Two professors in the College of Communication and Information received awards from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program. The program began in 1946 when President Harry Truman signed into legislation the Fulbright Program, named after Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The goal of the program is to “increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful …
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CCI Professors Receive Fulbright Awards
Stephenson Shines in South Korea
After graduation, most students are faced with the prospect of leaving their hometowns to pursue the career they just spent years working toward. This often means moving to a new state and leaving behind the comforts of home. For Rosandra Stephenson (B.S. 15’ Media and Communication Studies), this also meant leaving behind the comforts of …
CONTINUE READINGStudents Attend Culture Marketing Council Annual Summit
Five students from FSU’s Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) attended the Cultural Marketing Council (CMC) Annual Summit this June. Jennifer Gordillo, Jessica Juachon, Meng Tian, Ailin Xia, and Wenzhe Yan traveled to the annual event that took place in Dallas, Texas, for three days of immersion in the multicultural marketing industry. Culture-driven marketing was …
CONTINUE READINGDoctoral Student Chosen to Attend NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar
Abigail Reed, a doctoral student in the School of Communication, is headed to Tampa on July 21-24 to attend the National Communication Association’s Doctoral Honors Seminar. Reed is 1 of 30 students selected to attend this prestigious weekend. These selections are based on submitted papers and recommendations from academic advisors. Reed’s submitted paper was a …
CONTINUE READINGConnecting to Korea in CCI
written by Stephen McDowell, Ph.D. The College of Communication and Information at Florida State University has been glad to welcome visiting journalists and scholars from the Republic of Korea for over 20 years. During that time we have also had many graduate students from Korea complete their studies in CCI. In 2018-2019 we hosted three …
CONTINUE READINGKelly Starling: Communication Alumna and Storyteller at AT&T
Kelly Starling (’85, B.S. Media Performance) is AT&T’s Lead Public Relations Manager for Florida, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. “I’m a storyteller,” she says. “I find creative ways to humanize AT&T and create brand love by sharing with journalists our employees’ stories and how our products, services, and technology and community engagement are shaping …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Professors’ and Students’ Work Accepted to NCA
This year, 24 professors and students from FSU’s College of Communication and Information had papers and presentations accepted to the National Communication Association’s 105th Annual Convention. The NCA is a not-for-profit membership-based society focused on “advancing Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and …
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