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 …
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Mainstream media stories about CCI faculty, staff, students and programs, usually published as a result of a CCI press release.
From Tallahassee to Tbilisi: Fulbright scholar to work for literacy in Georgia libraries
Spirit 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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