Allan Stamm, a member of the Florida State University College of Communication and Information Leadership Board, is a finalist for the Florida State University Leader of the Year Award. A Leader of the Year will be named from among several finalists on Sept. 17 during the annual banquet of the Distinguished Leadership Awards at FSU’s …
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Mainstream media stories about CCI faculty, staff, students and programs, usually published as a result of a CCI press release.
CCI board member is finalist for award
WCTV: CCI helps at-risk kids get computers
Computers donated by the Florida Attorney General’s Office and refurbished by FSU’s College of Communication & Information and Lutheran Social Services got new homes with at-risk kids. Check out the full story on WCTV’s Web site.
CONTINUE READINGFrom Tallahassee to Tbilisi: Fulbright scholar to work for literacy in Georgia libraries
By MARK HARPER © DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL July 20, 2009 Last summer, as news broke of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Georgia, Heather Wakefield was in the throes of a months-long process, applying for a Fulbright grant to study and research literacy in the Central Asian nation. “I had come to love the country even …
CONTINUE READINGSpirit of accident victim, a recent Comm grad, honored online
By JOHN A. TORRES © FLORIDA TODAY JULY 26, 2009 Michaela Thomas loved having an opinion. Social issues or controversial topics never scared her away. Nor did people. She could sit and watch people, strangers, for hours. “She was opinionated but never judgmental, and that’s a rare combination,” her mother, Kathleen Yockey, said. “She …
CONTINUE READINGMardis on WCTV, WTLX news
Dr. Marcia Mardis (center) discusses school library resources with Stephanie Salvatore and Lauren Searcy of WCTV. Dr. Marcia Mardis, assistant professor at the School of Library & Information Studies, appeared on local television evening news reports, Friday, July 24, 2009, on WCTV and WTLX. The features highlighted the recent grant received by Mardis to investigate the …
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