SCOM students awarded at 2015 Annual Convention of the Broadcast Education Association

Each year the Broadcast Education Association invites scholarly papers from academics, students and professionals for presentation at BEA’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Two School of Communication students, Di Cui and Zihan Wang, are to present their winning paper at the Annual Convention on April 13, 2015. The Broadcast Education Association strives to coalesce media audiences, economics, law …

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FSU STARS partners with Florida TSA

Florida State University STARS Alliance traveled to Orlando, FL to spend time with the Florida Chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA). TSA consists of middle and high school students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A continued partnership with TSA, the FSU STARS students volunteered as judges for the state …

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Eight CCI students finalists for Florida Associated Press Broadcast College Contest

Each year, the Associated Press Florida (AP Florida) holds the Florida Associated Press Broadcast College Contest for college students with experience in broadcast journalism and production. This year, eight Florida State University College of Communication and Information students are finalists in an array of categories. Best Photo Essay “Women’s Basketball Team Traveling Diaries” Camila Carpio, John …

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CCI students honored at Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence

Three graduate students from the College of Communication and Information will be honored next week during the Graduate School’s Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:30 pm at the Alumni Center. Graduate Student Achievement Young Sun Lee – Preparing Future Faculty Fellow External Award Recipients Janet …

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20 Questions with Melissa Gross

20 Questions with Melissa Gross   What was your first job?  When I was sixteen I worked for Carte Blanche (a credit card company that no longer exists). If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it?  My Life with Books. Where did you grow up?  Los Angeles, CA What is …

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Brian Graves directs spot for American Graduate WFSU

The Alliance for Excellent Education estimates that only 63% of Florida high school students graduate. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting launched a campaign, American Graduate, to find solutions to this high dropout rate. School of Communication professor, Brian Graves, is a part of that solution. Graves directed and edited a spot for American Graduate – WFSU …

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