After working hard to balance two majors at FSU while also volunteering at WFSU, Ashleigh McDonald launched into her career in marketing when she started off working at a sports marketing agency in Charlotte, NC. “While parts of the job were amazing, it was a very fast paced, high turnover environment that was incredibly stressful …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
Ashleigh McDonald Opens Happiness At Her Job With Coca-Cola
Farewell to a Friend: Adam Jankowski
Adam Jankowski passed away August 13, 2016 after a fight with a recurrence of Lymphoma. Adam was a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Information Technology. He was a brother of Theta Chi fraternity. “My prayers go out to Adam’s family and friends. He will be missed very much,” shared Dr. Mark …
CONTINUE READINGSamara Gerard Transitions from Advertising to Digital Media Planning
Samara Gerard (B.S. ‘13) began her professional career in the world of advertising and transitioned all the way into the field of digital media planning. “I started the Monday after graduation at 3W Studios, a boutique web firm as a Digital Coordinator. It was a great experience since it was small and I had to …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Doctoral Graduates Research, Teach Across the Nation
School of Information doctoral graduates Lenese Colson, Jennifer Luetkemeyer and Abby Phillips recently graduated from the PhD in Information program. Up next, taking the academic world by storm. Lenese Colson will be joining Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She will be working as a Lecturer in the Department of Teaching & Learning within the …
CONTINUE READINGLieutenant Tanesha Tutt Prevails in The World of Health Care
“If someone were to have told me in my days at FSU that in 2016 I would be an Officer in the U.S. Public Health Services Commissioned Corps, let alone work in public health, I would have dismissed them completely,” explains Lieutenant Tanesha Tutt (B.A. ’05, M.S. ’06). Lieutenant Tutt graduated with her Master’s degree …
CONTINUE READINGSeminole Productions Renovation Paves Future for Media Production Students
It was 1987 and Florida State’s football coaches were ready to switch from film to video. Working with the team was then undergraduate Mark Rodin, who was up to the challenge. Thirty years later, Rodin is the Executive Director of Seminole Productions and oversees 75-100 students who gain invaluable experience in state of the art digital …
CONTINUE READINGLissette Calveiro Turns Her Passion For Storytelling Into A Career
Lissette Calveiro (B.A. ‘14) has always had a passion for storytelling. After turning that passion into a reality by graduating from FSU with a B.A. in Public Relations and Leadership Studies after only two years, she went on to obtain her current position at Max Borges Agency and Contributing Writer roles at publications including The …
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