SCSD professor quoted in FSU 24/7 critical thinking article

Dr. Richard Morris, a professor at Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders, was recently quoted in the article “Florida State aims to boost students’ critical thinking,” on FSU 24/7: The News Site for Florida State University about his involvement in the University’s Faculty Fellows Program. Morris was one of 12 faculty members …

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COMM media production recent grads win 2013 Florida AP Broadcaster Awards

Recent Florida State University School of Communication media production graduates, Taylor Tannebaum and Ricardo Maldonado, won first place in the Sports category of the 2013 Florida Associated Press Broadcaster (FAPB) Awards.  These annual awards recognize outstanding radio and television contributions from college and professional stations across the state. Tannenbaum and Maldonado were given the award …

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COMM graduate students serve as conference paper reviewers for National Communication Association convention

Several Florida State University School of Communication graduate students served as conference paper reviewers for the Human Communication and Technology Division (HCTD), a part of the National Communication Association (NCA), in helping the organization evaluate submissions to be presented at the annual convention on Nov. 21-24 in Washington, D.C. Nine graduate students from the School …

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Asst. Professor & Center for Hispanic Marketing Comm. Associate Director Chapa quoted by Miami Diario at FIU Conference

FSU School of Communication Assistant Professor & Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication Associate Director, Dr. Sindy Chapa, attended the “Hispanic Communication Conference: Bridging Culture and Behavior” hosted by Florida International University on Nov. 7-8 in Miami, Fla.  Chapa quoted in an article by the MiamiDiario.com.  Having conducted research on the U.S. Hispanic market, she stressed the …

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SLIS professor awarded Faculty Research Library Materials Grant

Dr. Marcia Mardis, Assistant Professor at Florida State University’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), recently received a Faculty Research Library Materials Grant for her proposal “Building Up STEAM: Enriching FSU’s Youth Arts Collection with STEM Materials to Support Research.” The grant will provide funding for updated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) materials …

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Kazmer, Koontz receive Transformation Through Teaching Awards

Two Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) faculty members were recently honored as recipients of the 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award. Dr. Michelle Kazmer and Dr. Christie Koontz were two of 17 Florida State faculty members selected for the award, which is sponsored by the Spiritual Life Project, Global Pathways Certificate and …

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Mardis shares expertise as visiting professor in Australia

Marcia Mardis, an associate professor at Florida State University’s School of Library Studies & Information Studies (SLIS), recently spent three weeks as a Visiting Professor at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, Australia, where she was able to share her expertise and gain new perspectives in the field library and information studies. Last January, Mardis …

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