School of Communication Director Receives CRC Grant

Dr. Patrick Merle, Associate Professor and Director of the School of Communication, received a SEED grant from the Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) for his project, “Uncertain about the Cone of Uncertainty?: Examining the impact of the new NHC visual about tropical cyclones on coastal communities.”

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SCOM Student Awarded Jay Rayburn Scholarship

Kaylan Williams, a Public Relations (PR) student in the School of Communications, has been awarded the Jay Rayburn Scholarship through the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA). Williams was honored at the FPRA statewide “PR & Comms Summit” this August.

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iSchool Professors Called to Write Third Edition of Book

School of Information (iSchool) adjunct professor Christie Koontz and retired faculty Lorri Mon have been called to write the third edition of their book, “Marketing and Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Museums and Archives!” Koontz and Mon initially collaborated on their first book in 2014 after teaching innovative marketing and social media management classes for the iSchool at Florida State University.

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Marcia Mardis Presents Technical Workforce Paper in Brussels

Professor and Associate Dean Marcia Mardis presented the paper “’Sometimes You’re in a Tight Spot’: A Woman Welder Reflects on her Advanced Manufacturing Educational Experiences” at the 2024 EdMedia conference in Brussels, Belgium, on July 2, 2024. “I can’t even begin to describe what an honor and thrill it was to present this paper in …

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PhD Student Sunah Lee Attends 2024 NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar

Sunah Lee, a PhD student at Florida State University (FSU), was one of only 30 students nationwide chosen to attend the esteemed National Communication Association (NCA) Doctoral Honors Seminar. Held from June 4-7 at the University of Utah, this seminar brought together the nation’s most promising scholars to discuss current topics in communication.

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