CCI (Student Leadership Council) will host COMM alumnus Stoltzfus on March 30

Join us to celebrate FSU communication alumnus Elam Stoltzfus’ 30 years as a filmmaker on Sunday, March 30, from 4 until 6 p.m.  The event will begin with a free screening of his Emmy-award winning documentary, “Florida Wildlife Corridor”, followed by a panel discussion and reception. The film chronicles how four explorers traveled 1000 miles …

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CCI is crowdfunding for projects through new SparkFSU website

Florida State University (FSU) launched a crowd-funding website known as SparkFSU on February 9.  This initiative serves as an innovative way to raise funds for unique entrepreneurial projects created by faculty and students.  It lets donors select and support projects in any amount(s) that they decide. According to SparkFSU’s website, this new platform “empowers Florida State’s best and brightest …

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FSU to host International Spanish Documentary Festival on April 10-11 and announces public online voting from March 24-April 7

Written By: Gabriela Lor and Edited by: Natalie Kates The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) at Florida State University (FSU)’s College of Communication & Information will host the fifth edition of an international Spanish-language documentary festival called “Puntos de Vista”, which translates to “Points of View” in English.  The festival will take place at …

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Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication Associate Director and grad students to present at the New Mainstream Business Summit

Florida State University (FSU) Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC)’s Associate Director, Dr. Sindy Chapa, and graduate communication students will present on a panel at the New Mainstream Business Summit on Thursday, March 13, from 4:15-5:30 p.m.  They are scheduled to present an insight panel session based on original research that includes a study on …

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FSU School of Information faculty and doctoral students to attend 2014 iConference in Berlin

Several doctoral students and faculty members from Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Information are heading to the 2014 iConference in Berlin, Germany that will take place March 4 through 7. This year’s FSU participants include: Dr. Warren Allen, Dr. Gary Burnett, Dr. Kathleen Burnett, Wonchan Choi, Laura-Edythe Coleman, Dr. Nancy Everhart, Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ji Hei Kang, …

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COMM doctoral student Neleen Leslie selected to participate in Three-Minute Thesis Competition Finals on Feb. 25

Neleen Leslie is a doctoral student in Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication, where she specializes in Multicultural Marketing Communications research.  After moving on through the preliminary rounds, she was the only College of Communication & Information representative selected to participate in the Three-Minute Thesistm (3-MTTM) Competition Finals.  Neleen will be presenting her dissertation prospectus, When Appearance and Language …

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COMM doctoral grad joins Lahore University of Management Sciences faculty in Pakistan

Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication recent doctoral graduate, Dr. Khawaja Zain-ul-abdin, has accepted a tenure line position as Assistant Professor to teach marketing & communication at the Suleman Dawood School of Business in the Lahore University of Management Sciences.  This University is the top-ranked academic institution in Pakistan and its Suleman Dawood School …

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