It’s official! Florida’s iSchool is the FSU School of Information

The Florida State University (FSU) iSchool is now officially the School of Information.  ISchool Director and F. William Summers Professor, Dr. Kathleen Burnett, said, “For the past twenty years, our commitment to making vital connections between people and information has never wavered.  Today, technology provides us with the opportunity to spread our deep roots to …

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CCI discusses possible collaborations with visiting scholars from Chengdu Sport University

FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI) Dean, Dr. Larry Dennis, CCI Associate Dean and John H. Phipps Professor of Communication, Dr. Stephen McDowell, and James E. Kirk Professor of Communication, Dr. Arthur Raney, hosted faculty members from one of China’s leading sports journalism programs on Nov. 21.  The guests from Chengdu Sport University (CSU) included Assistant Professor and …

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iSchool alum appointed manager of card services at Quinnipiac University

Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Information & Library Studies (SLIS) alumnus, Deric Waite, has been appointed Manager of Card Services at Quinnipiac University.  He remarked, “I feel lucky to be a part of the continued growth and development of Quinnipiac University, and look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the university’s success.”  At …

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COMM doctoral student elected 2014 president of the National Association of Grad Professional Students

Neleen Leslie is a doctoral student in Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication, where she specializes in Multicultural Marketing Communications research. Neleen was recently elected to serve as President of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) starting January of 2014.  She became involved with NAGPS through the Congress of Graduate Students (COGS), which she joined in 2011.  …

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FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication students and professors present at FIU Conference

Students and faculty from the Florida State University (FSU) Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) attended and presented research at the “Hispanic Communication Conference: Bridging Culture and Behavior”.  This event was hosted by Florida International University (FIU)’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication on Nov. 7-8 in Miami, Fla. The conference began with a special welcome …

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Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication International Spanish-language film festival's entries due by Dec. 13

The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication is hosting “Puntos de Vista,” or “Points of View”, an international Spanish-language documentary festival.  Communication, media production and film-making undergraduate students/faculty in colleges and universities across the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean and the Iberian Peninsula are invited to participate.  Submitted video entries are …

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COMM Professor Raney interviewed by various media outlets about Winston allegations

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, was interviewed in November 2013 by Yahoo! Sports, the Orlando Sentinel, and WFSU’s Capital Report.  He shared his expertise about the media coverage of the sexual-assault allegations against Jameis Winston, the 2013 …

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