Cenas Empresariales (or Entrepreneurial Dinners) is the bridge between Puerto Rico’s new generation of doers, the island’s serial entrepreneurs, and the world’s most influential changemakers. Our very own Christine Nieves Rodriguez, Entrepreneur in Residence for CCI has been selected as one of the speakers for the inaugural event that is expected to run in the …
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
Nieves Travels to Puerto Rico to Speak at Cenas Empresariales
20 Questions with Richard Urban
20 Questions with Richard Urban What was your first job? I started as a “Page” at the Ridley Township Public Library when I was 15. I spent so much time there, I figured I should get paid for it. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “Not all …
CONTINUE READINGPEERS Program Helps Young Adults With Autism Expand Social Skills
In it’s third semester, PEERS (Program for Evaluation and Enrichment of Relational Skills), is becoming an invaluable piece of the Tallahassee community. The School of Communication Science & Disorders at Florida State University is partnering with the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) to use evidence-based research to impact the lives of middle and high …
CONTINUE READINGWayne Wiegand Embarks on ‘Part of Our Lives’ Book Tour
Wayne Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor Emeritus spent eight years at Florida State University research and teaching library science courses, all while impacting the lives of students – like Micah Vandegrift. Wiegand retired in 2010 and recently authored a new book, Part of Our Lives, A People’s History of the American Public Library. This Fall, he begins a …
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Davis Houck Creates ‘Emmett Till Trail’ App
Sixty years ago today, African-American teenager Emmett Till was murdered after flirting with a white woman. Today, FSU Professor Davis Houck announces an app featuring Mississippi landmarks integral to Till’s story. Dr. Davis Houck first heard Till’s name when he was an undergraduate and has since dedicated much of his work to telling Till’s …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Malia Bruker
20 Questions with Malia Bruker What was your first job? Right after I got my BA from FSU I got an unpaid internship at Free Speech TV in Colorado. I moved in with a family to nanny because I had no money for rent. Within 2 months the internship turned into a very intense job …
CONTINUE READINGDuBard’s Advanced Systems Design Named on Inc.’s Fastest Growing List
Inc. Magazine, a publication focused on growing companies, recently released it’s annual list of 5,000 fastest-growing private sector companies in the United States. On that list were three Tallahassee-based companies, including Advanced Systems Design (ASD). Dr. John DuBard, Director of the Project Management Center at Florida State University, is the company’s Founder and President. ASD ranked 2,223 …
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