Food is the cornerstone of many cultures and traditions. Sindy Chapa, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, recently conducted a study that found the majority of Latina mothers (over 80%) value passing down family history to their children through cooking. Authentic ingredients like Mazola Corn Oil help generations follow the recipes passed down by their …
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Chapa’s research quoted by Latina Mom Bloggers
20 Questions with Jennifer Proffitt
20 Questions with Jennifer Proffitt What was your first job? Chuck E. Cheese. And yes, I did dress as the mouse a few times. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Is This Real Life? Where did you grow up? Pittsburgh, PA, and proud of it. Those who know …
CONTINUE READINGFSU’s Author Day honors CCI Faculty
Each year, the Office of Faculty Recognition holds an Authors Day to recognize faculty members who have published books in the past year. From the College of Communication and Information, Davis Houck, Andy Opel, Art Raney, Melissa Gross, Shuyuan Mary Ho, Christie Koontz, Don Latham, Marcia Mardis and Lorri Mon will be honored at the …
CONTINUE READINGMCS/ICT Undergraduate Omar Ismail receives Public Service Research Fellowship Grant for study in Bangladesh
Media/Communication Studies and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) undergraduate, Omar Ismail, will travel to Southwest and Central Bangladesh this summer in pursuit of improving managerial decision-making for agricultural farmers. The rising junior will complete his research with the help of m-Power Social Enterprises Ltd. and work on the implementation of Agricultural Extension Support Activity (AESA) …
CONTINUE READINGTwo time Alumna Jordan Wenck progresses to Bridgestone Golf
2011 B.S. Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and 2012 M.S. Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) alumna, Jordan Wenck, is thriving in all aspects of digital marketing and social media in Atlanta, Ga. The current Digital and Social Marketing Manager at Bridgestone Golf creates content for all social platforms, manages the website, email communications, digital media placements, …
CONTINUE READINGMeet COMM Alumna Margot Susca
Margot Susca has been a full-time professorial lecturer at American University’s School of Communication in Washington, D.C. since August 2013. She teaches courses in digital journalism and reporting; code; journalism ethics; children, youth and digital culture; and media writing. In February 2015, Margot began an additional role as Program Director of the School’s Interactive Journalism …
CONTINUE READINGForensics Team to hold Nationals Showcase
On Monday, March 30th, the FSU Forensics Team will be holding its annual Nationals Showcase at 8:00 p.m at the Claude Pepper Center (636 W Call St, Tallahassee, Florida 32306). The event is free and open to the public. The event will also be available via live stream, so you can watch online if you can’t make …
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