The 9th Annual Women in Leadership Conference was a success! Hosted on March 8th, 2022, by the College of Communication and Information, the conference featured notable female leaders from Florida and beyond. Many of the speakers are FSU and CCI Alumna. The goal of the conference was to connect female students and alumna with mentors …
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News from the Public Relations program at Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information
CCI Hosts 9th Annual Women in Leadership Conference
Meet CCI Alumna Mary Katherine Pittman
Meet Mary Katherine Pittman, CCI alumna and Strategic Policy Advisor in the Office of the Governor for the state of Alabama.
CONTINUE READINGBalancing Life On and Off the Field: Maegan Tomlinson Shares her Student Athlete Experience
Article written by Abby Cloud, School of Communication student. Students cultivate a variety of identities throughout their time in college, and Maegan Tomlinson is no exception. During her career at FSU, Tomlinson, a senior from Tallahassee, has interned for Johnson & Johnson, taken courses in the Public Relations major, played four years of Division 1 …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Alumna Bethany Swonson McAlister Honored with Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award
Meet Bethany Swonson McAlister, CCI alumna and Chief of Staff for the Florida Department of Education. Bethany was recently recognized for her continued contributions to the FSU community with the Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award. Bethany graduated from FSU in 2013 with her BS in Public Relations, but her path wasn’t always clear. Her …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Welcomes Fulbright Scholar Amoolya Rajappa to Campus
CCI is excited to welcome international Fulbright Scholar Amoolya Rajappa to our Tallahassee campus. Amoolya comes from Bengaluru, India, and will be studying in Tallahassee for nine months under the mentorship of Interim Dean Dr. Stephen McDowell. She is a current PhD student at Christ University in Bengaluru, pursuing a degree in Media Studies. During …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Alumnus Amanda Barksdale Recognized as Seminole 100 Awards Recipient
The College of Communication and Information is proud to have some of our distinguished alumni featured in this year’s Seminole 100. Keep reading to learn more about CCI alumnus Amanda Barksdale, one of the founders of Barksdale Custom Pools, Inc., and one of this year’s recipients of the Seminole 100 award. Barksdale graduated from the Public …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Graduate Dara Cohen Recognized as a Notable Nole
Shortly after graduating from Florida State, Dara began her career with MGM Resorts, where she gained a wealth of experience executing live events. Recently, Dara accepted a new position at MGM Resorts as the Director of Regional Corporate Communications in Washington D.C., where she develops communication strategies across eight regional properties. Dara is thankful for …
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