Alumni and PEEPS volunteer Ritesh Gupta speaks to students

Ritesh Gupta is currently producing commercials for the dating web site Match.com, however, his visit to Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) on Nov. 1 was to help facilitate a different kind of connection. Gupta stopped by the Shores Building to visit with students as a part of the college’s efforts to …

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SCSD clinic now offering cochlear implant programming

The L.L. Schendel Speech and Hearing Clinic, operated by Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD), recently expanded their services for the hearing impaired to include the programming of cochlear implants – a service that previously had not been available in North Florida. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication …

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SLIS alumna Moeller-Peiffer selected as VP/President-Elect of Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies

Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (FSU SLIS) alumna, Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, was selected as the vice president/president-elect of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA).  ASCLA is the destination for American Library Association (ALA) members to find information and help populations that are served by libraries.  Her division of the …

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Tallahassee Code Camp Set for Nov. 9

Tallahassee Code Camp, the city’s premier free community event for software developers and IT professionals, will be held on Nov. 9 at Florida State University’s Louis Shores Building. The event features local and regional speakers who will present a variety of development and IT topics.  Attendees will also be able to network with other developers …

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CCI appoints three Associate Deans, McDowell, Randeree and Woods

The Florida State University College of Communication & Information (FSU CCI) appoints three new Associate Deans from current faculty members effective July 2013. John H. Phipps Professor of Communication and former School of Communication Director, Dr. Stephen McDowell, is now the College’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Student & Faculty Development.  Communication Associate Professor, Dr. …

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Dr. Shuyuan Ho Speaks at TCC as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, an assistant professor in Florida State University’s School of Library and Information Studies, spoke at Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development in honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month on Oct. 24. Ho spoke about her research in cyber insider threats and online identity theft and potential careers in the …

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SLIS graduate student puts classwork into action

Graduate student Julia “Sandy” Hutchins in the School of Library & Information Studies put what she learned in class into real world action, resulting in a $12,000 grant for the Leesburg Public Library from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Hutchins, who will complete her Master’s Degree in Library Science in May, used the content she …

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