School of Communication Professor Davis Houck is a lifelong civil rights activist and scholar. Last year, Houck created the Emmett Till Memory App with a team and doctoral student Pablo Correa. The idea came to fruition in August 2014 between Houck and two good friends and colleagues: Dave Tell from the University of Kansas and …
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Houck’s Emmett Till Memory App Awarded Heritage Award for Education
Megan Bobiak: An Example of Seminole Success
Megan Bobiak (B.S. ’00) cherishes the memories of her experience as an FSU student, and remains a ‘Nole every day in her professional career, as well as through past leadership roles with the Seminole Club of Greater Orlando. “My collegiate career and the skills I gleaned at FSU have left an indelible imprint on me …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Named Regional Training Provider for DHS
Recently, the College of Communication & Information has been appointed as a regional training provider for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on cyber security related courses as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS). Courses included Legal Informatics, Networks and Telecommunications, Network Administration for the Information Professional, Advanced Database Management, Information Policy, …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Betsy Crawford
20 Questions with Betsy Crawford What was your first job? Neighborhood babysitter & petsitter. But first “real” job was scooping ice cream at a local High’s Ice Cream Store when I was 15. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? I Do Not Know What I Want to be …
CONTINUE READINGAlexis Carter Lands New Job as Youth Services Librarian
Alexis Carter (M.A. ‘15) always knew she wanted to work with youth, but she didn’t initially see herself in the library field. It wasn’t until her sophomore year of college that she knew the library field would become her passion for life. “I was previously on an elementary education track, and during one of my …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Jennifer Boss Kekelis
What was your first job? My first job was working in my parents’ restaurant which was a sub sandwich shop on Panama City Beach. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “Bossiness”. See what I did there? Not necessarily because I’m bossy, but because it would be all about …
CONTINUE READINGMarcia Mardis Keynotes at EduTECH
In May, iSchool associate professor and assistant dean Marcia Mardis attended EduTECH in Brisbane, Australia, where she delivered an international keynote, a master class, and served on an executive panel. Mardis has long been a player in school librarianship and digital learning, which is why she enjoyed the EduTECH conference so much. In her words, EduTECH …
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