Serving communities in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Alabama, Orlando Health is a nonprofit healthcare organization founded over 100 years ago. As a systems librarian, Victoria Rodrigues oversees the organization’s library technology, authentication, e-resource infrastructure, and all the collection elements that enable users to access evidence-based information. “I provide the collections and platforms that make discovery …
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News about the FSU College of Communication & Information
iSchool Alumna Victoria Rodrigues Bridges the Gap Between Healthcare and Libraries
SCOM Students Give Back During Their Summer Abroad
Students in the Media and Communication program studying this summer in Florence, Italy, took their learning beyond the classroom by volunteering with Fondazione Angeli del Bello, or “Angels of Beauty Foundation,” a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and beautifying the city. The volunteer experience gave students a chance to put the theme of their summer magazine, …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD Ph.D. Candidate Angelica Bernabe Selected for National ASHA Leadership Program
School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Ph.D. candidate Angelica Bernabe has been selected for the 2026 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP), a national program that brings together emerging leaders in communication sciences and disorders. Bernabe is one of only 40 students selected nationally for the 2026 cohort and will represent …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Student Sofia Zavala Attends the first-ever Girls Inc. Girls Leading Change Summit in St. Louis
This past July, Sofia Zavala, an incoming Senior at Florida State University (FSU), attended the first-ever Girls Inc. Girls Leading Change Summit in St. Louis, Missouri. “I have been attending Girls Inc. since I was a little girl, and I have a very deep love for it,” said Zavala. “I think it’s a great organization …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Jordan to FSU: Dr. Sana Tibi Helps Strengthen Early Education Through IREX Grant
For Dr. Sana Tibi, an associate professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders, the opportunity to help advance early education in Jordan brings together two important parts of her life: her connection to the country where she grew up speaking Arabic, and her academic career studying how children learn to read the language. Tibi and Stephanie …
CONTINUE READINGSCOM Alumna Cindy McGovern Releases Her Third Book, “The Permission Mission”
Cindy McGovern (Ph.D, School of Communication, FSU), a 2026 CCI Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient, released her new book, The Permission Mission. The Wall Street Journal best-selling author and CEO has witnessed people limit their own potential by believing they need permission to pursue the goals and opportunities they want. With this book, she breaks …
CONTINUE READINGJiwoo Seo Presents Research Paper at the 24th DCMI Conference in South Korea
Jiwoo Seo, a School of Information (iSchool) doctoral student, presented her research paper, “Motivations for Participating in Biomedical Ontology Communities within Human-AI Collaboration,” at the 24th International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Initiative (DCMI) in Seoul, South Korea. “Since I am originally from Seoul and have lived there for most of my life, the …
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