Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (FSU SLIS) alumna, Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, was selected as the vice president/president-elect of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). ASCLA is the destination for American Library Association (ALA) members to find information and help populations that are served by libraries. Her division of the …
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SLIS alumna Moeller-Peiffer selected as VP/President-Elect of Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies
FSU Film School founder and retired Comm. professor, Donald Ungurait, passes away
Dr. Donald Ungurait, the founding dean of the FSU Film School and a retired Communication professor, died Aug. 3 at the age of 76. He had been battling cancer and passed away in South Florida. Ungurait received his B.A. at Indiana State University. He later earned his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1968, …
CONTINUE READINGGM hires SLIS students and grads as part of IT restructuring
Auto industry powerhouse, General Motors (GM), is shifting from information technology (IT) outsourcing to an insourcing model. In its efforts, the company has increasingly been hiring students and recent graduates in high numbers from the FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI)’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS). GM’s IT refocusing relies on the establishment of …
CONTINUE READINGCCI hosts girls’ technology camp and workshops as part of community outreach
FSU’s College of Communications and Information (CCI) hosted its first Girls’ Technology Camp from Jun. 17-21 as part of their community outreach efforts. Taking place in the William Johnston Building, 42 middle school girls from Leon County utilized a computer lab to learn about the world of information technology, compliments of CCI. The camp taught …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Associate Dean Heald retiring after 35 years at FSU
Dr. Gary R. Heald, Associate Dean for the College of Communication & Information (CCI), will be retiring in June 2013. Known as one of the most inspiring and supportive communication professors during his over 35-year tenure, Heald has managed finance, budgeting, academic affairs, and served as Interim Dean, while teaching courses in health communication, computer …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS donates home library to Habitat for Humanity family
The FSU School of Library Information Studies (SLIS) and Dr. Nancy Everhart, Associate Professor and Director of the PALM Center (Partnerships Advancing Library Media), hosted a ceremony on Jun. 10 in the Goldstein Library to commemorate the donation of a 106-book library to a local single-parent family, the Josephs. The library contribution plans were announced on Feb. 12 at a celebration …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD's Schendel Clinic hosts free screenings to celebrate Better Hearing & Speech Month
The L.L. Schendel Speech & Hearing Clinic, managed by the FSU School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), hosted a series of complimentary screenings on May 31 at the Warren Building. The Clinic offered tests of speech, voice, memory and hearing to the public, partnered with Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI), to give away free …
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