Alumna Jocelyn Givens Embraces Communication Skills as Senior Specialist of PR at American College of Rheumatology

Jocelyn Givens (B.S Mass Media ’08, M.S. IMC ’13) is a natural communicator and a public affairs connoisseur. As the Senior Specialist of Public Relations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), she does everything from develop and execute the College’s public relations strategy to manage its social media channels and online patient education center. Clearly, she has …

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Delta Zeta Raises $12,620 at Homeruns for Hearing

On October 16, Delta Zeta hosted their first annual Homeruns for Hearing. All proceeds benefitted the FSU Speech and Hearing Clinic as well as the Starkey Hearing Foundation, a non-profit that provides hearing aids to underprivileged individuals in third world countries. The Fall philanthropy event featured a homerun derby, a BBQ, various lawn games and a silent …

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Doctoral Candidate Jennifer Wood and Associate Professor Marcia Mardis Present Research Paper

FSU’s School of Information had a strong presence at October’s American Association of School Librarians (AASL)’s National Conference, “Experience Education Evolution.” Information Studies doctoral candidate Jennifer Wood presented a research paper with iSchool Associate Professor Dr. Marcia A. Mardis. Dr. Mardis also conducted a research workshop, convened several focus groups on school library standards and chaired the AASL Standards …

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Alumnus Jayce Hill Brings Anthropology and Filmmaking Knowledge to Honduras

One of the struggles students face when choosing a college major is narrowing down their interests. For alumnus Jayce Hill, this wasn’t a problem. He simply decided to pursue two of his biggest interests by choosing two seemingly very different majors: Cultural Anthropology and Digital Media Production. Hill has always been interested in these two …

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Celebrating Giving Tuesday with CCI

After the turkeys have been carved, all the pies savored and we’ve shopped until we dropped, it’s time to celebrate #GivingTuesday! On Tuesday, December 1, the College of Communication & Information will join #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate …

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Maggie Peterson Adds Talent to Bowstern Marketing Team as Senior Director

  Maggie Peterson (B.S. Public Relations, ’11) is the Senior Director at BowStern Marketing Communications. BowStern produces innovative, memorable and results-driven campaigns for clients around the globe. As Senior Director, Peterson mainly works with the account management team to provide oversight on strategy, planning and execution for client campaigns that are based in different industries all over …

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FSU MLIS Alum Sally Smollar Announced Finalist of School Librarian of the Year Award

MLIS graduate Sally Smollar has been selected as one of two finalists for the 2015 School Library Journal School Librarian of the Year Award. This annual award, sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, selects K-12 library professionals based on their exemplary use of 21st century tools and services in ways that encourage students to foster multiple literacies. Smollar …

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