What was your first job? Mowing lawns as a kid. Stetson Assistant Alumni Director as an adult. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Trying. Where did you grow up? Venice, Florida. What is your favorite class you’ve taught? Speech. What is your favorite place to grab dinner in …
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News about the FSU College of Communication & Information
20 Questions with Mark Zeigler
Dr. Gary Kreps to Lecture 2/6
February 6th from 12-1, Dr. Gary Kreps of George Mason University will be delivering a lecture, “Communication Research to Promote the Health of Vulnerable Populations” in the Louis Shores Building, Room 006. Dr. Kreps’ research examines health communication, health promotion, health informatics, multicultural relations, social organization, and applied research methods, with a major focus on reducing …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumna: Kianta Key
From the food industry to public health, to the arts and aviation field, one would believe that social media strategist Kianta Key, has seen it all—but she’s not done yet. While working toward a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) at Florida State University in 2010, Key co-owned and operated a food truck, The Cravings Truck. “I …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumna: Sophia Danvers Aarons
This summer, Sophia Danvers-Aarons will have worked for Cisco Systems for a decade, marking 16 years as a technology marketing professional. Her career’s journey started in the Communications program at Florida State, a formative time that she says helped her to develop the skills and the mindset to reinvent herself and innovate in her current role. …
CONTINUE READING5 FSU & CCI women honored at KKG Leadership Academy
In 1996, Becky O’Brien graduated with a degree in Communication and jumped straight into her Master’s, which she received in 1997. Almost two decades later, she was invited to the Kappa Kappa Gamma National Leadership Academy this past September. At the leadership academy, she met five strangers. Those strangers, Sharon Snodgrass Pennekamp (’76), Andrea Stanford …
CONTINUE READINGMeet iSchool Alumnus: Erik Hazzard
Erik Hazzard is a man who goes for the (garnet and) gold. From his time at the School of Information at Florida State University to his leap to San Francisco and his start-up adventures – Erik is on the move. Tallahassee to San Francisco While studying in the Information Technology program at FSU, Hazzard worked …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Team Welcomes New Staff
The Spring semester brings new staff to the College of Communication & Information’s COMM Team. Marquel Nakashima Marquel is a junior in the Information Technology program in the School of Information. She joins the team as an Assistant Webmaster and is responsible for web content, web content and app development. Ingrid Patino Ingrid is a …
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