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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News about the FSU College of Communication & Information
FSU Forensics Team Hits the Ground Running in 2017 Competition
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 …
CONTINUE READINGIMC Alumna Angela Huber Leads Marketing Efforts at General Dynamics
It is not uncommon for students to come to universities undecided about their career interests and majors. With an open mind and curiosity, their search for a spark of interest in a field often leads to a strong commitment once they’ve found it. Such is the case with Angela Huber. After talking to a friend …
CONTINUE READINGKazmer 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 …
CONTINUE READINGIt’s All About the Journey – Alumnus Gregg McBride’s Winding Path to Hollywood
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 …
CONTINUE READINGMardis Keynotes MAME Conference
Marcia Mardis, Associate Professor in the School of Information and CCI Assistant Dean has long been a player in school librarianship and digital learning. In her research she explores digital learning resource collection, description, and use. Her unique research not only yielded two recent books, numerous grants and the popular Web2MARC cataloging software, but also …
CONTINUE READINGIT Alumna Uses Skills to Create the Ultimate Marketing Experience
Shayla Perry’s (B.S. ’02) day-to-day working as a Experiential Event Manager may include coordinating with celebrity chefs and organizations like the PGA tour, but she still remembers her roots as an IT student at the School of Information. “I initially was a Management Information Systems major because I loved computers, but I also had a …
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