Technology was rapidly changing when TaRhonda Harvey made the decision to get into Information Technology. It was during the era when beepers were disappearing and cell phones were becoming the new norm. The male-dominated field didn’t phase TaRhonda and today, she helps businesses build their brand and website through her company, Kolmio Global, LLC. Since graduating with …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
TaRhonda Harvey Mixes Passion and IT with Kolmio Global
The Dr. Martha Jane Zachert Endowed Scholarship
Elaine Crepeau, a two-time alumna of Florida State University, has enjoyed a lengthy and diverse career as a librarian. The beginning of her career started at Florida State, where she received her bachelor’s degree in 1972 and her master’s in library science a year later. It was at FSU that she met faculty member, Dr. Martha Jane …
CONTINUE READINGStocking Shelves to Managing Servers – Alums advance with Publix
Ah, Publix. Where shopping is a pleasure. Smiling service, delicious Pub Subs, killer BOGO deals every week – what more could you ask for? Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, the 1,098 store-chain is a private corporation that is wholly owned by past and present employees. Turns out, working there is a pleasure too. …
CONTINUE READING20 Questions with Melissa Gross
20 Questions with Melissa Gross What was your first job? When I was sixteen I worked for Carte Blanche (a credit card company that no longer exists). If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? My Life with Books. Where did you grow up? Los Angeles, CA What is …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alum Mary Turner transitions from FSU to Auburn Public Library
2013 Master of Science in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate, Mary Turner, has let her imagination soar at the Auburn Public Library in Auburn, Ala. through planning displays and cataloging bibliographic items. The former B.S. Political Science undergraduate became inspired by librarianship while in Gambia, West Africa with the US Peace Corps in 2004-2006. She discovered …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Jennifer Underhill leads Florida High’s library
Mix a Bachelor’s in English, a Master’s in Public Administration and a Master’s in Information Studies – School Media and what do you get? The recipe for a fantastic librarian, like iSchool alumna Jennifer Underhill, the School Librarian at Florida State University Schools – the Developmental Research School at Florida State University. Since 2007, Underhill …
CONTINUE READINGLibrarian Lauren Gibaldi-Mathur publishes YA novel
Lauren Gibaldi Mathur has worn quite a few hats since she first graduated from Florida State University in 2005. Ten years later, Lauren is a FSU MLIS graduate, librarian, mom and a soon-to-be published author with HarperCollins. The Orlando-based writer is the Branch Librarian at the Orange County Library System’s Alafaya branch. On lunch breaks, …
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