School of Communication alumnus Mark E. Neifeld is the senior event coordinator of The Georgia Dome, home stadium of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia State Panthers. The venue hosts annual events like the Southeastern Conference Football Championship, Chick-fil-A Bowl and Monster Energy Supercross. Neifeld is serving as event manager for the 2013 75th …
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COMM alumnus is managing March Madness
SLIS doc student Choi research selected by ACM Computer-Human Interaction SIG for Paris conference
A paper by SLIS doctoral student Wonchan Choi has been selected by the juried Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) 2013 Student Research Competition for their annual conference, Paris, April 27-May 2. “What Makes Online Health Information Credible for Older Adults?: A Exploratory Study” examines cues to increases and …
CONTINUE READINGCastillo wins Gold Pixie Award for animated short
Dr. Jeanette Castillo, assistant professor at the School of Communication, has won a 2013 Gold Pixie Award for her short video, “The Performance of Drowning,” from the American Pixel Academy. Only 151 of 1,150 submissions from film, video, television and the Internet took the gold. The American Pixel Academy is a coalition of professionals and …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS grad Collins named library director/faculty at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
2010 SLIS Master’s in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate Matthew S. Collins, Ph.D. was named director of the Ernest Miller White Library and associate professor of bibliography and research at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Collins has experience in web development, learning consultation and medical education coordination. In addition to his MLIS, he holds a …
CONTINUE READINGAlumnus Hirsch creates SLIS endowment for Holocaust research
TALLAHASSEE—As Alachua County’s library director, Sol M. Hirsch earned a reputation for improving library services and community involvement. After his 2011 retirement from the library system, Hirsch turned his attention to establishing a legacy at his alma mater in memory of his parents, who were both Nazi concentration camp survivors and lost their entire families …
CONTINUE READINGSeminole Forensic Team Dominates State Tournament
This past weekend, the Seminole Speech and Debate Team clinched its seventh consecutive state championship by a commanding margin. The Seminoles, under the direction of doctoral candidate Michael Chouinard, advanced an impressive 30 out of 42 events to final rounds of competition. The Seminoles have finished in the top three at every tournament this semester, …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS to provide home library for Habitat family
Associate Professor Nancy Everhart joined FSU School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) alumnus Warrick Dunn and others in a celebration ceremony for new Habitat for Humanity homeowner Bridgette Joseph on Feb. 12. Everhart announced plans to furnish Joseph and her three children with a $1,000 home library in partnership with Follett Library Resources. SLIS …
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