Alumnus Jamie Linden on Life, Luck, and Persistence

Screenwriter and CCI alumnus Jamie Linden (B.S. ’01) did not know what he wanted to do after graduation. That is, he had a set of skills and experiences he acquired throughout his four years at Florida State University, but he wasn’t sure where he wanted to apply those skills. Like many other newly-minted FSU alumni, he …

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FSU STARS Bring Leadership Techniques and Mentoring to STEM Students Across Florida

FSU STARS were on the road again, connecting current students with alumni as well as mentoring middle and high school STEM students. Ten students (Alissa Ovalle, Kylee McPhail, Megan Mulhall, Tiffany Carpenter, Hannah Brock, Nicolaus Lopez, Andrew Pendergast, Chelsea Schneider, Deanna Sand, and Allie Cannan) attended and presented at the 2016 Florida Technology Student Association (TSA) …

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Arrowhead Advertising Students Among Top 50 Most Promising Multicultural AAF Students

Since its first class in 1997, AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Students Program has had over 850 participants, aiding them in their pursuit of careers within the advertising, media and marketing industries. These students represent the top of their class and have passionately demonstrated their potential for future success in the industry through internships, leadership activities, …

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Communication in Florence Program to Start Summer ’17

Florida State University is home to a rich curriculum of international programs. Students have the opportunity to receive the unparalleled Florida State education countries like Australia, China, Germany, and Russia. This summer, the Communication in Florence program will make it’s debut for College of Communication & Information students. The program focuses on Italian media and communication …

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FSU’s American Sign Language Club Creates a Community of Compassion

The Communication Science and Disorders program at FSU attracts students with a passion for helping others. Training as the next generation of professionals assisting individuals with speech, language, and/or hearing disorders, these students bring compassion to their work that extends from campus and benefits the surrounding Tallahassee community. Senior Francesca Rieth has taken this passion and …

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FSU Professor Designs Systems to Detect Online Dishonesty

We’ve all received an email that makes us pause and wonder, “…is this real or spam?” iSchool assistant professor Shuyuan Ho has started to crack the code behind online deception. Inspired by Alan Turing, the mathematician whose Enigma machine broke German ciphers in the World War II, Dr. Ho set out to create an algorithm …

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