iSchool faculty collaborate on marketing, social media guide for libraries

Florida State University School of Information faculty members Christie Koontz and Lorri Mon collaborated on the recently published, “Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums,” a guide to marketing libraries, archives, and museum professionals in the social media age. The collaboration is both an introductory textbook and a guide for working …

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COMM assistant professor’s research featured on FSU 24/7

School of Communication Assistant Professor Patrick Merle is one of three Florida State University researchers featured in the article, “Florida State researchers join effort to study media-public policy connection,” on FSU 24/7 posted June 10. Merle, along with Carol Weissert, LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor Amanda Driscoll from Political …

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COMM faculty member voted chair of Film Florida’s education council

Florida State University School of Communication research associate and adjunct faculty member Lucia Fishburne was elected chair of Film Florida’s Education Council at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Coral Gables, Fla., on June 3. Prior to her appointment at Florida State in 2012, she served in the Executive Office of the Governor as Florida’s State …

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Kazmer accepts new role as iSchool’s associate director

Associate professor Michelle Kazmer accepted the new role of associate director at Florida State University’s School of Information effective May 8. In the position, Kazmer will assist School of Information Director Kathleen Burnett with administrative operations, and her responsibilities will evolve over time to meet the needs of the school. Initially she will focus on student orientation, …

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iSchool associate professor future-casts emerging educational technologies

What’s next on the horizon in educational technology? Florida State University School of Information associate professor Marcia Mardis is one of 50 people from across the globe future-casting emerging technologies for the New Media Consortium’s (NMC) Horizon Report. The internationally recognized NMC Horizon Report series are part of the NMC Horizon Project, “a comprehensive research venture established in …

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iSchool associate professor teaches at FSU Foundation’s Presidents Club College

Florida State University School of Information associate professor Paul Marty was one of a select group of faculty members who conducted exclusive classroom sessions at Presidents Club College hosted by the FSU Foundation on April 11. Marty’s class, “Hackathon 101: Innovating with Information Technology,” was part of the day-long back-to-school event, which provided Presidents Club …

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COMM professor Korzenny published by HispanicAd.com on minority trends in digital media

Florida State University School of Communication professor Felipe Korzenny’s article, “Multicultural Usage of Digital Media,” was published on the website HispanicAd.com on April 26. Korzenny, who is also the director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, wrote about the Center’s findings of a survey conducted in 2013, which measured an individual’s time spent …

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