Dr. Arthur Raney, James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the FSU School of Communication, was quoted in an Orlando Sentinel article about FSU’s very own star baseball and football quarterback athlete, Jameis Winston. Raney commented on Winston’s increasing popularity status after the freshman quarterback was recorded launching a football over …
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News about the faculty at the CCI School of Communication
COMM Professor Raney quoted in Orlando Sentinel article about Jameis Winston
COMM Interim Director Sypher and doctoral student Clark interviewed about social media regarding student incident
Florida State University (FSU) student, Amanda Thurston, has been accused of posting racial slurs on the social media site, Vine, on Wednesday Sept. 4. The Vine showed a clip of black students performing in the middle of FSU Oglesby Union during the weekly Market Wednesday. The caption for the Vine read, “Welcome to FAMU…I mean …
CONTINUE READINGKorzenny quoted in Marketplace Business about how companies are profiting from the U.S. Hispanic market
Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication and director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, was interviewed and quoted in an article by Marketplace Business about critical adjustments retailers and businesses are making in their advertisements to appeal more to U.S. Hispanic audiences. Korzenny, along with other Hispanic marketing …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professor Proffitt elected as new UFF-FSU Chapter President
Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, Associate Professor in the FSU School of Communication, was elected as the new President of the United Faculty of Florida, FSU Chapter (UFF-FSU) in March 2013. This organization represents more than 1600 tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty in Tallahassee and Panama City, as well as more than 100 faculty at the FSU School. Proffitt remarked, “Following the past eleven years …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Film School founder and retired Comm. professor, Donald Ungurait, passes away
Dr. Donald Ungurait, the founding dean of the FSU Film School and a retired Communication professor, died Aug. 3 at the age of 76. He had been battling cancer and passed away in South Florida. Ungurait received his B.A. at Indiana State University. He later earned his M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1968, …
CONTINUE READINGFaculty Position Opening in the FSU School of Communication
Position Opening in the School of Communication, Florida State University Assistant Professor: Social Media Research and Analysis The School of Communication at Florida State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position. The ideal candidate will have special skills in and take innovative approaches to interdisciplinary research and teaching in the areas of …
CONTINUE READINGKorzenny quoted in NBC Latino about how Hispanic females are influencing what products you will be buying
Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication and director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, was quoted in an article published by NBC Latino about how Hispanic women are increasingly influencing products that are purchased. “U.S. Latinas can do more on their own than ever before, and …
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