More and more often, the media is praising companies with great corporate social responsibility. These are the companies that make efforts that go above and beyond what is required by regulators, legislation and environmental protection groups. The National Aquarium, located in Baltimore, MD., is a nonprofit organization that is home to over 17,000 amphibians, sharks, fish, bottlenose …
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Alumna named Director of Seafood Stability at National Aquarium
FSU Alumna shines at General Motors, inspires WISE members
Alumna Nicole Liang spoke to a group of aspiring IT & ICT women last week. Born and raised in Tallahassee, she had returned to her former stomping grounds to talk to students – both for advice and recruiting purposes. When she isn’t inspiring the next generation of Noles, she works for General Motors out of Austin, …
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Sydney Smith, alumna of the College of Communication and Information, is working for NFIB as a Social Media Marketing Manager. NFIB, a leading small business association representing small and independent businesses, has offices around the country. Sydney spends her days in the Washington D.C. office. On a day to day basis, Sydney works to organize NFIB’s …
CONTINUE READINGUndeclared to MD Anderson: Meet SCSD Alumna Jaimie Payne
How does one go from being an undeclared sophomore to working for MD Anderson, one of the most revered cancer hospitals in the world? Jaimie Payne figured it all out and this is her story. Payne started at Florida State University in 2007 as an undeclared major. “I loved Tallahassee,” Payne said. During her first …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumna & Netflix Social Media Guru: Celeste Eberhardt
Celeste Eberhardt wakes up and delivers award-winning advertising campaigns. Well, maybe after she eats breakfast. Since graduating from Florida State with two degrees, she’s taken the interactive marketing world by storm, working in New York City, Argentina and now in Los Angeles at Netflix as a Social Media Manager. Working towards her B.A. in Public Relations, Celeste …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Paul Marty
20 Questions with Paul Marty What was your first job? My first “job” was pet-sitting for neighbors going on vacation, which helped me learn how to handle strange requests from clients (e.g., “here’s how you need to cook steaks for my cat.”). My first “actual” job was working as a computer programmer for the U.S. …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumna: Christina Taylor
Christina Taylor has worn a few hats since her graduation in 1998. Armed with a degree in Communications, she started on her career’s path which would take her to places she never expected. It started with broadcasting. Taylor worked for eight years as an on-air DJ for companies like Black Crow Broadcasting, Cumulus Radio and Clear …
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