Linda Alexionok, College of Education alumna and CCI Leadership Board member, was recently named as an Inspire Award honoree. The Inspire Award for FSU Women of Distinction honors FSU alumni who are leaders in their industry and serve as an inspiration to current students and young alumni. Linda and her fellow honorees will be recognized …
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CCI Leadership Board Member Linda Alexionok Recognized as an Inspire Award Honoree
Meet CCI Alumna Juliana Cortes
CCI alumna Juliana Cortes (MCS ’20) is making waves in the up-and-coming field of influencer marketing and creator management. Cortes currently works in creator management at GRIN, which she explained is “the first ever all-in-one creator management platform that allows brands to work with all types of creators.” Many successful brands such as SKIMS, Allbirds, …
CONTINUE READINGBalancing Life On and Off the Field: Maegan Tomlinson Shares her Student Athlete Experience
Article written by Abby Cloud, School of Communication student. Students cultivate a variety of identities throughout their time in college, and Maegan Tomlinson is no exception. During her career at FSU, Tomlinson, a senior from Tallahassee, has interned for Johnson & Johnson, taken courses in the Public Relations major, played four years of Division 1 …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Hosts EDI in Action: A Dialogue with Former CCI Students
On February 1st, 2022, the College of Communication and Information hosted EDI in Action: A Dialogue with Former CCI Students. This panel, moderated by Dr. Davis Houck, provided a space for CCI alumni to discuss their experiences at FSU and their vision for the college’s progression. This panel was the first of its kind at …
CONTINUE READINGAlumni Spotlight: Blake Brannon
Meet Blake Brannon, a Communication/Media Studies Alumnus who now covers all things Mississippi sports as a weekend sports anchor in Biloxi. Blake Brannon graduated from FSU in 2017 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Media/Communication Studies. He is originally from Panama City, Florida and now resides in Biloxi, Mississippi. He currently works as the weekend …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Alumna Robyn Hillison Recognized in Seminole 100
CCI alumna Robyn Hillison’s Capital Speech & Language Therapy Services was recently recognized among the Seminole 100 as one of the fastest-growing FSU alumni-owned businesses. After years of working in the speech-language pathology field, Robyn Hillison (’03, B.S. Communication Science & Disorders) discovered that she was unable to find a local business that fit her …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Melissa Gross Recognized Among World’s Top Scientists
iSchool Professor Dr. Melissa Gross is one of several CCI faculty members who have been recognized among the world’s top 2% of scientists based on their number of citations. Read on to learn more about Dr. Gross’s research and her advice to student researchers. Gross has published extensively in many areas, including information-seeking behavior, information …
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