Meet CCI Alumna Donnica Smalls, Health Communications Specialist

CCI Alumna Donnica Smalls is making health information accessible, consistent, and inclusive through her role with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Donnica graduated from Florida State in 2012 with her Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications. After graduating, she joined CDC as a Public Affairs Specialist. During that time, she specialized in …

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CCI Welcomes Fulbright Scholar Amoolya Rajappa to Campus

CCI is excited to welcome international Fulbright Scholar Amoolya Rajappa to our Tallahassee campus.  Amoolya comes from Bengaluru, India, and will be studying in Tallahassee for nine months under the mentorship of Interim Dean Dr. Stephen McDowell. She is a current PhD student at Christ University in Bengaluru, pursuing a degree in Media Studies. During …

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SCSD Bilingual Certificate Program Partners with School in Costa Rica

Communication Science and Disorders students have partnered with Costa Ballena school in Costa Rica to provide web-based instruction to Spanish-English speaking children.   Eleven FSU students enrolled in the Bilingual Services Certificate program in SCSD have been participating in online instruction with the children. They meet with the children twice a week throughout the course of the semester. In their …

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CCI Faculty Member Speaks at Inaugural Emmett Till Archives Lecture

CCI School of Communication Faculty member Dr. Davis Houck recently spoke at the inaugural Emmett Till Archives Lecture on December 2nd, 2021.   Dr. Houck was joined by Keith Beauchamp and Devery Anderson, two of the nation’s leading experts on Emmett Till’s life and legacy. The lecture welcomed over eighty attendees, both in-person and online. The conversation between Houck, Beauchamp, and Anderson centered around …

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College of Communication and Information (CCI) Launches Black Men in Tech Program with Four Local High School Partners

Launched in November, Black Men in Tech (BMIT) is a new CCI project that focuses on strengthening the pipeline for young Black men interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), with a focus on Information Technology (IT).  A recent grant from the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) has given CCI’s BMIT researchers and partners …

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