In late May, several professors and graduate students from FSU’s College of Communication and Information made their way to Washington, D.C. for the 69th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference. ICA is a leading scholarly organization in the communication discipline and includes more than 4,500 members in 80 countries. Professors and students showed up and …
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CCI Represents at 69th Annual ICA Conference
Alumna Produces Florida Animation Festival
When Kristin Bass-Petersen (’10 M.A. Media and Communication Studies) isn’t working at The Pod Advertising as Vice President of Digital Media Services, she’s busy collaborating with the Tallahassee Film Society (TFS) to run the Florida Animation Festival (FAF). “My role is overseeing the structure of the festival, setting up and running the submissions process, and …
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With summer already here and school days almost over, a regular ritual plays over in many homes: What are the kids going to do this summer? With multiple offerings available in the community and at FSU (https://camps.fsu.edu/), one option is the FSU iCamp, a technology-based camp serving rising 9th through 12th graders from Leon and …
CONTINUE READINGCelebrating 70 Years of FSU Debate
written by Mafé Brooks, Director of Development On April 12-14, we celebrated the 70th Year Anniversary of FSU’s modern debate program. The reunion weekend activities included a kick-off reception hosted by FSU President John Thrasher on Friday, followed by a celebration dinner on Saturday and capped off with a reunion breakfast on Sunday, hosted by …
CONTINUE READINGSeminole Productions Alumna Takes Talent to Philadelphia Eagles
While attending sporting events, few fans stop to think about what really creates the exciting atmosphere they experience. Sure, games can be fun to watch, but what if there was no music in the stadium? What if the big screens displayed a simple canvas with just the score? What if there were no bright signs …
CONTINUE READINGLee and Bravo Publish on Advocacy Advertising
Over the past several years, millennials have started to become more politically active than ever. With this rise in activism, many brands have turned to methods of advocacy advertising. To explore this idea further, Dr. Jaejin Lee and graduate student Olivia Bravo recently published a paper titled “The mediating effects of message agreement on millennials’ …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Faculty Awarded Summer Grants
Each year, Florida State’s Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) offers summer funding to research projects through the First Year Assistant Professor Program (FYAP). This is a grant program designed to provide first-year assistant professors with “summer salary support to facilitate their research and/or creative activities,” says the website. The grant is available to all …
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