Ciara Hensley: CCI Alumna and Librarian at Valencia College

Ciara Hensley earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in Information, Communication and Technology in 2014. Due to her strong interest in the field, she continued to pursue her master’s degree in Library & Information Studies. Graduating in 2017, Ciara moved back to her hometown of Orlando as an Emerging Technology Librarian at Valencia …

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Stephanie Plucinsky is Inspiring the Excitement of Space at Kennedy Space Center

Stephanie Plucinsky earned a B.S. in Information, Communication, and Technology in 2015. Plucinsky made the most of her time at FSU: she was involved with organizations such as Women in IT/ICT Sharing Experiences, the Florida Public Relations Association, Peace Jam, and the Student United Way.  She also worked various positions in the PR setting and …

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ICT Alum, Officer Carter Rooney

Tallahassee native, Carter Rooney, graduated from Florida State in 2016 with a bachelor’s in Information, Communication, and Technology. Since then, Rooney has taken his knowledge and skillsets to an unconventional setting. After graduation, Rooney moved to Austin, Texas, where he entered the police academy before becoming a patrol officer for the Austin Police Department. Rooney …

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Atlanta continues to attract tech grads from CCI

With more than eight trips in the past three years, College of Communication and Information (CCI) students have once again traveled to Atlanta to seek employment, lured by the growth opportunities, corporate headquarters, and new startups that are making Atlanta their home.  Last month, ten students from CCI visited four companies in Atlanta.  They toured …

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ICT Student and Inventor, Paul Woodley, Places As a Finalist at InNOLEvation

Paul Woodley is an Information, Communication, and Technology student expecting to graduate in May 2020. This innovative spirit is also pursuing a second degree in Entrepreneurship. This year, Woodley competed in the InNolevation Challenge, which allows students from all majors to demonstrate their entrepreneurial ideas, entering to win prize money that can help their ideas …

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Students run semester long technology program at R. Frank Nims Middle School

With job openings exceeding qualified applicants for STEM degrees, employers have a need for new graduates with technology and programming skills. Students from FSU’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) have been doing outreach in Leon County schools for many years including school visits, summer camps, Saturday workshops, classroom support, coding workshops, and hosting schools …

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Tallahassee Senior Center Outreach

Story written by Megan Kelly Over the past five years, Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) students have developed a beneficial relationship with various local senior centers.  They have been volunteering with Seniors in locations across Leon County (Woodville Branch Library, Cherry Laurel Residential Community, Westminster Oaks Living Community, Tallahassee Senior Center …

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