SLIS doctoral student Shuheng Wu accepted to 2013 Digital Societies and Social Technologies (DSST) Summer Institute

  SLIS doctoral student Shuheng Wu was accepted as one of 25 participants from 113 applicants to participate in the 2013 Digital Societies and Social Technologies (DSST) Summer Institute. The DSST Summer Institute is an NSF-funded annual event, bringing researchers from academia and industry who have developed a strong focus on problems and opportunities arising …

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SCSD's Schendel Clinic hosts free screenings to celebrate Better Hearing & Speech Month

The L.L. Schendel Speech & Hearing Clinic, managed by the FSU School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), hosted a series of complimentary screenings on May 31 at the Warren Building.  The Clinic offered tests of speech, voice, memory and hearing to the public, partnered with Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI), to give away free …

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SCSD student wins CCI President’s Humanitarian of the Year Award

Maria Gianfilippo, a Communication and Science Disorders major, received the President’s Humanitarian of the Year award for the College of Communication and Information.  She was recognized for her outstanding leadership and commitment completing 200 hours of community service. Maria began working with FSU Habitat for Humanity starting her freshman year.  From May 2011 through April 2012, …

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COMM Professor Raney to edit special issue of Journal of Communication

Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication, and Dr. Mary Beth Oliver, Professor and Co-Director of Media Effects Research Laboratory in the College of Communications at Penn State University, have been selected to edit a special issue of the Journal of Communication (JOC).  …

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COMM student documentaries shown at Student Life Cinema on May 2

The School of Communication’s documentary production class held a film production premiere for their final projects on Thursday, May 2.  The show featured a total of seven short pieces, each about 15-20 minutes, in FSU’s Student Life Cinema (SLC). Throughout the spring semester, groups of media production student filmmakers worked on developing and producing documentaries.  …

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Steve Ellis Memorial 5K Run/Walk on May 18 to support COMM scholarships

The second Steve Ellis Memorial 5K Scholarship Run/Walk will start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 18.  The race will begin and end at the FSU Baseball Stadium. Proceeds will be used towards the Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund that supports students in FSU’s School of Communication in memory of Ellis, longtime FSU sportswriter for the Tallahassee …

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