Julia Skinner successfully defended her thesis, Ernestine Rose and the Harlem Public Library: Theory Testing Using Historical Sources on May 29th and accepted a position with Kennesaw State University as a Rare Book Curator shortly after. Skinner received her Ph.D. in Information Sciences from the School of Information. Skinner completed her undergraduate and graduate education at the …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
Julia Skinner joins Kennesaw State University as Rare Book Curator
IT Alums Find Success in Panama
Over the last decade, Panama has been going through an economic renaissance. Trade is booming, technology is thriving and the opportunities are endless. Three graduates of the School of Information have found success in the country’s bustling economy. Michael Lindo (BS IT ’12) may be Miami-born, but he was Panama-raised. Lindo came to Florida …
CONTINUE READING2 FSU Alums Go “Over the Edge” for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Rachael Deja and Maria Cardenas are Florida State graduates from the Information Technology and Management of Information Systems programs and now work for General Motors in Austin, Texas. Deja, an IT Operations Engineer and Cardenas, an IT Project Manager are close co-workers with hearts for the kids at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & South …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumnus Demetrius Solomon discovers mission at Mayo Clinic
What’s it like to work as an IT Project Analyst at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida? Information Technology alum Demetrius Solomon can fill you in on his day-to-day routine, and give you academic insight as to how to get there. Demetrius Solomon graduated in the summer of 2013, ready to take on the growing industry …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Doctoral Alums Find Success at Valdosta State University
Three alumnus of the School of Information doctoral program are finding continued success at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. Dr. Linda Most has been named Department Head for Library and Information Studies in Valdosta State University’s Dewar College of Education and Human Services effective July 1, 2015, after serving as interim in the position …
CONTINUE READINGLieutenant Junior Grade Anthony Micco Leverages an IT Degree at Sea
IT alumnus, Lieutenant Junior Grade Anthony Micco, wrote about his education and career from sea, where he spends his days aboard the USS PREBLE in the United States Navy. In Fall 2012, Micco graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Florida State and a minor in Naval Sciences from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Alum, Student Talk Digital Reference Services at 2015 Music Library Association Conference
In February 2015, Sara Nodine and Patrick Fulton presented at the Music Library Association (MLA) 2015 Conference. The duo’s presentation, Letting it Go!: the digital evolution of library outreach, detailed a reference series that was developed to increase awareness of library resources and services. The effort lead to the creative integration of digital reference services into the classroom …
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