Esteemed librarian, Dr. Jean E. Lowrie, will be celebrating her 95th birthday on Friday, Oct. 11. The celebration, hosted by School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), will take place at The Dolphin Bar & Shrimp Grill at 1401 NE Indian River Dr. in Jensen Beach, FL. If you would like to attend this event, …
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SLIS hosting librarian Dr. Lowrie’s 95th Birthday Celebration on Oct. 11
SLIS Professor awarded IMLS grant looking at STEM skills in High School Math and Science students
Dr. Don Latham, Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, has been awarded a National Leadership Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant will be led by Dr Latham (Principal Investigator) and includes Dr. Melissa Gross (School of Library and Information Studies, FSU), Dr. …
CONTINUE READINGCCI BBQ on 10/4 from 5-7pm … Come Eat!
Please join the College of Communication & Information Student Leadership Council for a BBQ dinner on Parent’s Weekend. Faculty, students and alumni are invited to enjoy a free meal, music and games on Landis Green. Bring your families! Friday, October 4, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Shores Building on Landis Green …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Scholarship Reception to honor Outstanding students
The College of Communication & Information will hold its annual Scholarship Reception on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Alumni Center Ballroom from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please join us to honor award recipients from Spring 2012 through Fall 2013. Invitations were sent to Scholarship Recipients For more information, please contact: Betsy Crawford, (850) 645-9661 …
CONTINUE READINGSLIS Doctoral student wins George Atiyeh Award
Blake Robinson, a doctoral student in the FSU School of Library and Information Studies, Florida’s iSchool, has won the 2013 George Atiyeh Prize. The award, presented by the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA), offers financial aid to attend the annual meetings of MELA and of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA). Robinson …
CONTINUE READINGCommunication Disorders Alumna receives grant for Mentoring Model
FSU alumna Emily Lakey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, recently received a $185,596 grant from the Iowa Department of Education to support a statewide professional development initiative to increase early intervention providers’ use of family centered practices in natural environments using the Distance Mentoring Model (DMM). Dr. Lakey currently works as a Research Associate in the Communication …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Chris Hinnant Participates in the Workshop on Science Team Dynamics and Effectiveness at the National Academies of Sciences
School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, Assistant Professor Chris Hinnant was invited to participate at the Workshop on Science Team Dynamics and Effectiveness, held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC on July 1, 2013. The workshop examined current research on collaboration and management within large and small scientific teams …
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