Professor Davis Houck, Student, and Alum Bring Media Production Program to MS Delta

Davis W. Houck is Florida State University’s Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies. In partnership with Tougaloo College, his research and expertise on the Black Freedom Movement are used in the making of the film “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” and a corresponding civil rights K-12 curriculum, “Find Your Voice.” The project is funded by the W.K. …

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Media2Inspire: A Symposium for the Digital Age

FSU School of Communication professor, Dr. Art Raney, along with postdoctoral scholar in positive media psychology Dr. Katherine R. Dale, collaborated with researchers from schools of communication at Chapman University and Pennsylvania State University to host Media2Inspire: A Research Symposium on Self-Transcendent Media Content and Experiences at the Florida State Conference Center April 20-21, 2018. With …

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Remembering Diem Brown in “Challenge Throwdown for the Cause” in Orlando, FL on June 30

Diem Brown graduated from Florida State University in 2003. She was on many seasons of The Challenge on MTV where she was also an entertainment reporter. A two-time cancer survivor, after a courageous fight, Brown passed away in November 2014 from ovarian cancer at the age of 34. Friends of Brown’s are hosting an event, “Challenge …

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iSchool’s Dr. Nancy Everhart is a Visiting Lecturer in Dieburg, Germany

Dr. Nancy Everhart from the iSchool is spending a month in Germany as an International Visiting Lecturer at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Media Campus in Dieburg.  The aim of the Visiting Lecturer program is to improve the international teaching program by additional teaching, teaching in a foreign language and teaching with an international focus. In particular, it …

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CCI partners with WITI to launch Tallahassee chapter

FSU’s College of Communication and Information is teaming up with Randstad Technologies and Women in Technology International (WITI) to bring a panel discussion with industry leaders to the Turnbull Conference Center on June 20th. From 5:30pm to 8:15pm, students, alumni, and community members interested in pursuing tech careers will have the chance to network and …

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FSU iCamp to Promote STEM Education

FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI) has successfully teamed up with the US Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) and the National Technology Student Association (TSA) to create FSU iCamp, which will offer 6 weeks of summer technology activities on FSU’s campus. FSU iCamp offers a pre-collegiate summer experience for talented high school students from groups …

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