Annie Sadler (B.S. Information Technology ’11) is making moves as a woman in the male-dominated fields of technology and construction. A lover of project management and all things behind-the-scenes, she currently works at a medium-sized family-owned construction business in Colorado in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. She is a part of the company’s in-house IT department and also works …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
Alum Annie Sadler Succeeds in IT Industry
Alumnus Tim Giordano Mentors Young Entrepreneurs with America’s Amazing Teens
Tim Giordano (B.S. Communication ’98) finds satisfaction in hard work done well, regardless of industry or sector. These days, he’s carrying that out by sitting on the Board of Advisors at America’s Amazing Teens. Giordano explains, “I serve as a mentor to help the young people America’s Amazing Teens [AAT] manages to develop their innovations in STEM and …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus Mario Landera Succeeds as Clinician, Assistant Professor at University of Miami
Dr. Mario A. Landera (B.S. ’04) has been practicing in the field of communication science and disorders since 2007. However, it was when he was a teenager that he was diagnosed with a voice disorder and a speech-language pathologist not only assisted him in regaining his voice, but also inspired his career path. Landera explains, …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alumna Jeannie Wallace Receives Grant for Literacy Program
Jeannie Wallace (MLIS, ’09) recently received a grant for the literacy program at Dixie Hollins High School in Pinellas County. Wallace has been sponsoring the literacy club for about seven and a half years, and added a spoken word poetry team in 2010 when she became a media specialist at Dixie Hollins High. This led her to begin attending …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna Jocelyn Givens Embraces Communication Skills as Senior Specialist of PR at American College of Rheumatology
Jocelyn Givens (B.S Mass Media ’08, M.S. IMC ’13) is a natural communicator and a public affairs connoisseur. As the Senior Specialist of Public Relations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), she does everything from develop and execute the College’s public relations strategy to manage its social media channels and online patient education center. Clearly, she has …
CONTINUE READINGDelta Zeta Raises $12,620 at Homeruns for Hearing
On October 16, Delta Zeta hosted their first annual Homeruns for Hearing. All proceeds benefitted the FSU Speech and Hearing Clinic as well as the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a non-profit that provides hearing aids to underprivileged individuals in third world countries. The Fall philanthropy event featured a homerun derby, a BBQ, various lawn games and a silent …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus Jayce Hill Brings Anthropology and Filmmaking Knowledge to Honduras
One of the struggles students face when choosing a college major is narrowing down their interests. For alumnus Jayce Hill, this wasn’t a problem. He simply decided to pursue two of his biggest interests by choosing two seemingly very different majors: Cultural Anthropology and Digital Media Production. Hill has always been interested in these two …
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