of the School of Communication’s Media Production Program. [...]

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SLIS alum Ann Thornton appointed director of NY libraries

April 13, 2012

Ann Thornton, who earned her master’s in Library and Information Studies at Florida State in 1994, has been named director of the New York Public Libraries, the largest public library system in the world. She will be responsible for collection development, preservation, reference and research services, and exhibitions at four world-renowned research libraries and 87 [...]

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SLIS wins 2012 ALA Student Chapter of the Year Award

April 10, 2012

TALLAHASSEE (April 9, 2012) — On Friday the American Library Association (ALA) New Members Roundtable congratulated The Florida State University ALA Student Chapter as the winner of its 2012 Student Chapter of the Year Award. The annual award is presented to one of the 57 national chapters in recognition of outstanding contributions to the American [...]

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Scott honored with Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award

March 29, 2012

Dr. Lisa Scott, director of clinical education in the School of Communication Science & Disorders, has won an FSU Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. “Dr. Scott is a great teacher, both in and out of the classroom, and this award is richly deserved,” said Dr. Kenn Apel, school director. She was awarded an FSU Excellence [...]

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CCI students present at Undergrad Research Symposium

March 27, 2012

Three students in the College of Communication & Information presented their research at the 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in Strozier Library. Nic Arete and Lauren A. Dickinson from the School of Communication and Claire Dolly from the School of Communication Science & Disorders were among [...]

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FSU to showcase students’ digital creations March 30

March 27, 2012

Innovative digital-technology projects produced by Florida State University students will be on display during DigiTech, an exhibition running from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, March 30, in the William Johnston Building. “Digitech is unique in that it demonstrates how digital technologies are impacting all disciplines, even perhaps unexpected areas like art, dance, English, and history,” [...]

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FSU Forensics presents Speech Showcase on March 27

March 26, 2012

The FSU Forensics Program will present a Speech Showcase from 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in HCB 216. The program will include speeches and performances of literature, all of which have qualified for national competition. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Parking is available in the faculty lot across the street from the Woodward [...]

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Apel, Scott to be guests on ‘Perspectives’ on Thursday

March 26, 2012

Dr. Kenn Apel, director of the School of Communication Science & Disorders, and Dr. Lisa Scott, the school’s director of clinical education, are scheduled to be guests on the WFSU-FM program “Perspectives” on Thursday, March 29, at 11 a.m. They will talk about the School and its L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic and their [...]

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Mills family requests scholarship donations as memorial

March 21, 2012

The family of Bill Mills Jr., founder and chairman of The William Mills Agency and one of the School of Communication’s Distinguished Alumni, asks that anyone wishing to honor his memory make a contribution to the Bill & Eloise Mills Scholarship fund at FSU’s College of Communication & Information. Mr. Mills died Thursday, March 15, [...]

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