Amy Johnson, alumna of the MLIS program, has been named the new state librarian and director of the Division of Library and Information Services. “I am a proud graduate of Florida State University’s School of Information from December 1990,” she shared. “I have many fond memories of classes with Dr. Clack, Dr. Conaway, and Dean …
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News about (and for) the alumni of the schools comprising the FSU College of Communication & Information
iSchool Alumna Amy Johnson named new state librarian
COMM Alumnus debuts on-campus food delivery system, Renegade Runner at Florida State University
Last October, The College of Communication & Information spoke with Bryant Joseph, recent Communications, Media Production and Business alum about his development of Stadium Runner, a concession delivery system for Florida State University athletic events. Last month, the CEO of Stadium Runner launched a new initiative with CTO and Co-Founder Connor Grady, Renegade Runner, and has big news …
CONTINUE READINGAlums return to recruit next generation of CCI employees
Ah, career fair season. You can see it from a mile away, the steady stream of black pencil skirts and shiny black shoes. Follow them and you’ll end up at Seminole Futures and the CCI Career Fair. Side step the ladies switching from flats to heels and you’re in, winding up and down aisles of companies eager …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Kenya to Washington: Meet iSchool Alumna Leah Hannaford
Can one sentence change a life? Spark a career? Leah Hannaford, the resident Open Education Librarian at Centralia College in Washington, is proof that it can. Now an alumna of the School of Information, Hannaford’s journey towards librarianship started in Africa. In the Army for eight years, the staff sergeant was deployed to the Horn …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumnus – Julio Valeriano
Since graduating with an Integrated Marketing Communication degree from Florida State University in 2010, Julio Valeriano has made his mark in the Public Relations industry in Washington, D.C. With more than five years of experience, Valeriano provides effective strategic communication, media relations and integrated marketing support for brand marketing, corporate, healthcare, public affairs and technology industries like DuPont …
CONTINUE READINGSparkFSU campaign to benefit Diem Brown Scholarship Fund
You’ve probably seen Diem Brown on television. Her bubbly personality was a part of many seasons of The Challenge on MTV and where she also worked as an entertainment reporter. Brown was a two-time cancer survivor and after a courageous journey to fight ovarian cancer, she passed away in November 2014 at the age of …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna named Director of Seafood Stability at National Aquarium
More and more often, the media is praising companies with great corporate social responsibility. These are the companies that make efforts that go above and beyond what is required by regulators, legislation and environmental protection groups. The National Aquarium, located in Baltimore, MD., is a nonprofit organization that is home to over 17,000 amphibians, sharks, fish, bottlenose …
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