Florida State University (FSU) student, Amanda Thurston, has been accused of posting racial slurs on the social media site, Vine, on Wednesday Sept. 4. The Vine showed a clip of black students performing in the middle of FSU Oglesby Union during the weekly Market Wednesday. The caption for the Vine read, “Welcome to FAMU…I mean …
CONTINUE READINGCategory: SCOM News
News from the CCI School Communication
COMM Interim Director Sypher and doctoral student Clark interviewed about social media regarding student incident
Comm Alumni Attorney Ryan B. Cappy Named to Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums
Ryan B. Cappy, an alum of Florida State University’s School of Communication, recently earned certification as a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as one of America’s top trial lawyers. Cappy, an attorney based in Tampa, Fla., earned his undergraduate degree from the School of Communication …
CONTINUE READINGCCI BBQ on 10/4 from 5-7pm … Come Eat!
Please join the College of Communication & Information Student Leadership Council for a BBQ dinner on Parent’s Weekend. Faculty, students and alumni are invited to enjoy a free meal, music and games on Landis Green. Bring your families! Friday, October 4, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Shores Building on Landis Green …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Scholarship Reception to honor Outstanding students
The College of Communication & Information will hold its annual Scholarship Reception on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Alumni Center Ballroom from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Please join us to honor award recipients from Spring 2012 through Fall 2013. Invitations were sent to Scholarship Recipients For more information, please contact: Betsy Crawford, (850) 645-9661 …
CONTINUE READINGKorzenny quoted in Marketplace Business about how companies are profiting from the U.S. Hispanic market
Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication and director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, was interviewed and quoted in an article by Marketplace Business about critical adjustments retailers and businesses are making in their advertisements to appeal more to U.S. Hispanic audiences. Korzenny, along with other Hispanic marketing …
CONTINUE READINGMeet the Latest CCI Garnet & Gold Scholar
Dara Bassin is a recent graduate of Florida State University with a double major in public relations and business management. During her time at FSU, she has been dedicated to putting her education into practice. She has held a job at Union Productions (UP), FSU’s student run programming for the last four years. In addition …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Professor Proffitt elected as new UFF-FSU Chapter President
Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, Associate Professor in the FSU School of Communication, was elected as the new President of the United Faculty of Florida, FSU Chapter (UFF-FSU) in March 2013. This organization represents more than 1600 tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty in Tallahassee and Panama City, as well as more than 100 faculty at the FSU School. Proffitt remarked, “Following the past eleven years …
CONTINUE READING