Florida State University (FSU) launched a crowd-funding website known as SparkFSU on February 9. This initiative serves as an innovative way to raise funds for unique entrepreneurial projects created by faculty and students. It lets donors select and support projects in any amount(s) that they decide. According to SparkFSU’s website, this new platform “empowers Florida State’s best and brightest …
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CCI is crowdfunding for projects through new SparkFSU website
COMM doctoral student awarded International Dissertation Semester Research Fellowship
Florida State University School of Communication doctoral student Mehnaz Gul has received an International Dissertation Semester Research Fellowship (IDSR) from the university’s Graduate School, which is awarded to select students to facilitate research and timely completion of the doctoral degree that requires extended research time abroad. In the Fall 2014, Gul will receive a $7,000 …
CONTINUE READINGFSU to host International Spanish Documentary Festival on April 10-11 and announces public online voting from March 24-April 7
Written By: Gabriela Lor and Edited by: Natalie Kates The Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) at Florida State University (FSU)’s College of Communication & Information will host the fifth edition of an international Spanish-language documentary festival called “Puntos de Vista”, which translates to “Points of View” in English. The festival will take place at …
CONTINUE READINGEmmy-award winning COMM alumnus melds nature and art in documentaries
Florida State University School of Communication alumnus Elam Stoltzfus knew he wanted to be an artist in the first grade, but it wasn’t until much later in life that he found a way to meld his two passions – the outdoors and cinematography – to create masterpieces in the form of nature documentaries. Stoltzfus has …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alumna uses digital media skills to create fashion blog
Florida State University School of Communication alumna Ginevra Adamoli-Kalbli, Ph.D., has combined her love of fashion with her skills in digital and social media to create the budding blog fashion4therealpeople.blogspot.com. Adamoli-Kalbli is currently working as a digital analyst for VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing corporation, where she analyzes the organizations digital marketing efforts on …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool master’s student earns scholarship to Virginia Tech graduate history program
Florida State University School of Information master’s student David Atkins was recently awarded a scholarship and select graduate assistantship to Virginia Tech’s Master of Arts in History program beginning next fall. Atkins, a Virginia resident, is set to graduate from Florida State’s Master of Science in Library & Information Studies online program this spring. Because …
CONTINUE READINGMon, Lee win best poster at 2014 iConference
Florida State University School of Information’s Dr. Lorri Mon and doctoral student Jisue Lee won Best Poster at the 2014 iConference at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science in Berlin, Germany, which took place March 4-7. Mon, an associate professor, and Lee collaborated on the poster, “Twitter and the Virtual Branch: the …
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