COMM faculty member voted chair of Film Florida’s education council

Florida State University School of Communication research associate and adjunct faculty member Lucia Fishburne was elected chair of Film Florida’s Education Council at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Coral Gables, Fla., on June 3. Prior to her appointment at Florida State in 2012, she served in the Executive Office of the Governor as Florida’s State …

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COMM assistant professor quoted in “La Presse”

Florida State University School of Communication assistant professor Patrick Merle was recently interviewed by “La Presse”, the largest French-language daily newspaper in Montreal, about the public image of French economist and author Thomas Piketty. Piketty’s latest book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” was released in the United States a few weeks ago and quickly became …

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Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication studies blogging trends and presents findings

Florida State University (FSU)’s Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) and the Latina Mom Bloggers network released the results of their first annual State of Latino Blogging Survey. FSU School of Communication Assistant Professor and Center for HMC Associate Director, Dr. Sindy Chapa, presented the research findings with collaborators from Latina Mom Bloggers at the annual Hispanicize …

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CCI Associate Dean McDowell presents on Think FSU at Communicators Network Meeting

Florida State University (FSU) College of Communication & Information Associate Dean, Dr. Stephen McDowell, was a guest speaker at a FSU Communicators* Network meeting on March 18, 2014.  He spoke about a new initiative, known as Think FSU, now being launched university-wide.  Dr. McDowell has been involved on the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Think FSU’s implementation committee’s leadership team that worked on this …

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CCI trio earns University Teaching Awards

Florida State University recognized faculty members from the School of Communication and School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) for their excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching for the 2013-14 academic year. Arthur Raney, the James E. Kirk Professor of Communication and Director of Doctoral Studies in the School of Communication, claimed the University Undergraduate Teaching Award.  It is …

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Zeigler inducted into FSU Circle of Gold

Mark Zeigler, a research associate and instructor in the School of Communication, was inducted into Florida State University’s Circle of Gold on April 12 prior to the football spring game. The award, given by the FSU Alumni Association, was created in 1993 to recognize FSU alumni and friends who, through their service and achievements, personify …

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COMM Professor Korzenny discusses the importance of U.S. Hispanics in NPR interview

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 in a story by NPR’s Here & Now Contributor’s Network, KUT, over a smart phone app that translates an English-language film about civil rights activist César Chávez.  The app, called myLINGO, partnered …

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