Communication PhD. student Pablo Correa recently won a Bronze Award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival for his film, The Isadore Mizell Family Legacy. The film shows the history of the Mizell family, one of the founding black pioneering families of Ft. Lauderdale. The Mizell family contributed to black Fort Lauderdale through health, education …
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News from the CCI School Communication
PhD. Student Pablo Correa Wins Bronze Award for Film
Student Ashley Tressel Earns Award for Paper, “Media and Drone Strikes: Understanding Newspaper Tutorials”
This fall, Media & Communication Studies student Ashley Tressel received the Competitive Communication Scholarship Student Top Paper Undergraduate from the Florida Communication Association (FCA) for her paper, “Media and Drone Strikes: Understanding Newspaper Tutorials.” The paper focused on the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, since 2008 and examined the issues that are emphasized by the …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Art Raney Attends International New Media Forum in Shanghai
Dr. Art Raney recently delivered a keynote address at the 2015 International New Media Forum in Shanghai, China. This was the second time the event has been held and the second time he has been given this honor. The forum was sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the International Communication Association. One of only …
CONTINUE READINGFSU CCI students provide Leadership Training to Florida TSA members
by Ebe Randeree, Associate Dean, College of Communication & Information When I say TSA, what do you think of? Yes – airport security. However, the mission of the Technology Student Association (TSA) is to prepare its members for the challenges of a dynamic world by promoting technological literacy, leadership and problem solving, resulting in personal growth …
CONTINUE READING2016 South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference Announced
South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference January 21-23, 2016 Center for Global and Multicultural Engagement Florida State University Call for Papers and Presentations We invite students to submit proposals for papers and presentations for the South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference, to be held on January 21-23, 2016, at the Center for Global …
CONTINUE READINGTwo PR Students Named on Homecoming Court
Two College of Communication & Information students have been selected to be on Homecoming Court this year. Laurence Thompson and Qaree Dreher are both Public Relations students with a passion for communicating. Laurence Thompson Laurence Thompson is a senior at FSU with a passion for intellectual challenges. He was attracted to the Public Relations major …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Digital Media Production Students Bring “A is for Armed” to YOFI Film Festival
Digital Media Production students Samantha Hunter and Cristina Fernandez recently attended the Yonkers Film Festival (more commonly dubbed YOFI Fest) in New York for their film, A is for Armed. Addressing the recent Concealed Carry on Campus bill in Florida in terms of last November’s shooting at Strozier library, A is for Armed engages viewers in a conversation about …
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