SCOM News

Grolier databases access to CCI Students-June/July 2013

June 17, 2013

Grolier Inc has released the latest access to databases provided for CCI students.  Call or email me if you want access to any of these sites.  The access is active until 8/15/13 when new usernames and passwords are issued (and you can contact me again!)  Pam Doffek, Goldstein Library, pam.doffek@cci.fsu.edu The Grolier Online (http://go.grolier.com) The [...]

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School of Communication Alumna named Interim Athletic Director

June 7, 2013

  FSU College of Communication & Information Alumna Vanessa Fuchs has been named FSU’s interim Athletics Director as of June 5th, becoming the first female to lead the Seminoles’ Athletic Department.  This follows a promotion last May to the role of Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator.  She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s [...]

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COMM Professor Raney to edit special issue of Journal of Communication

May 20, 2013

Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication, and Dr. Mary Beth Oliver, Professor and Co-Director of Media Effects Research Laboratory in the College of Communications at Penn State University, have been selected to edit a special issue of the Journal of Communication (JOC).  [...]

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COMM student documentaries shown at Student Life Cinema on May 2

May 15, 2013

The School of Communication’s documentary production class held a film production premiere for their final projects on Thursday, May 2.  The show featured a total of seven short pieces, each about 15-20 minutes, in FSU’s Student Life Cinema (SLC). Throughout the spring semester, groups of media production student filmmakers worked on developing and producing documentaries.  [...]

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COMM grad students’ article about attending AHAA Conference published by HispanicAd.com

May 10, 2013

Students from the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) attended the 2013 Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies’ Conference, on April 29 through May 1, in Miami, Fla. After their positive experiences at the Conference, two Integrated Marketing Communication students, Alejandra Guacaneme and Joana Wong, wrote an article that was published on HispanicAd.com.  This website [...]

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Ad Team wins “Best Presentation” category at the district competition

May 2, 2013

Arrowhead Advertising, the FSU student advertising team, won the category for “Best Presentation” at the district National Student Advertising Competition of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).  The event took place at the OMNI Hotel in Jacksonville on April 18 and 19, 2013. The team was also awarded three out of the four available scholarships.  They [...]

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CCI graduates congratulated by the FSU Alumni Association

May 1, 2013

Congratulations to the latest FSU young alumni recognized for their outstanding accomplishments by the Alumni Association’s Thirty Under 30 Award.  Winners have demonstrated exceptional achievement and significant contributions to his or her profession, community/society or university.  From that 30, up to six honorees may be chosen to also receive the Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award by members of [...]

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CCI employees recognized at Awards Ceremony

April 30, 2013

The 2013 Academic Affairs Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony was held on April 30.  This event recognizes employees who have: served 10, 20, 30, and 35 years at the university with Sustained Service Awards, recognized with a Gabor Superior Accomplishment Award, and been highlighted as Exemplary Service Awards (awarded through nominations from Division employees and chosen [...]

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COMM Professor Raney quoted in article about the NFL Draft’s media coverage

April 30, 2013

Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication in the School of Communication, was recently interviewed by and quoted in The Guardian, one of the leading daily newspapers in Great Britain. Raney, lead editor of The Handbook of Sports and Media, shared his perspective on how media coverage has made the NFL draft “the biggest non-sporting [...]

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13 CCI students inducted into Garnet and Gold Scholar Society

April 25, 2013

Congratulations to the following 13 CCI students who were inducted on April 25 into the Garnet & Gold Scholar Society– we are very proud of your accomplishments!  This Society facilitates involvement and recognizes the engaged, well-rounded student who excels within and beyond the classroom in the areas of Leadership, Internship, Service, International, and Research.  A student who [...]

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