Alum Father & Son Debut Documentary on Florida Cowboys

College of Communication & Information alumni Elam Stolzfus (B.S. ’88) and son Nic Stolzfus (B.S. ’12) will debut a documentary celebrating Florida’s heritage as a cattle state later this week. The Great Florida Cattle Drive: Unbroken Circles, was filmed and produced by the father-son duo, telling the story of Florida’s cow culture and the Great …

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Alumnus Jamie Linden on Life, Luck, and Persistence

Screenwriter and CCI alumnus Jamie Linden (B.S. ’01) did not know what he wanted to do after graduation. That is, he had a set of skills and experiences he acquired throughout his four years at Florida State University, but he wasn’t sure where he wanted to apply those skills. Like many other newly-minted FSU alumni, he …

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CCI Alumni Named 2016 Notable Noles

Two alumni, Kelly Alvarez Vitale and Anisha Singh, have been named Notable Noles by the FSU Alumni Association. Formerly Thirty Under 30, Notable Noles honors and recognizes outstanding accomplishments of young alumni from Florida State University. Kelly Alvarez Vitale (B.A. ’04, M.A. ’06) is President of Strategic Philanthropy in south Florida. The company is a …

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Alumnus Michael Goldberg Trains the Future Fighters of Advertising

Alumnus Michael Goldberg (B.S. ’88) is the CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based Zimmerman, a company that identifies less as an advertising agency and more as a retail growth machine. Zimmerman is home to a rigorous internship program, InfuZion, that teaches students to look at advertising as a creative medium that must also yield significant business results. …

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Ashleigh McDonald Opens Happiness At Her Job With Coca-Cola

After working hard to balance two majors at FSU while also volunteering at WFSU, Ashleigh McDonald launched into her career in marketing when she started off working at a sports marketing agency in Charlotte, NC. “While parts of the job were amazing, it was a very fast paced, high turnover environment that was incredibly stressful …

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