Alums return to recruit next generation of CCI employees

Ah, career fair season. You can see it from a mile away, the steady stream of black pencil skirts and shiny black shoes. Follow them and you’ll end up at Seminole Futures and the CCI Career Fair. Side step the ladies switching from flats to heels and you’re in, winding up and down aisles of companies eager …

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From Kenya to Washington: Meet iSchool Alumna Leah Hannaford

Can one sentence change a life? Spark a career? Leah Hannaford, the resident Open Education Librarian at Centralia College in Washington, is proof that it can. Now an alumna of the School of Information, Hannaford’s journey towards librarianship started in Africa. In the Army for eight years, the staff sergeant was deployed to the Horn …

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FSU Alumna shines at General Motors, inspires WISE members

Alumna Nicole Liang spoke to a group of aspiring IT & ICT women last week. Born and raised in Tallahassee, she had returned to her former stomping grounds to talk to students – both for advice and recruiting purposes. When she isn’t inspiring the next generation of Noles, she works for General Motors out of Austin, …

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20 Questions with Paul Marty

20 Questions with Paul Marty What was your first job? My first “job” was pet-sitting for neighbors going on vacation, which helped me learn how to handle strange requests from clients (e.g., “here’s how you need to cook steaks for my cat.”). My first “actual” job was working as a computer programmer for the U.S. …

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Everhart featured in Orlando Sentinel

Project PALS (Panhandle Autism Library Services), a collaborative project between College of Communication and Information faculty Dr. Nancy Everhart and Dr. Juliann Woods, was featured last week in the Orlando Sentinel. Everhart was interviewed for an article about specialized library programs for children with autism was published January 27th and highlighted the importance of  the library …

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iSchool Leadership Awards taking nominations

iSchool Leadership Awards The FSU School of Information recognizes graduating students for their exceptional academic performance and exemplary leadership in University, College or School student groups, projects or events with special consideration for their contributions inside and outside the classroom. Nominations are being accepted for students who exhibit strong leadership skills through such activities as …

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Interested in CCI graduate programs – check out their schedule this Spring

Interested in graduate programs?  The CCI Team will be traveling this semester – see the schedule below.   School of Communication Graduate School Information Session February 12 UCC Room 4400 2:30-3:30 p.m. Table for Communication   Florida Undergraduate Research Conference February 27-28 Daytona Beach, FL Table for iSchool   Flagler Career Expo March 4 St. …

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