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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Former iSchool professor Eliza Dresang passes away

Former Florida State University School of Information professor Eliza T. Dresang passed away on April 21 at the age of 72. Dresang joined Florida State’s School of Information as an associate professor in 1996 and was named the Eliza Atkins Gleason Professorship in 2004. She remained at Florida State until 2009.  At Florida State, Dresang won …

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CCI Associate Dean McDowell presents on Think FSU at Communicators Network Meeting

Florida State University (FSU) College of Communication & Information Associate Dean, Dr. Stephen McDowell, was a guest speaker at a FSU Communicators* Network meeting on March 18, 2014.  He spoke about a new initiative, known as Think FSU, now being launched university-wide.  Dr. McDowell has been involved on the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Think FSU’s implementation committee’s leadership team that worked on this …

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iSchool associate professor Mardis named Internet2 Presidential Fellow

Florida State University School of Information associate professor Marcia Mardis has been invited to serve as an Internet2 Presidential Fellow to complete her project “A Distant Mirror? Investigating Internet2 and the Imminent Demand for Data Intensive Applications in R&E’s K-12 Communities.” Internet2 is an exceptional community of U.S. and international leaders in research, academia, industry …

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CCI trio earns University Teaching Awards

Florida State University recognized faculty members from the School of Communication and School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) for their excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching for the 2013-14 academic year. Arthur Raney, the James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication, claimed the University Undergraduate Teaching Award.  It is …

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Zeigler inducted into FSU Circle of Gold

Mark Zeigler, a research associate and instructor in the School of Communication, was inducted into Florida State University’s Circle of Gold on April 12 prior to the football spring game. The award, given by the FSU Alumni Association, was created in 1993 to recognize FSU alumni and friends who, through their service and achievements, personify …

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COMM Professor Korzenny discusses the importance of U.S. Hispanics in NPR interview

Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication and director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, was interviewed in a story by NPR’s Here & Now Contributor’s Network, KUT, over a smart phone app that translates an English-language film about civil rights activist César Chávez.  The app, called myLINGO, partnered …

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