2009-2010 Internship in the F.S.U. Florence Library 8/2/08

The College of Information is accepting applications for the following international internship opportunity. This internship offers students the opportunity to earn credits while getting to know the culture, customs, and history of another country. There is one internship available in the F.S.U. Florence Library for the academic year 2009-2010 with a focus on Library and …

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Information Institute Hosts Health Informatics Symposium 8/2/08

Following a year of informal meetings among interested parties on campus, the first official meeting of a steering committee to pursue health informatics research at FSU was organized by and held at the Information Institute (http://ii.fsu.edu), College of Information on Thursday, August 21st, 2008. The purpose of the symposium was to identify existing health informatics …

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McKnight Doctoral Fellowships for African American and Hispanic Students 6/2/08

The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship program provides fellowships to African American and Hispanic students interested in seeking a doctoral degree. Although currently enrolled doctoral students are not eligible, currently enrolled master’s students who apply to continue as doctoral students at the FSU College of Information are eligible. Each award provides annual tuition up to $5,000 (tuition …

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I-CELTIC announces student awards

The Interdisciplinary Center for Leadership, Technology Integration, and Critical Literacies (I-CELTIC) has announced the winners of two doctoral research grants and a summer doctoral research fellowship. Each grant of up to $500 is awarded to support a doctoral student’s research; the fellowship helps support a doctoral student whose research is compatible with the I-CELTIC vision …

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Drs. Burnett and Kazmer to edit JELIS

Dr. Kathy Burnett and Dr. Michelle Kazmer of the FSU College of Information have been appointed to be co-editors of the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS). JELIS is the official publication of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), whose board of directors posted the announcement on May 9. …

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Student wins grant with class assignment

Specialist student Melissa Johnson in the Project LEAD program has received a $1,500 grant award based on a project she developed in Dr. Christie Koontzs Marketing of Library and Information Services class. Melissa, a media specialist in Forsyth County Georgia and former Georgia Teacher of the Year, won a Bright Ideas Grant from the Sawnee …

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