Student documentaries to be shown Thursday evening, April 28

Spring semester 2011 documentaries from the Media Production program will be shown from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in UCD 1101. Here’s the lineup: “150 Years Later” — This documentary captures what it’s like to be a civil war re-enactor and addresses the reasons why the South is so caught up in a …

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Raney to deliver senior-scholar lecture at BEA symposium

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor and director of doctoral studies in the School of Communication, has been invited to deliver a senior-scholar lecture at the Broadcast Education Association’s featured research symposium April 10 in Las Vegas. BEA is one of the largest gatherings of broadcasting and cable educators in the world, and this year’s …

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Documentary on teen's boot-camp death to premiere Saturday

On Jan. 5, 2006, 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson entered the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp in Panama City, Fla. Eighteen hours later, he was pronounced dead. Through unflinching interviews and five years of documented protests, legal battles and media attention, Beating Justice examines the intersection of race, class, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the …

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FSU’s Raney delivers prestigious Pockrass Lecture at Penn State

Dr. Arthur A. Raney, an associate professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, was invited to give the prestigious Robert M. Pockrass Memorial Lecture this week at The Pennsylvania State University. Raney, a leading media effects scholar, spoke about “The Ongoing Morality Play: Media Entertainment and Our Sense of Right and …

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Alumni Reception in Atlanta 3/24

Noles of Atlanta: An Alumni Celebration March 24, 2011 6:30pm – March 24, 2011 8:00pm The Colleges of Communication & Information, Human Sciences and Nursing and the FSU University Libraries invite you to an alumni reception featuring best-selling author and television personality Carolyn O’Neil, an alumna of the FSU College of Human Sciences. More information …

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Students Promoting Autism Awareness hosting "Spring Day Festival" on Sat 3/19 12-6pm

Students Promoting Autism Awareness will be hosting a “Spring Day Festival” on Saturday, March 19th from 12-6pm at Railroad Square Park. They will have local musicians performing on two stages, food vendors, FSU organizations hosting children’s activities, Tallahassee organizations with resources, as well as donated art and other items from various schools to raise money …

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