The FSU Forensics team has been making strides at national speech tournaments. This year, the group placed 19th at the AFA-NIET tournament, the first time that the team has placed in the top 20 in consecutive years. Additionally, senior Joseph Quintana advanced to the final round and placed 4th in Informative, making him the first …
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FSU Forensics Team Wins at National Tournaments
The Silver Divide: Students Teach Tech to Seniors
Most college outreach revolves around working with peers or providing advice as a mentor to K-12 students. The Community Outreach Group (COG) students was launched as a project of out the Information Technology Leadership course at FSU in 2012 to work with K-12 schools and STEM clubs in Leon County. Over the years, the group …
CONTINUE READINGCodeducation Provides Students with Coding, Programming Skills
Let’s face it: today’s world is becoming more and more dependent on technology. No matter what your major is or what kind of job you want to go into, chances are that you’re going to need some technological skills. Coding in particular is an important skill to have because it helps you understand what’s behind what you look at …
CONTINUE READINGFSU CCI students provide Leadership Training to Florida TSA members
by Ebe Randeree, Associate Dean, College of Communication & Information When I say TSA, what do you think of? Yes – airport security. However, the mission of the Technology Student Association (TSA) is to prepare its members for the challenges of a dynamic world by promoting technological literacy, leadership and problem solving, resulting in personal growth …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Students Attend Hackathons at Universities Across the Country
From our very own Florida State University to Georgia Tech to the University of Michigan, universities all over the country are hosting hackathons. At these weekend-long events, teams of computer programers, system developers, interface designers and the like come together to work on a variety of computer-related programs. Despite what the name of the event …
CONTINUE READINGWISE Visits Atlanta Agencies
Women in IT/ICT Sharing Experiences (WISE) recently traveled to Atlanta, Ga., to visit with top advertising, information technology and strategy firms. Six women made the trip to Atlanta, visiting with employees and CCI alumni at 22Squared, Chick-fil-A and State Farm. Students included Kelby Mahoney, Shelby Hobbs, Courtney Lisenbee, Hannah Brock, Chelsea Schneider and Megan McGilvray. …
CONTINUE READINGFSU STARS Alliance Awarded at Annual Conference
Continuing the tradition of excellence, FSU STARS Alliance brought home accolades from the 2015 STARS Respect Conference in Charlotte last week. The FSU STARS presented 4 posters in the Outreach category and 2 in the Planning category. Two posters earned recognition: Selecting High School Partners placed 2nd in Outreach and Zombie Camps – A Girl Scout Survival Adventure took 1st in Outreach. FSU Stars chapter was voted …
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