Communication Students Win Top Paper Awards at BEA

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This year’s BEA Conference will be held in Las Vegas from April 18-21 and we know some students in the School of Communication that are very excited to go. No, not just because BEA is the premiere international academic media organization for educators, students, and professionals. These students are also excited because they received top …

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Michelle Presley Presents on the West Coast

Michelle Presley, a student pursuing a master’s in Public Interest Media and Communication, presented at the 2020 Western States Communication Association convention in Denver, Colorado. Her presentation was based on a paper she wrote with her co-author, Susan Macak, titled “The Downstream Effects of Wyoming’s Data Trespass Laws.” “The paper is a legal analysis of …

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Méndez and Vasquez Named ‘Most Promising Multicultural Students’ by AAF

On February 10, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) hosted fifty undergraduate students in New York City as part of the Most Promising Multicultural Student (MPMS) program. Among the fifty undergraduate seniors chosen for this honor, Nicole Méndez and Maria Vasquez of Florida State University’s School of Communication were selected. Nicole Méndez is an Advertising and …

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Sí Se Puede: Communication Student Attends HSF Media and Entertainment Summit

Every year, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) holds its annual Media and Entertainment Summit to bring together attendees and distinguished media and entertainment professionals for four days full of learning and professional development. From November 14 to 17, 2019, an FSU School of Communication student traveled to the conference in Hollywood, California, to explore opportunities …

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Communication Alumna Enriches Relations Between United States and Pakistan

Mariam Shaikh (‘16, Ph.D. Communication) currently serves as the head of digital and social media for the Press Information Department (PID) in Islamabad, Pakistan. “I joined civil bureaucracy in 2002,” she says. “When I entered the service, my interest in the field of media and communication significantly increased and I realized that effective communication can …

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