Join Florida State University iSchool faculty, students, staff and alumni at the ALISE Annual Conference in Philadelphia from January 21 to January 24, 2014! Here’s where you can find us at ALISE: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception/Works In Progress Poster Session Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:30 a.m. – …
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COMM alum boasts successful career in Spanish-language broadcast industry
Within week of his graduation in 1991, Florida State University School of Communication alumnus Guillermo Santa Cruz hit the ground running as an intern at the Univision Network. Over two decades later, Santa Cruz has amassed an impressive résumé in the Spanish-language broadcast industry. Santa Cruz credits his educational experience at Florida State as what …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool doctoral grads join Emporia State faculty
Two Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies doctoral graduates – Dr. Janet Capps and Dr. Christopher Hinson — have recently been hired into tenure line positions at Emporia State University in Kansas. Dr. Capps joined Emporia State’s School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2013 with …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool alum appointed manager of card services at Quinnipiac University
Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Information & Library Studies (SLIS) alumnus, Deric Waite, has been appointed Manager of Card Services at Quinnipiac University. He remarked, “I feel lucky to be a part of the continued growth and development of Quinnipiac University, and look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the university’s success.” At …
CONTINUE READINGBurnett named Director of School of Information
Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) has named Dr. Kathleen Burnett as the Director of the School of Information and F. William Summers Professor. She has served as interim director since September 2012 and was selected from an excellent slate of candidates in a national search. “Kathy Burnett is an outstanding researcher …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alum dedicated to educating underserved students
Since graduating in 2006, Florida State University School of Communication alum James Walter Doyle has been dedicated to educating students in low-income areas. Immediately after college, Doyle joined Teach For America, an organization committed to providing all of the nation’s children with a quality education. He relocated to Harlem, N.Y., and served as a middle …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professor McDowell contributes to recent book on cyberspace and international relations
Florida State University College of Communication & Information Associate Dean Steve McDowell and co-authors Zoheb Nensey and Philip Steinberg have written a chapter in the recently published “Cyberspace and International Relations: Theory, Prospects and Challenges,” edited by Jan-Frederik Kremer and Benedikt Müller (Springer, 2014). This compilation addresses the “cyberization” of international relations – and the …
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