IT Alum Zach Heng: Consultant by Day, Foodie by Night

D.C. dweller Zach Heng is living the dream every day as a Technology Consultant for Deloitte Consulting, LLP. In the two years since he’s joined the firm, he has worked with Federal health and civilian sectors implementing functional testing, application delivery and project management strategies. But to best understand Zach, it is important to return to where it …

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Alumna named Faculty Trailblazer at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dania Bilal, professor at University of Tennessee, has been named a Faculty Trailblazer. The professor of information science’s research focuses on how children use information retrieval systems, such as Google, to find information. Her research earned her the competitive Google Research Award to study children’s ability to read and understand Google search results. Dania received …

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20 Questions with Juliann Woods

20 Questions with Juliann Woods  1. What was your first job? I grew up on a farm so my first jobs involved feeding animals and driving tractors as soon as I was tall enough. I do not think my dad worried about child labor laws. 2. If you were to write a personal memoir, what …

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iSchool Alumna Amy Johnson named new state librarian

Amy Johnson, alumna of the MLIS program, has been named the new state librarian and director of the Division of Library and Information Services. “I am a proud graduate of Florida State University’s School of Information from December 1990,” she shared. “I have many fond memories of classes with Dr. Clack, Dr. Conaway, and Dean …

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CCI welcomes two new advisors

Two new advisors have joined the CCI Advising Team for the Spring 2015 semester! A warm welcome to Arlin Robinson and Melanie Presnell.                   Arlin joins the CCI Advising Team with a degree in Psychology from Emory Unviersity and a Master’s in Public Health from University of Texas. …

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Dr. Jim Larson of SUNY Korea visits CCI

Dr. Jim Larson’s first visit to the sunshine state was long overdue. During his visit, Larson spoke to Dr. Steve McDowell’s media legalities class about his experience with technology, accidental professorship and Korea. Living in Korea for the last 22 years, Larson explained his first encounter with the country was through the Peace Corps. Facing …

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