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.”  …

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COMM 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 …

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Castillo 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 …

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Seminole 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, …

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COMM 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 …

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COMM 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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COMM Professor Adams and Researcher Ngampornchai assist Thai University in ICT program development

School of Communication associate professor, Dr. Jonathan Adams, and research associate, Dr. Anchalee Ngampornchai, travelled to the Ubon Ratchathani University’s (URU) campus, in Mukdahan, Thailand, on January 18 through February 3.  Adams and Ngampornchai, who is originally from Thailand, are helping the Thai university’s efforts to plan a new Information Communication and Technology (ICT) major. …

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