Professors Kathy and Gary Burnett have established the Elfreda Chatman Endowed Professorship, a fund which will increase minority representation among the iSchool’s faculty and place a greater focus on the information practices of underrepresented groups in iSchool research.
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CCI Establishes Endowed Professorship in Honor of Elfreda Chatman
10 Ways (this Spring) CCI is Making an Impact
The Spring 2022 semester allowed for CCI students, faculty, and alumni to stimulate community involvement throughout the FSU community and beyond.
CONTINUE READINGFSU CCI Researchers Featured at Kentucky Conference on Health Communication
CCI faculty and students recently shared their work at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC). KCHC, hosted from April 7th-9th in Lexington, KY, featured several research studies from CCI representatives. From the School of Information, Dr. Mia Lustria and second-year PhD student Obianuju Aliche presented two studies: “I Got Training on the Brain: Designing Motivational …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Alumnus Chris Cyrille becomes TEDx Speaker
Chris Cyrille (B.S. Information Technology ‘18) recently spoke at TedxUF on how fashion ties into self-image. When asked how his personal sense of fashion affected his self-image, he explained that he experienced several hardships during his childhood that caused his self-esteem to suffer, saying, “My self-image was shot. I put in a valiant effort into …
CONTINUE READINGSchool of Information Alumna Marquita Gooch-Voyd Receives Honors in Her Field
Marquita Gooch-Voyd graduated from Florida State University’s School of Information in 2011 with a Master of Library and Information Studies. She went on to work in various libraries, earning many awards and honors celebrating her initiatives and inspirational work in this field. “Florida State University gave me three things: direction, clarity and innovation,” said Gooch-Voyd. …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Hosts 9th Annual Women in Leadership Conference
The 9th Annual Women in Leadership Conference was a success! Hosted on March 8th, 2022, by the College of Communication and Information, the conference featured notable female leaders from Florida and beyond. Many of the speakers are FSU and CCI Alumna. The goal of the conference was to connect female students and alumna with mentors …
CONTINUE READINGWayne Wiegand’s Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library Named One of the National Library of China Publishing House’s “Ten Best Books of 2021”
Wayne Wiegand is a writer and retired professor from Florida State University, with many publications and awards celebrating his work. One of his publications, Part of Our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library, was translated to Chinese in 2021, and was listed as one of the “Ten Best Books of 2021” by …
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