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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Two Advertising students named to 'Most Promising' list

Two of School of Communication advertising students, Arielle Calderon and Maria Correa, were selected by the American Advertising Federation as members of AAF’s Most Promising Minority Students Class of 2011. They were among 50 seniors from various colleges and universities across the country chosen for the honor. To be selected, students must have stellar academic …

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'Social Media and Public Protest' colloquium held

“Social Media and Public Protest,” the role of social media in the political revolutions in the Middle East, was the subject of a colloquium Feb. 22, 2011, in Florida State University’s School of Communication. A panel of Communication faculty and doctoral students with research experience in politics and/or social media discussed the implications of the …

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Colloquium: Social Media & Public Protest

February 22, 2011 12:00pm – February 22, 2011 1:00pm The next installment in our Spring 2011 Graduate Research Colloquium Series will be a discussion of “Social Media and Public Protest: The Role of Technology in Political Change.” Our discussion will be led by four panelists: Dr. Steve McDowell, director of the School of Communication; Dr. …

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Media Production students capture 4 awards at national festival

Students in the School of Communication’s Media Production program won four awards, including a Best of Festival, in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2011 Festival of Media Arts national competition. The awards will be presented in Las Vegas in April. More than 900 entries from 143 colleges and universities were submitted in the following competition categories: …

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