Tallahassee Senior Center Outreach

Story written by Megan Kelly Over the past five years, Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) students have developed a beneficial relationship with various local senior centers.  They have been volunteering with Seniors in locations across Leon County (Woodville Branch Library, Cherry Laurel Residential Community, Westminster Oaks Living Community, Tallahassee Senior Center …

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Meet FSU Alumnus and Software Engineer Lee Pang

The Basics Name: Lee Pang Degree: Bachelor’s in Information Technology Graduation Year: 2015 Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Current City: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Job: DevOps Specialist, Levatas   Meet Lee Who do you admire and why? I admire my wife for being a full time mom and dealing with crazy babies all day long. What Jeopardy category …

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NJ State Library appoints Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer as Deputy State Librarian

New Jersey State Librarian Mary Chute announced today that Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer will rejoin the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) as the new Deputy State Librarian for Library Support Services. Reporting to the State Librarian, the Deputy State Librarian for Library Support Services oversees the interpretation of library law for New Jersey’s libraries and supervises statistical …

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Dr. Yolanda A. Rankin to Join College of Communication & Information Fall 2017

The Florida State University School of Information is pleased to announce that Dr. Yolanda A. Rankin will join our faculty as an assistant professor in Fall 2017. Dr. Rankin was formerly an assistant professor in the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at Spelman College. Her research interests include designing, developing and evaluating video games …

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Master’s Student Awarded Kino Lorber EDU/Video Round Table Annual Scholarship

iSchool Master’s student, David Rodriguez was recently awarded the Kino Lorber EDU/Video Round Table Annual Scholarship to assist with his studies. He splits his time between Tallahassee, where he’s entering his second year in the Master’s of Information program and Miami where he co-directs for the Miami Music Club. Rodriguez spent 8 years working in film after receiving his …

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Meet Andrew Whitely, IT Student and Leader

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Meet Andrew Whitely, rising senior at FSU and aspiring Information Technology leader The Basics Name: Andrew Whitely Degree: Bachelor’s in Information Technology Anticipated Graduation: Spring 2018 Hometown: Coral Springs, FL Meet Andrew Who do you admire and why? My parents for pushing me to do the best I can in everything I do. What Jeopardy category could you clear, no …

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Meet Two Time CCI Grad Ashley Rutstein

Ashley Rutstein

Meet Ashley Rutstein, B.A. in Information, Communication and Technology and M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communication graduate from Florida State University   Name: Ashely Rutstein Degree: Bachelor’s in Information, Communication and Technology. Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communication Hometown: Cabot, Arkansas Current City: Denver, CO Job: Copywriter at LRXD and Owner of Apparently Ashley Meet Ashley Who do you admire and why? All …

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