Tim Giordano (B.S. Communication ’98) finds satisfaction in hard work done well, regardless of industry or sector. These days, he’s carrying that out by sitting on the Board of Advisors at America’s Amazing Teens. Giordano explains, “I serve as a mentor to help the young people America’s Amazing Teens [AAT] manages to develop their innovations in STEM and …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
Alumnus Tim Giordano Mentors Young Entrepreneurs with America’s Amazing Teens
Alumnus Mario Landera Succeeds as Clinician, Assistant Professor at University of Miami
Dr. Mario A. Landera (B.S. ’04) has been practicing in the field of communication science and disorders since 2007. However, it was when he was a teenager that he was diagnosed with a voice disorder and a speech-language pathologist not only assisted him in regaining his voice, but also inspired his career path. Landera explains, …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alumna Jeannie Wallace Receives Grant for Literacy Program
Jeannie Wallace (MLIS, ’09) recently received a grant for the literacy program at Dixie Hollins High School in Pinellas County. Wallace has been sponsoring the literacy club for about seven and a half years, and added a spoken word poetry team in 2010 when she became a media specialist at Dixie Hollins High. This led her to begin attending …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna Jocelyn Givens Embraces Communication Skills as Senior Specialist of PR at American College of Rheumatology
Jocelyn Givens (B.S Mass Media ’08, M.S. IMC ’13) is a natural communicator and a public affairs connoisseur. As the Senior Specialist of Public Relations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), she does everything from develop and execute the College’s public relations strategy to manage its social media channels and online patient education center. Clearly, she has …
CONTINUE READINGDelta Zeta Raises $12,620 at Homeruns for Hearing
On October 16, Delta Zeta hosted their first annual Homeruns for Hearing. All proceeds benefitted the FSU Speech and Hearing Clinic as well as the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a non-profit that provides hearing aids to underprivileged individuals in third world countries. The Fall philanthropy event featured a homerun derby, a BBQ, various lawn games and a silent …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus Jayce Hill Brings Anthropology and Filmmaking Knowledge to Honduras
One of the struggles students face when choosing a college major is narrowing down their interests. For alumnus Jayce Hill, this wasn’t a problem. He simply decided to pursue two of his biggest interests by choosing two seemingly very different majors: Cultural Anthropology and Digital Media Production. Hill has always been interested in these two …
CONTINUE READINGMaggie Peterson Adds Talent to Bowstern Marketing Team as Senior Director
Maggie Peterson (B.S. Public Relations, ’11) is the Senior Director at BowStern Marketing Communications. BowStern produces innovative, memorable and results-driven campaigns for clients around the globe. As Senior Director, Peterson mainly works with the account management team to provide oversight on strategy, planning and execution for client campaigns that are based in different industries all over …
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