School of Information Professors Kathleen Burnett and Gary Burnett had the opportunity to travel to Cambodia to attend the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference. The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) hosted the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on January 3-4, 2019 at the University of Cambodia located in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia. The 2019 Theme was “Effective …
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iSchool Professors Travel to Cambodia for Information Science & Technology Conference
Connor Griffin is Building a Better Future in Malekula Through the Peace Corps
Connor Griffin graduated from Florida State in 2017 with two degrees: a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.S. in Information Technology. For some time, he worked as a Webmaster for ReThink Energy Florida here in Tallahassee, Florida. He then moved to Oldsmar, Florida, where he worked as a Communications Specialist at The Eye Center. A …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Dr. Nancy Everhart is a Visiting Lecturer in Dieburg, Germany
Dr. Nancy Everhart from the iSchool is spending a month in Germany as an International Visiting Lecturer at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Media Campus in Dieburg. The aim of the Visiting Lecturer program is to improve the international teaching program by additional teaching, teaching in a foreign language and teaching with an international focus. In particular, it …
CONTINUE READINGAtlanta 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 …
CONTINUE READINGStudents 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 …
CONTINUE READINGAna Ndumu Wins Third Place at ALISE Conference
Ana Ndumu entered the iSchool’s Ph.D. in Information program in 2014. This February, she came in third place in the Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition at the 2018 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference in Denver, Colorado. “The iSchool has invested so much in me. It’s an honor to pay …
CONTINUE READINGTallahassee 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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