Most college outreach revolves around working with peers or providing advice as a mentor to K-12 students. The Community Outreach Group (COG) students was launched as a project of out the Information Technology Leadership course at FSU in 2012 to work with K-12 schools and STEM clubs in Leon County. Over the years, the group …
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News about the FSU College of Communication & Information
The Silver Divide: Students Teach Tech to Seniors
Alumna Marin Dell Pursues Dream of Law Librarianship at Texas Tech
While Marin Dell (M.S. ’05) was attending law school out in California, she knew that she wanted to be a law librarian. She worked full-time at a law firm while earning her J.D. and always told her supervisor, an electronic services librarian, that she wished she had her job. She fulfilled this dream in the moment by working for her school’s …
CONTINUE READINGFSU’s Radio Station V89 In Need of Funding
V89 Pledge Drive Well Underway “The Voice of Florida State” also known as “V89” is hosting its Quadrennial Pledge Drive now through April 15th. V89 is a campus-run public radio station that operates all day, all year. Volunteers from our campus and community are dedicated to providing listeners with diverse music, news, sports, and entertainment programming. Not only does V89 provide quality broadcasting …
CONTINUE READINGAlum Joe Ferris Turns Passion for IT into Career at AT&T
Joe Ferris (B.S. ’04) has always been interested in information technology and how complex systems work. Before he could even drive, he would bike around his neighborhood to set up, move and fix computers for friends and neighbors. His passion and skills, along with his degree in Information Technology from Florida State University, have been instrumental to his …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Speech and Hearing Clinic First in North Florida to Activate Cochlear Implant
28-year-old Eric Allbritton is a father, a husband, a graduate architect and a cochlear implant patient. His parents believe that a bad fever that he experienced as a toddler caused him to have increased hearing loss throughout his life. He doesn’t remember hearing birds as a child, but this wasn’t strange to him because he didn’t realize what …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Students Recognized at FSU Leadership Awards Night
Each year, Leadership Awards Night is recognizes students, faculty, staff, and organizations that have epitomized the definition of leadership by their exemplary contributions to the Florida State University community through achievement, service, or organizational leadership involvement. From the College of Communication and Information, five students were honored for their contributions to the university and beyond. …
CONTINUE READINGSupport CCI During Great Give 2016!
FSU’s Great Give is just around the corner, taking place April 14-15. This year, the 36-hour online campaign will raise funds for different initiatives in each school within CCI. The event starts at 9 AM EST on April 14th and will run until 9 PM on April 15th. Gifts can be made through the Great Give’s website. …
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