Raney gives keynote at sports media conference in China

Arthur A. Raney, professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, delivered a keynote address at an international conference on sports media and communication hosted by Chengdu Sport University in Chengdu, China — the first of its kind ever convened in mainland China. Raney was one of three U.S. sports media scholars invited to headline …

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Call for Papers: UDC Conference on ‘Climates of Change’

The Union for Democratic Communications has issued a call for papers for its 2012 international conference on “Climates of Change: Democracy Movements, Media and Global Environments.” The deadline for submission of abstracts is Jan. 15, 2012. Hosted by The Florida State University’s School of Communication, the conference will be held May 10-12 at the Turnbull …

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FSU School of Communication hosts Dr. Binod C. Agrawal

Presentations (All CCI students welcome) this coming week at by Dr. Binod C. Agrawal is the guest of the School of Communication at Florida State University during the week of November 28 to December 2, 2011.  During his visit to FSU, Dr. Agrawal will lead two workshops on qualitative research methods (each offered two times), …

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Ryan Cohn to speak on "Changing Behavior Through Social Media"

Ryan Cohn, CEO of What’s Next Marketing, is no stranger to the College of Communication & Information (CCI).  He has made many guest appearances in classes and has been active with student groups, Career Days, internships for FSU students, mentoring IT entreprenuers, etc.  This Wednesday, 11/16,  is no different. At 7pm in HCB 102, Ryan …

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McDowell speaking at UCF forum on 'People Power, Politics and Social Change'

Dr. Stephen McDowell, director of the School of Communication and Phipps Professor of Communication, will participate in a public forum at the University of Central Florida on Oct. 13, 2011, on “People Power, Politics and Global Change.” Other panelists are Sam Graham-Felsen, global emerging media strategist; Fiona Hill, director of the Center on the United …

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CCI well-represented on winning Start-Up Tally team

The College of Communication & Information was well-represented last weekend at the inaugural “Start-Up Tally” competition, a 54-hour event that culminated with one team  chosen Sunday evening for $20,000 in start-up financing and prizes for its business proposal. The winning team of 11 included five CCI students. Its product was Wordio, a software program that …

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