Arpan and Ray Publish Research Showing How Sharing Stories of Adversity May Enhance Student Wellness

Two members of Florida State University’s School of Communication, Elizabeth Ray and Laura Arpan, were recently published, alongside co-authors Karen Oehme (Director of the Institue for Family Violence at FSU), Ann Perko (Director of Special Projects at the Institute for Family Violence Studies at FSU), and James Clark (Dean of the College of Social Work at FSU), in Innovative Higher Education. Their paper, Testing Restorative Narratives …

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CCI Students Present at 2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual showcase for undergraduate students from all majors to present their work to the wider community. Hundreds of student researchers, including those from Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, Honors in the Major Program, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) among others, present their work as poster and creative presentations …

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Comm Student Zoe Zirlin Receives Undergraduate Research Award

Advertising student Zoe Zirlin has been awarded a 2019 Scott and Ina McNichols Undergraduate Research Award for $4,000. “I am incredibly honored and excited to have received a 2019 IDEA Grant,” says Zirlin. “I am also thankful for Scott and Ina McNichols, two FSU Alumni who support undergraduate research every year.”   The award is presented …

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School of Communication Grad Student is Finalist for M4 Competition

School of Communication graduate student Steven Pope is one of two CCI students selected as a finalist in the Master’s in Four Competition on April 4, 2019, in the FSU Student Life Building Auditorium hosted through The Graduate School at Florida State University. The Master’s in Four (M4) Contest is a competition in which contestants have …

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Sindy Chapa Publishes & Presents Work on Hispanic Marketing

Dr. Sindy Chapa, an assistant professor at the FSU School of Communication, recently presented her work at the Hispanic/Latino Media & Marketing (HLMM) conference. The work Chapa presented at HLMM is a chapter of the recently published book, Latinx Voices: Hispanics in the Media in the U.S. Her chapter provides a general overview of the Hispanic …

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CCI Students, Alumni & Faculty Shine at 5th Annual SAMCS Conference

SAMCS Committee Photo

The 5th South Asian Media and Cultural Studies conference was held on January 31- February 1, 2019 at the Center for Global and Multicultural Engagement (CGE) at Florida State University. This year’s theme, “Cultural Disruptions: Media and Social Change in South Asia”, focused on the reconfiguration of cultural, social, economic and political relationships in South Asia, …

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