Two faculty members in Florida State’s School of Information have recently had their research published: A Failure to Connect: The Elusive Relationship between Broadband Access and Children’s Information Seeking in American Academic Research. Associate Professor Marcia Mardis and doctoral candidate Laura Spears conducted a study concerning children’s information seeking and broadband access. In the United States, the …
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iSchool’s Mardis & Spears Published
iSchool on the Road – Elaine & Christie
Hey Alums! Stop by these conferences and meet up with Elaine Howard and Dr. Christie Koontz, both from Florida State University’s iSchool. They will be at the Georgia Council of Media Organizations/Southeastern Library Association (COMO SELA) annual conference in Augusta, Georgia this week. The COMO SELA Conference is at the Augusta Marriott Convention Center in Augusta, …
CONTINUE READINGBeta Phi Mu inducts Fall 2014 Members
This Fall, the Spring 2014 School of Information graduates who were nominated by iSchool faculty to join Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information honor society. The new honorees include: David Lee Atkins Crystal Dawn Betts-Green James Howard Bittle Terri Chasteen Jennifer Close Janice Marie Dees Ebony Kristina Filer Rebecca Johnson Timothy Kanke Anastasia Myer Sarah …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alumna Linley Wartenberg returns to Seminole Nation
The School of Communication welcomed back alumna Ms. Linley Wartenberg, for a lunch with students on Wednesday, September 17. During her visit to Florida State University, she also met with students at the FSU Center for Global Engagement, and with students in a graduate course in International Relations. Her visit was part of a Hometown Diplomat …
CONTINUE READINGGlenn On the Road – Fall 2014
Graduate school can be a scary concept. There are different programs in a variety of fields at each university, making the selection process daunting, confusing, and an overall headache. Enter: Glenn Rainey – the recruiter for Florida State University’s Master in Information Technology and Master in Library Sciences. Glenn will travel across the state over …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Hosts Keri Potts of ESPN
Keri Potts spoke to a packed room in the Louis Shores building on Wednesday, September 18th. In the fifty two minutes she spoke, she captivated her audience with advice on the professional world, championing personal passions and the ever-elusive work life balance. Keri is the Senior Director of Communications at ESPN, a position that was …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Jullandhry visits Florida State University
The College of Communication and Information was glad to welcome Professor Shafiq Jullandhry to Florida State University for several talks in September 10-12, 2014. He spoke on speech rights and political institutions for a guest talk in Stephen McDowell’s media legalities class, and also on journalism and politics at a lunch meeting at the Center for …
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