SLIS interns attend London Olympics

SLIS graduate students Allison George and Beth Pramschufer attended the 2012 Summer Olympics while interning at the library of the FSU study center in London.  SLIS master’s students apply for the competitive bi-annual positions (January through June or June through December) that pay for housing, tuition and travel. Allison George served as vice president of …

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FSU praised as multicultural marketing program 'model'

Colleges and universities have a crucial role to play as the advertising industry looks for ways to reach an increasingly multicultural America, and the Multicultural Marketing Communication program in the School of Communication is praised as the ‘best model. Read the Ad Age blog:

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CCI Faculty Retreat

The CCI Faculty Retreat will be on Wednesday, August 22, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Alumni Center.  A full sit-down lunch will be provided. If you plan to remain for the luncheon, please RSVP here by August 13.

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CCI students create PORTAL for children's futures

A group of College of Communication & Information students has created an interactive website to link all the organizations that are members of a national network of child advocates. Called PORTAL, for “Power of Relationships to Achieve Leverage,” the website links more than 60 agencies and groups that are members of Voices for America’s Children, …

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Ad major selected as Monster Energy Ultimate Intern

Laura Golly, a senior from Naples majoring in Advertising, has been selected for one of two prestigious national internships with Monster Energy drink company. Golly, 20, was named an Ultimate Intern after months of online entries, thousands of Facebook votes and a competition among eight finalists to create an advertising campaign around a contestant in …

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Digital Libraries poster a collaboration of SLIS faculty, staff and undergraduate student

SLIS Assistant Professor Marcia Mardis presented a poster with CCI staff member Casey McLaughlin and undergrad IT student Grant Gingell at the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, George Washington University, June 10-12. The poster, “Sharing and Using STEM Digital Content in School Libraries,” relates recent research in Mardis’ IMLS Early Career Researcher grant project (2009-2013), …

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Pakistani senior journalist to speak at FSU on Tuesday

Mr. Asif Ali Bhatti, a senior correspondent and anchor for Geo News in Islamabad, Pakistan, will speak on “New Media and Political Change in South Asia” at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, in University Center Building D, Room 2102. Mr.  Bhatti is a senior journalist working with the largest media group in Pakistan. He started …

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