FSU CCI Leadership Board member and School of Information alumna Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer is a candidate for the American Library Association (ALA) Council. “It has long been a dream of mine to be a member of ALA Council,” says Kathleen. “The opportunity to influence the direction of ALA, as well as to weigh in on matters of social …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
iSchool Alumna is a Candidate for American Library Association Council
iSchool Alumnus Named Belmont Forum Human Dimensions Champion
Wade Bishop, Associate Professor for the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, has been named the 2018-19 Human Dimensions Champion for Belmont Forum e-Infrastructures & Data Management. Bishop (’10, Ph.D. Library & Information Studies) has been able to present research at destinations such as Botswana for International Data Week, as well as Australia for the International …
CONTINUE READINGSindy Chapa Publishes & Presents Work on Hispanic Marketing
Dr. Sindy Chapa, an assistant professor at the FSU School of Communication, recently presented her work at the Hispanic/Latino Media & Marketing (HLMM) conference. The work Chapa presented at HLMM is a chapter of the recently published book, Latinx Voices: Hispanics in the Media in the U.S. Her chapter provides a general overview of the Hispanic …
CONTINUE READINGTy Corfield: Alumnus Soaring to New Heights in Unexpected Field
Given Ty Corfield’s bachelor’s degree in Digital Media Production, people may be surprised to find out that he is currently enrolled in ATP Flight School in Jacksonville, Florida to pursue his pilot’s license. Although, to Corfield, he always knew travel would be a big part of his life. “I always saw myself doing something that involved …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Promoted at Battelle Memorial Institute
iSchool alumna Abigail Goehring (’15, M.S. Information) has recently been promoted to Librarian 2 at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio. As one of the world’s largest non-profit independent research and development institutions, Battelle is committed to driving innovation and discovery. “Our work crosses all aspects of scientific research, from national security to agribusiness to national …
CONTINUE READINGPatric Holly: iSchool Alumnus and Electronic Health Record Coordinator
Patric Holly (’11, B.S. Information Technology) is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Coordinator at Aledade, Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland. For those unfamiliar, an EHR is a digital version of a patient’s paper chart and are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users. As the EHR Coordinator, Holly is responsible …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumnus Recipient of Prestigious GreyNet Award
Florida State University Ph.D. recipient Plato Smith (’14, Ph.D. Information) has been chosen as the recipient of the 2019 GreyNet Award. This award from GreyNet International seeks to acknowledge outstanding achievements in the field of grey literature, a field in library and information science that deals with production, distribution, and access to multiple document types …
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