20 Questions with Patrick Merle

20 Questions with Patrick Merle What was your first job? I freelanced for an economic magazine in Paris and for Runner’s World website. My first full-time job was to be a reporter in the international unit of a French network. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Maybe “Le …

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From Marching Chief to Marine Officer– Meet COMM Alum Mitch Bishop

Major Mitchell Bishop, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, has earned numerous titles in civilian and military occupation since graduating with a Bachelor’s in Communication in 2004. After attending law school, the Naval Justice School and completing the Expeditionary Warfare School (DEP), Bishop has successfully attained the necessary skills to be a leader and a lawyer. While at Florida …

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Mardis named Chair of AASL Editorial Board

Marcia Mardis, associate professor in the School of Communication, has been named the Chair of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) editorial board. While on the board, she will help build on a strong history of publications that seek to transform teaching and learning through school library programs. Highly respected in the field of …

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IT Leadership students partner with local k-12 schools

Students in the Spring 2015 IT Leadership class have been busy engaging the future IT workforce of Florida, talking about Information Technology (IT), Information Communication & Technology (ICT), STEM careers, and the College of Communication & Information. Each semester, students partner with various schools to offer support, training, and career advice to Leon schools. One …

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20 Questions with Pam Doffek

 20 Questions with Pam Doffek What was your first job?  I was a checkout clerk at the A&P grocery store in Oconto, Wisconsin…would you like 4 loaves of bread for $1 with your order? If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it?  Either “Groundhog Day” or “I Go to Extremes” …

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Eight MCS students elected in Phi Beta Kappa Spring 2015 class

Eight Florida State University Media and Communication Studies (MCS) students have been elected in Phi Beta Kappa’s Spring 2015 class. The Phi Beta Kappa society was first established at the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia during the American Revolution. The honor society strives to promote scholarship and tradition in the liberal arts and …

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