CCI Welcomes New iSchool Staff

  Chauncey Richburg graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. Criminology in 2012. He was an active member of the United States Army from 2004-2007 and previously worked as an Academic Support Assistant in the FSU Statistics Department. Richburg serves as an Office Administrator in the School of Information and enjoys research about military science and political science. …

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Chapa’s research quoted by Latina Mom Bloggers

Food is the cornerstone of many cultures and traditions. Sindy Chapa, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, recently conducted a study that found the majority of Latina mothers (over 80%) value passing down family history to their children through cooking. Authentic ingredients like Mazola Corn Oil help generations follow the recipes passed down by their …

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20 Questions with Jennifer Proffitt

20 Questions with Jennifer Proffitt What was your first job? Chuck E. Cheese. And yes, I did dress as the mouse a few times. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Is This Real Life? Where did you grow up? Pittsburgh, PA, and proud of it. Those who know …

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iSchool’s Marcia Mardis awarded Developing Scholar Award

The School of Information‘s Marcia Mardis has been awarded the Developing Scholar Award by the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) at Florida State University. Dr. Mardis is the second School of Information faculty member to ever have received this distinction. The Developing Scholar Award is based upon an evaluation of Mardis’ scholarly activities at Florida State University. …

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FSU’s Author Day honors CCI Faculty

Each year, the Office of Faculty Recognition holds an Authors Day to recognize faculty members who have published books in the past year. From the College of Communication and Information, Davis Houck, Andy Opel, Art Raney, Melissa Gross, Shuyuan Mary Ho, Christie Koontz, Don Latham, Marcia Mardis and Lorri Mon will be honored at the …

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20 Questions with Leonard LaPointe

20 Questions with Leonard LaPointe Francis Eppes Professor of Communication Science and Disorders Faculty: Program in Neuroscience Faculty: College of Medicine What was your first job? Bagging potatoes in the local Red Owl store; peeling pulpwood in the woods of Upper Michigan; tamping railroad ties for the Milwaukee Road; lifeguard at Sawyer Lake. If you …

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SCSD changes lives on Help Guatemala Hear Mission

On March 7th, a plane of students and faculty from the School of Communication Science and Disorders landed in Atlanta. The plane ride marked the end of a trip to Panajachel, Guatemala, where the group gave the gift of hearing to children and adults. Through Porch de Salomon, an outreach organization, Selena Snowden, her husband, …

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