Dr. Patrick Merle (Public Relations) and Nanette Schimpf, APR, CPRC, (’89, B.S. Communication) are celebrating the five-year anniversary of their partnership, the Incubation Lab. This joint effort between CCI and The Moore Agency allows students to work with real clients while practicing their research, problem-solving, and presentation skills. Teaming up just like they would in …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
CCI Celebrates 5 Years of Collaboration with Local Communication Firm
Kaitlin Lansford Published in JSLHR
Kaitlin Lansford (pictured left), Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), recently published research in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (JSLHR). The paper is titled, “When Additional Training Isn’t Enough: Further Evidence That Unpredictable Speech Inhibits Adaptation,” and aims to address gaps in clinical …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna Working At Nickelodeon Nominated for Emmy
On May 21, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominees for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. One of the nominees on that list includes FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI) alumna, Brianna Biancardi (‘18, B.A. Media/Communication Studies), pictured left. Brianna is the Production Coordinator at Nickelodeon and works …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus Named Founding Director of Digital Media and Communication at USJ
Pablo Correa (’18, Ph.D. Communication) accepted a new position as the founding Director of Digital Media and Communication at the University of Saint Joseph.
CONTINUE READING33 CCI Students Graduate with Honors
Florida State University awarded 383 honors medallions to Spring 2020 graduates in a virtual ceremony on April 30, 2020 — 33 of these medallions were given to graduates of the FSU College of Communication and Information. The FSU Honors Program recognizes students who are particularly motivated to create change through intellectual curiosity. The breakdown of the …
CONTINUE READINGMeet Kenneth Thomas: Second Generation Seminole and IT Star
Few students get the chance to study at their parent’s alma maters. Even fewer get to say they took classes in the same buildings as them, but for Kenneth Thomas (B.S. Information Technology, ’08), studying IT at FSU ran in the family. “While my father was a student at FSU (College of Information Studies at …
CONTINUE READINGHow One iSchool Alumna is Changing Skincare
Jolanda Jakeyra, a graduate of the iSchool, recently left her full-time position as an Area Manager for Amazon to run her own vegan skincare line, Sanai’s Skin. For Jolanda, running an online e-commerce store means constantly checking business emails, tracking customer orders, and handcrafting each individual item. “When I am not making products, I am …
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