20 Questions with Mia Liza A. Lustria What was your first job? Instructor at the University of the Philippines Los Banos. I was hired right after graduating from college. The opportunity essentially fell into my lap – later I learned I got the job because someone had started a rumor that another department was trying …
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News about the faculty of all schools comprising the the FSU College of Communication & Information
20 Questions with Mia Lustria
20 Questions with Andy Opel
What was your first job? Bus boy and ice cream scoop at a Howard Johnson’s restaurant when I was 15. The owner, Skip, terrified me because he was always yelling at people over minor mistakes. I had grown up with a loud and aggressive father so I was not afraid of yelling …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Mardis authors report on importance of broadband in K-12 schools
A Florida State University researcher is a part of team of experts who have released a strategic brief to assist the K-12 community and policymakers in advocating for high-quality, high-capacity and affordable broadband connections to every classroom in the United States.
CONTINUE READINGDr. Kazmer Blogs for the Institute for Successful Longevity
iSchool professor and researcher Dr. Michelle Kazmer recently blogged for FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity. Her blog post addresses the information needs of an aging population. Dr. Kazmer’s post discusses research about older adults’ information needs and elaborates on specific key factors that should be considered when designing information services and sources for older adults. These …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Lisa Scott
What was your first job? I worked as a car hop for A & W Root Beer. I didn’t have to wear roller skates, thank goodness, because the mugs on the trays were REALLY heavy! If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Things That Made Me …
CONTINUE READINGHispanic Marketing Center Travels to Atlanta for Advisory Board Meeting
by Laicelis Haro Throughout our lives we encounter individuals who inspire us; these encounters are often by happenstance. At Florida State University’s Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication the opportunity to meet seasoned individuals in related fields of marketing is coordinated. The Center has a carefully selected Advisory Board that encourages students to follow their goals …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Associate Professor and Doctoral Candidate Publish Study on Mobile Wellness Applications
FSU associate professor Besiki Stvilia and FSU alumnus Wonchan Choi recently published an exploratory study entitled “Mobile wellness application-seeking behavior by college students.” The duo examined how students obtain wellness information, including what wellness applications students use and for what purposes and how students found out about and select the wellness applications. According to the study, students get most of their …
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