6 CCI Faculty win FYAP and COFRS awards from FSU Office of Research

Six faculty from the School of Communication, School of Information and the School of Communication & Science Disorders have been awarded for their fieldwork and experimental efforts through the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) at the FSU Office of Research. The purpose of the First Year Assistant Professor Awards (FYAP) summer program is to provide …

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MCS Student Brendan Rempert travels to India for research

During the Undergraduate Research Symposium, undergraduate Media & Communication Studies student Brendan Rempert presented his poster, Community Perspective on the Impact of Voluntourism in Pamohi Village. With the help of faculty advisor Dr. Steve McDowell, Brendan took a critical look at international development volunteers. Known as “voluntourism,” the impact of seasonal volunteers is often assumed …

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SCOM students awarded at 2015 Annual Convention of the Broadcast Education Association

Each year the Broadcast Education Association invites scholarly papers from academics, students and professionals for presentation at BEA’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Nev. Two School of Communication students, Di Cui and Zihan Wang, are to present their winning paper at the Annual Convention on April 13, 2015. The Broadcast Education Association strives to coalesce media audiences, economics, law …

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Bruker and Opel work on Co-Parenting Grant

Faculty and students from the Digital Media Production Program have a new project on their plate – developing a toolkit for Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce. Fueled by a $250,000 grant from the Vandermark Foundation, Florida State University is working to create a new online toolkit designed to help create healthy co-parentings in families going through a …

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COMM’s Bruker awarded Production Grant

Malia Bruker, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, is the newest recipient of the 2015 Production Grant from the Dance Films Association. Bruker was awarded alongside Hannah Schwadron, choreographer and Assistant Professor of Dance History at Florida State University. Dance Films Association is a non-profit organization established in 1956. The Production Grant from DFA …

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CCI students present at Global focused event

The 8th Annual Going Global Showcase, hosted by the Center for Global Engagement and FSU International Programs, was held on November 19th, 2014. Two students from the College of Communication and Information presented at this event on their international experiences. Jasmine Crane, an undergraduate student in her junior year of Media Communication Studies, presented on “Finding …

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