Building Talent Pipelines from CCI to the Working World

Stars students roadtrip

Right before the winter break, CCI Student Hannah Brock traveled with ten other students and Associate Dean Ebe Randeree to Atlanta on a career building trip to meet with alumni, hiring managers, and decision-makers from top corporations looking to hire students from Florida State University. She writes about her experience on the trip in the piece …

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FSU Forensics Team Hits the Ground Running in 2017 Competition

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In the new year, the Speech and Debate Club at Florida State University has already found great success. The Speech and Debate Club at FSU, also known as Forensics, is an interdisciplinary group of students. Ranging from Political Science to Biology to Communication, students study public speaking, leadership, critical thinking, time management, advanced writing and …

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iSchool Women Recognized at ALISE 2017

Women from the School of Information at Florida State University brought home accolades from the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference this weekend. Many iSchool faculty, students and alumni attended the conference in Atlanta, Ga. ALISE focuses on Library Information Studies educators and researchers. Florida’s iSchool is ranked as the #13 Best …

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A Diversity of Experience Helps IMC Alumna Find Career Focus

Recent Integrated Marketing Communications graduate Julie Jordan knows that career paths are seldom linear. In fact, it was her diverse work experiences that led to her decision to focus on a career in communications. After starting her career at the Florida Governor’s Appointments Office, Jordan’s new found focus brought her to Florida State University’s College of …

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Kazmer Named Editor of Library Hi Tech Journal

Dr. Michelle Kazmer, Professor in the School of Information at Florida State University, has been named editor-in-chief of Library Hi Tech, effective August 2016. Kazmer will succeed Dr. Elke Greifeneder and Dr. Michael Seadle of Humboldt University in Germany. Kazmer, an information scientist with extensive experience in the library science and information field, says that …

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It’s All About the Journey – Alumnus Gregg McBride’s Winding Path to Hollywood

Gregg McBride

Gregg McBride (B.S. ’86) is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles, CA whose recent work includes Hallmark Hall of Fame movie “A Heavenly Christmas” – which premiered to the highest ratings of any original film in the history of the Hallmark Channel. Leading a writing career for over 15 years has taught this Communications alumnus …

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