2015 Great Give: Lead and Succeed

FSU’s Great Give is just around the corner, taking place March 19-20. This year, the 36-hour online campaign will raise funds for student groups. The event starts at 9 AM EST on March 19th and will run until 9 PM on March 20th. Gifts can be made through the Great Give’s website. This year, the College of Communication & …

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Find the iSchool at iConference 2015

The School of Information is heading for California! iConference 2015 is held this year in Newport Beach, California from March 24-27. Hosted by University of California, Irvine, faculty and students from the School of Information will be representing Florida State at the conference.  Since 2005, the conference has provided forums where professionals, researchers and teachers …

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Florida Book Awards honor FSU Professors

The results are in and two Florida State professors have been recognized by the Florida Book Awards. The Florida Book Awards (FBA) have been around since 2006, when Dr. Wayne Weigand, Professor Emeritus and F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, co-organized the awards. The Florida Book Awards were created to recognize and celebrate Florida’s best books and …

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20 Questions with Michelle Kazmer

20 Questions with Michelle Kazmer What was your first job? I worked in the Pool & Tennis Center for Greater Washington Area Parks and Recreation in Washington, Pennsylvania. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? “Not THAT way!” Where did you grow up? I spent the first 18 years …

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Meet iSchool Alumna: Wendi Cannon

Wendi Cannon stepped foot on Florida State University’s campus in 1997 – and she’s still here! Once a student, Wendi is now a thriving IT Professional, working at Florida State’s College of Medicine as the Associate Director of  Information Management. “I loved being a student at FSU for several reasons, but one of the most …

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Fired over Facebook: Caroline Weber presents social media research

Caroline Weber was in Dr. McDowell’s Media Legalities class with a 20 page assignment ahead of her. Searching for a topic that excited her, she found one that is hotly contended in every workplace across the country – social media. Caroline’s work in McDowell’s class, entitled “Social Media Speech’s Effect on Employment” earned her an …

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The Power of Relationships: COMM Alumna Maura Hayes

Maura Hayes was born into a family of performers. With a singer for a father and a dancer for a mother, it was only natural that Maura grew up on stage. Her passion for dance brought her to Florida State University and set her on a path that would bring her to where she is today, …

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