SLIS graduate student selected for Association of Research Libraries Career Enhancement Program fellowship

Camille Thomas, a graduate student at Florida State University’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, was recently selected as a fellow by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Enhancement Program. Thomas, a Master of Science in Library & Information Studies (MLIS) student, was one of 14 individuals selected to participate in …

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CCI alumni find success in Aloha State

Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) alumni are living and working across the globe, but there are few places that offer the gorgeous weather and breathtaking views Hawaii does. More than 2,000 miles from the United States mainland, the Aloha State’s location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean attracts thousands of …

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FSU partners with Girl Scouts to deliver STEM training

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) has partnered with the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle (GSCFP) to help with the organization’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiative by offering “Girl Scouts do STEM: Technology Camps” during the month of December. Florida State students, including members of the FSU STARS …

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COMM alumna wins Emmy

Florida State University School of Communication alumna Samantha Strickland was awarded an Emmy® from the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the Commercials category on Nov. 23 in Hollywood, Fla., for her work on Community South Credit Union’s brand video “Fish for the Future.” “This project represents the future of marketing: …

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CCI recognizes eight new Ph.D.s

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) would like to recognize the eight Ph.D. students who have successfully completed and defended their dissertations during the fall semester of 2013. There are four graduating doctoral students from the School of Communication (COMM) — Dr. Ahmad Alkhalaf, Dr. Wanda Fenimore, Dr. Sophie Janicke and Dr. …

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COMM student producing video shorts for V89

Florida State University School of Communication student Anne Marie Lindemann has gotten a jumpstart on a career producing digital stories for media outlets by creating video shorts for the University’s student-run college radio station WVFS-89.7FM (V89). Lindemann, who is double majoring in media production and political science, was inspired by a project she worked on …

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Loehr inducted into Garnet and Gold Scholar Society

Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies graduating senior Allison Loehr was recently inducted into the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society (GGSS). Candidates for induction to GGSS are required to demonstrate how they have “developed their leadership, professional, citizenship and/or research skills while building collaborative relationships in the academic, local or global community.” …

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