Two SLIS IT grads win ADDY Awards

The work of two bachelor’s in information technology graduates from School of Library & Information Studies received recognition at the 2010 ADDY Awards Gala in Tallahassee on Saturday. The annual event honors the best campaigns and commercials of Tallahassee advertising agencies. Josh Gonzalez (‘09) and Mike Murray (‘08) both worked on interactive media projects that …

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SLIS Alumnus Hinson Published in American Behavioral Scientist

School of Library & Information Studies alumnus Christopher L. Hinson, Ph.D. had his research article, “Negative Information Action,” published in American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 53, No. 6, 826–847 (2010).  Hinson earned his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Information Studies from The Florida State University College of Communication & Information and his Master of Science Degree in Political Science from The …

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Recent Grad gets Promoted

GOODMAN MEDIA PROMOTES JENNIFER MARCUS TO ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE NEW YORK, NY – December 22, 2009 – Goodman Media International President and CEO Tom Goodman announced today that Jennifer Marcus has been promoted to Account Executive at the New York-based public relations firm.  Marcus joined Goodman Media in July 2008 and served previously as an Assistant …

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Mary Alice Hunt: Remembering a life of service to SLIS

Mary Alice Hunt, retired professor emeritus of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Mary Alice was born in Lima, Ohio on April 14, 1928. She graduated from Ocala High School in 1946 and enrolled at Florida State University, where …

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PALM Center to partner in Library of Congress grant

The PALM Center at the Florida State University School of Library and Information Studies is part of a team that has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Library of Congress. The collaborative project, Successfully Teaching Educators about Primary Sources, will extend the work of the Library of Congress initiative Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS). …

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Everhart chosen to co-chair National Board committee

Dr. Nancy Everhart, associate professor at The Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies in Tallahassee, Florida has been chosen by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to co-chair a committee composed of a select national group of educators to assure the National Board’s Library Media Standards reflect the best practices …

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CCI-SLIS Grad student named ALA Emerging Leader

Graduate student Nicole Stroud of the FSU College of Communication & Information’s School of Library & Information Studies was chosen for the American Library Association (ALA) 2010 Emerging Leader program. In  January at the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, Nicole will be one of about 100 library staff from across the country to participate …

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