Dr. Andy Opel, an associate professor in the School of Communication, will be reading his children’s book, The Witches: A Winnipesaukee Adventure, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Books-A-Million store at 3521 Thomasville Road. The Witches recently won the top prize in the Children’s Book category at the New England Book Festival. The …
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FSUComm's Opel to read his children's book at fundraiser
3-Day Startup seeking tech entrepreneurs, sponsors
Students, do you have an idea for a new technology company but aren’t quite sure how to get it started? If the answer is “yes,” have we got an opportunity for you! FSU 3-Day Startup is an entrepreneurship education program designed for university students with an emphasis on learning by doing. The weekend is designed …
CONTINUE READINGCCI's Raulston wins Florida Campus Compact's Community Engagement Educator Award
By Andrea Wolf Project SPARTA. Sounds like an obscure movie reference, doesn’t it? Short for “Supervised Practical Application of Research, Theory and Academics,” it’s actually a unique service learning program created by Florida State University’s Melissa Raulston. Raulston, a webmaster and service learning coordinator with the College of Communication & Information, was recently awarded the …
CONTINUE READINGRaney gives keynote at sports media conference in China
Arthur A. Raney, professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, delivered a keynote address at an international conference on sports media and communication hosted by Chengdu Sport University in Chengdu, China — the first of its kind ever convened in mainland China. Raney was one of three U.S. sports media scholars invited to headline …
CONTINUE READINGMcDowell speaking at UCF forum on 'People Power, Politics and Social Change'
Dr. Stephen McDowell, director of the School of Communication and Phipps Professor of Communication, will participate in a public forum at the University of Central Florida on Oct. 13, 2011, on “People Power, Politics and Global Change.” Other panelists are Sam Graham-Felsen, global emerging media strategist; Fiona Hill, director of the Center on the United …
CONTINUE READINGCCI well-represented on winning Start-Up Tally team
The College of Communication & Information was well-represented last weekend at the inaugural “Start-Up Tally” competition, a 54-hour event that culminated with one team chosen Sunday evening for $20,000 in start-up financing and prizes for its business proposal. The winning team of 11 included five CCI students. Its product was Wordio, a software program that …
CONTINUE READINGKorzennys publish 2nd edition of 'Hispanic Marketing'
Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny have published the second edition of their textbook, ‘Hispanic Marketing, Connecting with the New Latino Consumer’. “We decided to work on a new revised and much expanded edition of our ‘Hispanic Marketing’ book because the landscape of marketing and that of the U.S. Latinos has changed dramatically over the …
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