Melissa Kaye Angel is a graduate student and teaching assistant in the School of Communication, studying Media Communication Studies. Focusing on environmental and climate change communication, she works as a Media Editor for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, where she focuses on videography and editing content. In addition to her studies and work, she …
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Grad student to intern in Germany with United Nations
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 …
CONTINUE READINGCCI undergrads present at Undergraduate Research Symposium
On Tuesday, March 31st the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center will fill with hundreds of undergraduate researchers presenting their research. From the College of Communication and Information, there are 23 students participating in the morning and afternoon sessions. Numbers after student names correspond to their poster numbers. Check out the Facebook event for more information. Morning …
CONTINUE READINGMCS/ICT Undergraduate Omar Ismail receives Public Service Research Fellowship Grant for study in Bangladesh
Media/Communication Studies and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) undergraduate, Omar Ismail, will travel to Southwest and Central Bangladesh this summer in pursuit of improving managerial decision-making for agricultural farmers. The rising junior will complete his research with the help of m-Power Social Enterprises Ltd. and work on the implementation of Agricultural Extension Support Activity (AESA) …
CONTINUE READINGSCSD changes lives on Help Guatemala Hear Mission
On March 7th, a plane of students and faculty from the School of Communication Science and Disorders landed in Atlanta. The plane ride marked the end of a trip to Panajachel, Guatemala, where the group gave the gift of hearing to children and adults. Through Porch de Salomon, an outreach organization, Selena Snowden, her husband, …
CONTINUE READINGDr. Jim Larson of SUNY Korea visits CCI
Dr. Jim Larson’s first visit to the sunshine state was long overdue. During his visit, Larson spoke to Dr. Steve McDowell’s media legalities class about his experience with technology, accidental professorship and Korea. Living in Korea for the last 22 years, Larson explained his first encounter with the country was through the Peace Corps. Facing …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Kenya to Washington: Meet iSchool Alumna Leah Hannaford
Can one sentence change a life? Spark a career? Leah Hannaford, the resident Open Education Librarian at Centralia College in Washington, is proof that it can. Now an alumna of the School of Information, Hannaford’s journey towards librarianship started in Africa. In the Army for eight years, the staff sergeant was deployed to the Horn …
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