Wendi Cannon stepped foot on Florida State University’s campus in 1997 – and she’s still here! Once a student, Wendi is now a thriving IT Professional, working at Florida State’s College of Medicine as the Associate Director of Information Management. “I loved being a student at FSU for several reasons, but one of the most …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
Meet iSchool Alumna: Wendi Cannon
iSchool Alumnus Demetrius Brown advances from Florida Center for Reading Research to GM
2007 Florida State University Information Technology and Computer Science alum, Demetrius Brown, has made recent advancements in his career– after working for the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) for seven years, Brown has joined the workforce at General Motors (GM) as a Quality Assurance Analyst. During his studies at Florida State University, Brown was proactive in a variety of …
CONTINUE READINGIT Alum Zach Heng: Consultant by Day, Foodie by Night
D.C. dweller Zach Heng is living the dream every day as a Technology Consultant for Deloitte Consulting, LLP. In the two years since he’s joined the firm, he has worked with Federal health and civilian sectors implementing functional testing, application delivery and project management strategies. But to best understand Zach, it is important to return to where it …
CONTINUE READINGMeet iSchool alumnus Ben Early: Problem-Solver Extraordinaire
Meet Ben Early, former CCI HelpDesker and Problem-Solver extraordinaire. Where did he get these problem-solving skills? Why, Florida State, of course! Ben attended Florida State University where he earned an undergraduate degree in Information Technology. His plan was simple: graduate with a Bachelors in IT and go into network engineering and security. While earning his bachelors, Ben began working …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna named Faculty Trailblazer at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dania Bilal, professor at University of Tennessee, has been named a Faculty Trailblazer. The professor of information science’s research focuses on how children use information retrieval systems, such as Google, to find information. Her research earned her the competitive Google Research Award to study children’s ability to read and understand Google search results. Dania received …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alum Todd Lahtinen launches “Fin-ology” podcast while thriving in career
2011 Florida State University Information Technology graduate, Todd Lahtinen, is coalescing his passions of finance and technology through his own personal audio series, Fin-ology, with brother Kyre Lahtinen, and colleague, Stephan Shipe, as a hobby in conjunction with his job. Todd and his cohosts came up with the concept from their studies and and common interests, as …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Musical Technician to Record Label Manager: Meet iSchool Alum Juan Sanchez
2013 Florida State University Information, Communication and Technology alumnus, Juan Sanchez, is resonating talent in the music business industry in Miami, Florida. The Studio Project Manager & Label Manager at Art House Records develops and runs integrated marketing communication campaigns for some of the most prominent up-and-coming artists in the industry–such as Juan Pablo Vega, and Brika–and oversees the physical and digital …
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