An article by Tallahassee.com shares a heart-warming story about a young eight year-old boy, Seth Peterson, who decided to donate money towards hearing aids for a deaf child instead of receiving an ipod for Christmas. It also mentions how the FSU School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) helped make his wish a reality after …
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SCSD helps young boy donate money to buy hearing aids for a deaf child
COMM Professor Adams and Researcher Ngampornchai assist Thai University in ICT program development
School of Communication associate professor, Dr. Jonathan Adams, and research associate, Dr. Anchalee Ngampornchai, travelled to the Ubon Ratchathani University’s (URU) campus, in Mukdahan, Thailand, on January 18 through February 3. Adams and Ngampornchai, who is originally from Thailand, are helping the Thai university’s efforts to plan a new Information Communication and Technology (ICT) major. …
CONTINUE READINGCCI master's programs info sessions about SLIS (Feb. 11) and COMM (Feb. 15)
Are you trying to decide what to do after you graduate from FSU or interested in returning to complete your Master’s degree? Find out about College of Communication and Information (CCI) graduate programs offered at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and School of Communication by attending two info sessions on February 11 at 5 …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS doc student Plato Smith II selected by NSF as early career scholar
FSU School of Library & Information Studies doctoral student Plato L. Smith II was chosen by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a leading American early career scholar to be invited to its “Early Career Strategic Visioning Workshop” for EarthCube last October at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. “We were very happy …
CONTINUE READINGNewly recruited football player Bryant says FSU has a top comm. program
Davarez Bryant, a defensive end football player senior from New Smyrna Beach, called his February weekend visiting Florida State University (FSU) “great” in an article published by the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Bryant was deciding where to play football, and it seems like our university made a favorable impression — especially as far as academics are …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM professors and grad student co-write article published in academic journal
A research article, co-written by School of Communication professors, Dr. Jonathan Adams and Dr. Juliann Cortes, and graduate student, Sue Lee, was published by the academic journal, Contemporary Issues in Teacher Education (CITE). Titled, “The Acceptability of Online Degrees: Principals and Hiring Practices in Secondary Schools”, their work discusses how principals perceive teaching certifications earned …
CONTINUE READINGAmerican Library Association grants continued accreditation to SLIS program
In a letter addressed to Dr. Kathleen Burnett, professor and interim director of the School of Library & Information Studies at The Florida State University, the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA) stated that it had voted to grant continued accreditation status to the school’s master’s degrees in library and information studies. …
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