During a school trip to Europe, a high school girl stumbled into a press room at a pre-Wimbledon tennis tournament. Amidst reporters, post-match interviews and the click of wire services sat Jeanne Ford. The tennis lover saw an opportunity to mix her love for writing and sport. The budding journalist was hooked. Wimbledon took place a few days …
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COMM Alumna Jeanne Ford leads Corporate Citizenship at Disney
Bettinger and Murphy co-author Blasted by Adversity: the Making of a Wounded Warrior
Luke Murphy, SSG U.S. Army -Ret. (B.S. ’11) and Julie Strauss Bettinger (B.S. ’83, M.S. ’09) co-authored “Blasted by Adversity: the Making of Wounded Warrior,” which was published by Inkshares Memorial Day 2015. The 300-page book is Luke’s first-person story documenting his incredible ascendance as an Army infantryman. Murphy served two tours with the 101st Airborne Division’s …
CONTINUE READINGDigital Video Production Graduate Certificate Now Available!
Back by popular demand, the School of Communication has re-instated the Digital Video Production graduate certificate. In response to the changing technological landscape in our mediated world, the certificate is essential for budding producers. Today’s students are faced with limited choices: Film Production MFA or a traditional research and theory path. This certificate allows graduate students …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Welcomes New Faculty
This Fall, the College of Communication and Information welcomes four new faculty to the CCI team. Jinghui (Jove) Hou (Assistant Professor) joins CCI with a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern California. Previously, she served as a Visiting Scholar/Adjunct at the University of Arkansas’ Department of Communication and Department of Marketing. …
CONTINUE READINGHarlow Honored at AEJMC
In August, thousands will travel to San Francisco for the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference. Among those attending is School of Communication’s Summer Harlow. Harlow will be honored at AEJMC for her dissertation, Liberation Technology? Toward an Understanding of the Re-appropriation of Social Media for Emancipatory Uses among Alternative Media Projects in El …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna Vanessa Fuchs named D1 Administrator of the Year
Florida State University boasts 20 sports programs that are held up by an intricate network of administrators. Vanessa Fuchs, School of Communication alumna, is one of those administrators. Fuchs serves as the athletics department’s Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator where she has oversight of the FSU Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball and Beach …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alum Michael Belanger Promoted at Dell
In 2007, Panama native Michael Belanger transferred to Florida State. Two years later, in 2009, he would graduate from Florida State with a degree in Communication. The job hunt began and Michael was focused on finding a multinational company that he could grow and learn from. He ended up working for Dell and has grown …
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