U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of “Best Graduate Schools” was released on Mar. 12. FSU’s School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) placed 13th in the nation! Its school library media program ranked No. 1 in the nation; its services for children and youth ranked 5th; and its digital librarianship ranked 11th. Read …
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U.S. News & World Report ranks SLIS grad programs among best in the nation
COMM students and professor selected to present at conference in S. Korea
Two current students from the FSU School of Communication, a recently graduated alum from the Integrated Marketing Communication program, and a professor were chosen to present at the 2013 Biennial World Communication Association conference in Seoul, South Korea, from Aug. 8-12, 2013. The theme of this year’s conference is “Intercultural Communication in the Global World.” …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alumnus is managing March Madness
School of Communication alumnus Mark E. Neifeld is the senior event coordinator of The Georgia Dome, home stadium of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia State Panthers. The venue hosts annual events like the Southeastern Conference Football Championship, Chick-fil-A Bowl and Monster Energy Supercross. Neifeld is serving as event manager for the 2013 75th …
CONTINUE READINGCastillo wins Gold Pixie Award for animated short
Dr. Jeanette Castillo, assistant professor at the School of Communication, has won a 2013 Gold Pixie Award for her short video, “The Performance of Drowning,” from the American Pixel Academy. Only 151 of 1,150 submissions from film, video, television and the Internet took the gold. The American Pixel Academy is a coalition of professionals and …
CONTINUE READINGSeminole Forensic Team Dominates State Tournament
This past weekend, the Seminole Speech and Debate Team clinched its seventh consecutive state championship by a commanding margin. The Seminoles, under the direction of doctoral candidate Michael Chouinard, advanced an impressive 30 out of 42 events to final rounds of competition. The Seminoles have finished in the top three at every tournament this semester, …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alumna’s company produces Academy Award-nominated film
War Witch, produced by FSU Communications alumna, Marie-Claude Poulin, was nominated for a 2013 Academy Award in the best Foreign Language Film category. Poulin received her B.A. in Advertising in 1985 from the FSU School of Communication. She has worked in the film industry for over 20 years. Her past positions include serving as the …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alum now Deutsch CMO Goldberg inspires Ad Club
Michael Goldberg, chief marketing officer of NYC ad agency Deutsch and Comm Advertising alum (B.S., ’88), visited Florida State University (FSU) and spoke to the Ad Club on Feb. 20, 2013. The event was organized by the Ad Club Executive Board and Professor Barry Solomon. Goldberg was a student in the first advertising class that …
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