From October 19th to 22nd, seven STARS students traveled to Orlando to lead, present and participate in the Annual Fall Technology Student Association (TSA) Leadership Training Conference. The mission of TSA is to prepare its members for the challenges of a dynamic world by promoting technological literacy, leadership and problem-solving. While at the conference, STARS students presented on Effective Communication Techniques, Leadership 101, Time Management Techniques, and Marketing Your TSA Group.
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News from the Bachelor & Master’s Information Technology program at Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information
CCI Students Teach Leadership Skills to Middle and High School Students
Partnership Between Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and CCI Highlights Local Tech Opportunities
On October 11th, 2022, students from FSU and FAMU attended the Tally Job Hop. This event gives students a unique opportunity to visit multiple tech companies and meet with their local leaders all in the span of one work day.
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On October 4, 2022, the College of Communication and Information partnered with the TalTech Alliance to host the annual technology conference.
CONTINUE READINGMeet Juliana Gonzalez and the San Diego Seminoles Club
When Juliana Gonzalez (B.S. ICT, ‘13) first moved out to California a little over 5 years ago, she did not know anyone in the San Diego area. One of the first things she thought of doing to make connections was to look up FSU alumni groups in the area, and to her surprise there happened to be one in Pacific Beach. Juliana quickly forged great friendships with other alumni, and became highly involved in the San Diego Seminole Club, sitting as a Board Member for three years, the Vice President for last year, and now as the President!
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumnus Featured in CBC Radio Episode
iSchool Alumnus Farhood Basiri was featured in a CBC Radio Episode about his commencement management software, “Tassel Turner.”
CONTINUE READINGShuyuan Metcalfe and Xiuwen Liu Awarded U.S. Air Force Project to Identify “Deepfake” Image Manipulation
FSU faculty members Dr. Shuyuan Metcalfe (School of Information) and Dr. Xiuwen Liu (Department of Computer Science) are currently working on exciting research to identify “deepfake” images. The recently awarded Project Aletheia from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) allows FSU investigators to develop machine learning (ML) models that will detect digitally manipulated images. The research …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Helps Host FBI Cybersecurity Symposium
On July 27th, the FBI Jacksonville Division, Florida Technology Council (FTC), and College of Communication and Information teamed up to host the 2022 Cybersecurity Symposium at the FSU Turnbull Conference Center. With over 175 attendees from local businesses, government agencies, and education in attendance, the symposium attracted many in our community interested in how they can protect themselves and how they can prepare for future threats.
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