Recent CCI graduate, Cristian Gonzalez Mendez, was named the Jim McKay Scholarship winner by the NCAA. Created in 2008, the award honors Jim McKay, one of the most prominent figures in sports journalism. One female and one male student-athlete are awarded $10,000 annually for outstanding academic performance. Students must have competed in intercollegiate athletics, have a …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Communication
Public Relations Alum Awarded Jim McKay Scholarship
Jenny Knipe interns at the Rachael Ray Show
It started in summer 2014 when Jenny Knipe was looking for an internship to boost her resume. Graduation was two semester away, in spring 2015, and she knew she needed experience to make her an attractive hire post-grad. She landed an internship with Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm, and moved to New York …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Marching Chief to Marine Officer– Meet COMM Alum Mitch Bishop
Major Mitchell Bishop, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, has earned numerous titles in civilian and military occupation since graduating with a Bachelor’s in Communication in 2004. After attending law school, the Naval Justice School and completing the Expeditionary Warfare School (DEP), Bishop has successfully attained the necessary skills to be a leader and a lawyer. While at Florida …
CONTINUE READINGMeet Alumnus Ed Stephen: CNN Executive Leader, Media Expert
Ed Stephen has always been a media guy at heart. While studying Communications at Florida State in the early 1990s, he worked at local TV stations WCTV and WFSU. “Broadcast TV has always sorta been my thing,” Stephen said. “Now it’s more about local media. “Now” is CNN – the cable network in nearly every …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alumnus Nic Stoltzfus contributes to book and documentary “Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewels of Florida’s Emerald Coast”
What do you get when you combine the talents of an Emmy-award winner’s son and a degree from FSU Media & Communications Studies program? Something amazing. 2012 MCS undergraduate alumnus, Nic Stoltzfus, is relishing in his latest and greatest accomplishment–the completion of his book and documentary, “Coastal Dune Lakes: Jewel’s of Florida’s Emerald Coast” in Walton …
CONTINUE READINGTwo time Alumna Jordan Wenck progresses to Bridgestone Golf
2011 B.S. Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and 2012 M.S. Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) alumna, Jordan Wenck, is thriving in all aspects of digital marketing and social media in Atlanta, Ga. The current Digital and Social Marketing Manager at Bridgestone Golf creates content for all social platforms, manages the website, email communications, digital media placements, …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumna Margot Susca
Margot Susca has been a full-time professorial lecturer at American University’s School of Communication in Washington, D.C. since August 2013. She teaches courses in digital journalism and reporting; code; journalism ethics; children, youth and digital culture; and media writing. In February 2015, Margot began an additional role as Program Director of the School’s Interactive Journalism …
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