FSU Forensics Team Starts New Year Continuing Success

The Forensics Team at Florida State University started 2019 continuing the success they had during the 2018 Fall semester. This past weekend, the team attended and won two tournaments hosted by Southeastern University. The first tournament was in the British Parliamentary style. Mai Rubin and Josh Schulster competed as a team, and Kaitlyn Applegate and …

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Student Leaders Continue After School Technology Program at R. Frank Nims Middle School

This Fall, students from the Florida State University College of Communication and Information continued their weekly after school program at R. Frank Nims Middle School in Tallahassee.  The project started last Spring as an outreach event for STARS Alliance.  Students from the School of Information IT Leadership class and members of Community Outreach Group (COG), …

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CCI partners with WITI to launch Tallahassee chapter

FSU’s College of Communication and Information is teaming up with Randstad Technologies and Women in Technology International (WITI) to bring a panel discussion with industry leaders to the Turnbull Conference Center on June 20th. From 5:30pm to 8:15pm, students, alumni, and community members interested in pursuing tech careers will have the chance to network and …

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Atlanta continues to attract tech grads from CCI

With more than eight trips in the past three years, College of Communication and Information (CCI) students have once again traveled to Atlanta to seek employment, lured by the growth opportunities, corporate headquarters, and new startups that are making Atlanta their home.  Last month, ten students from CCI visited four companies in Atlanta.  They toured …

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Ad Club Visits Agencies in ATL to Meet Industry Professionals

As a way for students to gain insight into the world of advertising and establish connections with industry professionals, Florida State University’s Advertising Club coordinates trips every semester, providing students of all majors the opportunity to visit agencies in different cities. In April, the Ad Club traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, visiting highly-accredited agencies, including Fitzgerald …

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CCI Students Shine at FSU’s Annual Leadership Awards Night

Images provided by Union Productions               On Tuesday, April 10, students, faculty, and organizations from all over Florida State University gathered to celebrate the extraordinary leadership happening campus-wide. The Division of Student Affairs sponsored this wonderful evening which honored individuals as well as organizations for their hard work in …

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Students run semester long technology program at R. Frank Nims Middle School

With job openings exceeding qualified applicants for STEM degrees, employers have a need for new graduates with technology and programming skills. Students from FSU’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) have been doing outreach in Leon County schools for many years including school visits, summer camps, Saturday workshops, classroom support, coding workshops, and hosting schools …

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