The FSU Audiology Program traveled to Guatemala from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7 with their largest “Help Guatemala Hear” service group in the trip’s history. With over a decade of service to the Guatemalan community, Dr. Selena Snowden and a collection of graduate and undergraduate students continued the tradition of providing hearing services to those in need.
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FSU Audiology Program Bring Record Number of Students on Guatemala Service Trip
iSchool Alumna Lenese Colson Named Department Head at Valdosta State
Florida State University (FSU) alumna Dr. Lenese M. Colson has been named the Head of the Department of Library and Information Studies at Valdosta State University (VSU). Colson, who has been a faculty member at VSU since 2019, previously served as interim department head and is still an associate professor at the university as well.
CONTINUE READINGCCI Advanced Feature Students Highlight Day at the Capitol
Students in FSU’s College of Communication and Information (CCI), Advanced Feature course recently took their skills outside of the classroom and to the Florida State Capitol, producing a short video feature on FSU’s Day at the Capitol on Jan. 21. Undergraduate students Alyson Mizanin, Jenny Cen, and John Foreman worked together to document FSU’s presence at the event, highlighting both the excitement of the day and the connections between Florida State students and state leaders.
CONTINUE READINGSchool of Communication Launches Inaugural Advisory Council
The School of Communication (SCOM) held the first meeting of its inaugural advisory council on Jan. 27, marking a major milestone. The council brings together alumni and industry leaders who represent all academic areas within the school. The group will review curriculum, identify new opportunities for students and faculty, and brainstorm projects that better align with FSU’s strategic decisions, including FSU Health.
CONTINUE READINGFSU and FAMU Partner to Advance Interprofessional Education for First-Year Graduate Students
Hosted by Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), first-year graduate students in the Tallahassee residential program took part in an interprofessional education (IPE) event. The program stems from a six-year partnership between FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) and FAMU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Scholars to Publish Study on AI Use Among CSD Students
SCSD doctoral scholar Holden Allen and undergraduate scholar Hannah Figueras co-authored the manuscript, “Opening Pandora’s Box: Perceptions and Usage of AI by Undergraduate and Graduate CSD Students,” which was recently accepted for publication in Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that features a variety of article types and covers many CSD subject areas.
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Doctoral Student Examines How Children Demonstrate Morphological Knowledge in Writing
School of Communication Sciences & Disorders doctoral student Ashley Ippolito had her manuscript, “Children’s written morphology skills demonstrated in third grade narrative responses,” published in Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, a peer-reviewed journal focused on literacy education from preschool through 12th grade.
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