COMM alumnus launches social change radio show in Tanzania

Florida State University School of Communication alumnus Charles Fleeman recently joined a team of wildlife conservationists and dignitaries to launch the radio drama “Temboni” at a grand event on the campus of the College of African Wildlife Management in Mweka, Tanzania. Fleeman, who received a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication in 2007 at Florida …

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SCSD professor quoted in FSU 24/7 critical thinking article

Dr. Richard Morris, a professor at Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders, was recently quoted in the article “Florida State aims to boost students’ critical thinking,” on FSU 24/7: The News Site for Florida State University about his involvement in the University’s Faculty Fellows Program. Morris was one of 12 faculty members …

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COMM graduate students serve as conference paper reviewers for National Communication Association convention

Several Florida State University School of Communication graduate students served as conference paper reviewers for the Human Communication and Technology Division (HCTD), a part of the National Communication Association (NCA), in helping the organization evaluate submissions to be presented at the annual convention on Nov. 21-24 in Washington, D.C. Nine graduate students from the School …

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SLIS professor awarded Faculty Research Library Materials Grant

Dr. Marcia Mardis, Assistant Professor at Florida State University’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), recently received a Faculty Research Library Materials Grant for her proposal “Building Up STEAM: Enriching FSU’s Youth Arts Collection with STEM Materials to Support Research.” The grant will provide funding for updated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) materials …

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Mardis shares expertise as visiting professor in Australia

Marcia Mardis, an associate professor at Florida State University’s School of Library Studies & Information Studies (SLIS), recently spent three weeks as a Visiting Professor at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, Australia, where she was able to share her expertise and gain new perspectives in the field library and information studies. Last January, Mardis …

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WISE Mentor Breakfast facilitates leadership development for female students

WISE (Women in IT and ICT Sharing Experiences), in conjunction with the College of Communication & Information (CCI), hosted its bi-annual mentor and networking breakfast on Oct. 30 as the Florida State University student organization continued to facilitate the development of young women as emerging leaders. Over 50 female students and 20 women leaders in the …

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