This past weekend, Caroline Westrup birdied her final hole at the Symetra Tour event in South Dakota. The Sweden native won the event by two strokes for her first professional title. With dreams of playing in the LPGA Tour, Westrup majored in Sport Management and minored in Communication. The student athlete played for the Florida …
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COMM Alumna Caroline Westrup Wins Symetra Tour Golf Event
20 Questions with Richard Urban
20 Questions with Richard Urban What was your first job? I started as a “Page” at the Ridley Township Public Library when I was 15. I spent so much time there, I figured I should get paid for it. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “Not all …
CONTINUE READINGPEERS Program Helps Young Adults With Autism Expand Social Skills
In it’s third semester, PEERS (Program for Evaluation and Enrichment of Relational Skills), is becoming an invaluable piece of the Tallahassee community. The School of Communication Science & Disorders at Florida State University is partnering with the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) to use evidence-based research to impact the lives of middle and high …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alum Marc Sirkin, Corporate Mary Poppins
Marc Sirkin is the guy to call when your company is in transition or your hair is on fire. Since graduating from Florida State University in 1991 with an advertising degree, he has done a little bit of everything. He has led multi-million fundraising campaigns and expanded the social media presence for non-profits like March of Dimes, …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alum Natalie Binder Reenergizes R.J. Bailar Public Library with New Additions
2011 Master of Science in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate Natalie Binder has kept a strong faith in the library system since she started working at Jefferson County’s R.J. Bailar Public Library in 2009 – and it’s paid off. The library has recently been completely renovated to include numerous new opportunities that many people …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Alum Nanette Schimpf Named President of FPRA Capital Chapter
Florida State University graduate Nanette M. Schimpf, APR, CPRC (B.S. ’89) has used her communication degree to reach great heights. Currently serving as both Vice President of Moore Communications Group (MCG) and President of the FPRA Capital Chapter, Schimpf’s inspiring accomplishments set her apart from the rest. After graduating, Schimpf worked in the communication departments of Softklone and the …
CONTINUE READINGFulbright Scholar Annalise Fletcher Visits SCSD from New Zealand
This Fall there will be a new face in the School of Communication Science & Disorders: Fulbright Scholar Annalise Fletcher. Fletcher is a PhD student in her final year at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Interested in speech production changes in aging speakers and those with neurological disorders, a disorder known as dysarthria. She …
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