iSchool Introduces IDEA Full-Ride Scholarship Program for MSIT, MLIS Students

  Florida State University’s iSchool has unveiled a brand new opportunity awarding six Master’s students with full-ride scholarships. The IDEA Learning Community emphasizes Innovation, Digital-fluency, Entrepreneurship, and Advocacy as foundational values of the information professions. The students attend full-time and graduate within a year. In addition to having tuition and fees paid for, Project IDEA students entering …

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Connect with the iSchool at ASIST

The School of Information (Florida’s iSchool) faculty and doctoral students will be in force at the 2015 ASIS&T (Association for Information Science & Technology) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri. If you are attending the conference on November 9, bring your lunch to a “Birds of a Feather” brown bag with FSU faculty at City Garden …

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FSU Students Attend Hackathons at Universities Across the Country

From our very own Florida State University to Georgia Tech to the University of Michigan, universities all over the country are hosting hackathons. At these weekend-long events, teams of computer programers, system developers, interface designers and the like come together to work on a variety of computer-related programs. Despite what the name of the event …

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Dr. Kazmer Blogs for the Institute for Successful Longevity

  iSchool professor and researcher Dr. Michelle Kazmer recently blogged for FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity. Her blog post addresses the information needs of an aging population. Dr. Kazmer’s post discusses research about older adults’ information needs and elaborates on specific key factors that should be considered when designing information services and sources for older adults. These …

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iSchool Alum Mike Silverman Accepts Analyst Position at Lockheed Martin

Hard work and perseverance have brought Mike Silverman (B.A., Studio Art, ’10, M.S., Information Technology, ’15) to a highly coveted position with Lockheed Martin. As a Senior Cyber Intel Analyst, will be putting his education, experience and certifications to great use. In fact, Silverman says that education, experience and certifications are the three things that hiring managers look for …

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FSU Alum Dr. Plato Smith Accepts Position as Associate University Data Management Librarian at UF

As he finishes up his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of New Mexico, CCI alumnus Dr. Plato Smith (Ph.D., Information Studies, ’14) has accepted a new position with the University of Florida as Associate University Data Management Librarian on the tenure track. While at Florida State, Smith served as a Teaching Assistant as well as the Associate University …

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