iSchool Professor Dr. Zhe He Elected as Chair-Elect of AMIA’s Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Working Group

School of Information (iSchool) Professor and eHealth Lab director Dr. Zhe He was elected as Chair-Elect of the American Medical Informatics Association’s (AMIA) Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDDM) Working Group on December 15, 2023. He has been an AMIA member since 2009, served as the Secretary of the KDDM Working Group from 2020 to …

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CCI Alumnus Brian Dooley Recognized in Seminole 100

Seminole 100

The College of Communication and Information (CCI) is proud to have some of our distinguished alumni featured in the 2024 Seminole 100. Keep reading to learn more about CCI alumnus Brian Dooley, founder of Independence Digital, and one of the recipients of the Seminole 100 award. Dooley graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science …

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CCI Alumna Nikki Méndez Helps Create the First-Ever Edible Mascot for the Pop Tarts Bowl

The Edible Mascot

The Pop Tarts Bowl will feature the first-ever edible mascot, created by the Kellanova team at Weber Shandwick, including College of Communication and Information (CCI) alumna, Nikki Méndez. As an Art Director, Méndez works with a team to develop brand activations, present them to internal account personnel, and later take them to clients. Méndez summarized …

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SGA Gains New CCI Representatives

Two College of Communication and Information (CCI) students were recently elected to be representatives for the College on the Student Government Association (SGA). The new CCI representatives are Kayla Tran, a Media Communication Studies student (MCS), and Brooke Kubiak, a Communication Science and Disorders (CSD) student.  Their new positions include weekly senate chamber meetings in …

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Alumnus Blake DeVine Receives Emmy

Blake DeVine, a morning reporter for KXAN-TV (NBC station) recently received an Emmy for his outstanding coverage of the 2023 Winter Storm in Austin, TX. He attained a degree in Sport Management with a minor in Communication from Florida State University (FSU). The wall-to-wall coverage of the storm lasted for about a week, where DeVine …

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CCI Alumna Starts New Role at Disney

CCI Alumna Starts New Role at Disney

Chelsea Eagle, an Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) alumna, was promoted to Director of Public Relations at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Eagle described this new role as “truly the dream job.” The position involves leading the team responsible for earned media coverage, whether Disney is opening a new attraction or debuting new …

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FPRA Student Chapter Travels to Atlanta for a Networking Trip

FPRA Student Chapter Travels to Atlanta for a Networking Trip

Florida State University’s Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) went to Atlanta for their semesterly networking trip, exposing their members to real-world professionals and environments with opportunities to make valuable connections. Vice President Alyssa Bynum told the College of Communication and Information (CCI) that many of their members have “landed internships, jobs, or met someone who …

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