Media2Inspire: A Symposium for the Digital Age

FSU School of Communication professor, Dr. Art Raney, along with postdoctoral scholar in positive media psychology Dr. Katherine R. Dale, collaborated with researchers from schools of communication at Chapman University and Pennsylvania State University to host Media2Inspire: A Research Symposium on Self-Transcendent Media Content and Experiences at the Florida State Conference Center April 20-21, 2018. With …

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CCI Faculty Win University Teaching Awards

Faculty from each school in FSU’s College of Communication and Information were recognized during the University’s Faculty Awards dinner on May 2nd. Christy Chatmon, a Ph.D. student and instructor in the School of Information, was a recipient of the Undergraduate Teaching Award. She teaches IT, Database Management Systems, Computer Security, and Programming (Java, C++, and …

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Dr. Brian Graves Receives Grant for “It’s Your War Too”

Assistant Professor at the School of Communication, Dr. Brian Graves, is the writer, producer, and director of a new film project called “It’s Your War Too:” Charlotte Dee Mansfield’s Photographic Memoir of the Women’s Army Corps. Produced in collaboration with faculty and students at the FSU Institute on World War II and the Human Experience, and students …

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Students & Faculty Shine at Conferences

The College of Communication and Information is bringing research into the real world by making appearances at multiple conferences. School of Information students and faculty attended the ALISE conference in February, and School of Communication students and faculty recently received acceptances into the ICA conference in May. February 6 – 9, 2018, students and faculty …

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Jennifer Proffitt Assumes Director Role at School of Communication

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College of Communication and Information researcher and professor, Jennifer M. Proffitt, Ph.D., has assumed the role of Director of the School of Communication beginning January 2018. Proffitt is replacing Gary Heald, Ph.D., Theodore Clevenger Professor Emeritus, who has served as Director since July 2014 after being a Florida State faculty member for nearly 34 years. …

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