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 …
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CCI well-represented on winning Start-Up Tally team
Korzennys 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 …
CONTINUE READINGFSUComm faculty, students present at Istanbul conference
Dr. Steve McDowell, director of FSU’s School of Communication, Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, an associate professor of Communication, and five doctoral students presented at the 2011 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference held in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17. Presentations were as follows: Ginevra Adamoli-Kalbli, and Dr. Proffitt: “Promoting Economics with Morals: Capitalist Ideology in …
CONTINUE READINGGovernor taps FSUComm prof MacNamara to be his chief of staff
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has selected Communication Associate Professor Stephen R. MacNamara to be his chief of staff, effective July 5. MacNamara, whose experience bridges the worlds of academia and politics, has been on unpaid leave of absence from The Florida State University since August 2010, serving as general counsel to the Florida Senate and …
CONTINUE READINGAdams signs CCI agreement with Thai university
Dr. Jonathan Adams, associate professor at the School of Communication, travelled to the Mukdahan Thailand, to visit the campus of Ubon Ratichani University in May and secure a signed cooperative agreement between the College of Communication & Information (CCI) and Ubon’s Department of International Affairs. A signing ceremony took place on May 20. The agreement is a …
CONTINUE READINGRaney to deliver senior-scholar lecture at BEA symposium
Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor and director of doctoral studies in the School of Communication, has been invited to deliver a senior-scholar lecture at the Broadcast Education Association’s featured research symposium April 10 in Las Vegas. BEA is one of the largest gatherings of broadcasting and cable educators in the world, and this year’s …
CONTINUE READINGDocumentary on teen's boot-camp death to premiere Saturday
On Jan. 5, 2006, 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson entered the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp in Panama City, Fla. Eighteen hours later, he was pronounced dead. Through unflinching interviews and five years of documented protests, legal battles and media attention, Beating Justice examines the intersection of race, class, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the …
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