Florida State University has risen in the ranks, hitting No. 8 in the most recent “Best Colleges for Vets” ranking, published annually by Military Times magazine. With a military student population of 372, Florida State University has the second highest graduation rate in the top 10 schools. Florida State earned a four star rating for extracurriculars and …
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FSU ranks 8th ‘Best Colleges for Vets’
Stvilia and Gibradze published
Two members of Florida State University‘s School of Information, Besiki Stvilia and Leila Gibradze, were recently published in Library & Information Science Research. What do academic libraries tweet about, and what makes a library tweet useful?, was published in October 2014 and analyzed 1,200 tweets from six large academic libraries. A content analysis revealed nine content …
CONTINUE READINGAcross the Sea: Meet iSchool alum Denny Windgassen
The life change from high school to college can be overwhelming. But, what if you finished high school in Germany and then pursued college in the United States? Denny Wingassen hopped the ocean with ease, moving from Germany to the United States. “My parents had won a green card/permanent resident card in the Green Card lottery,” …
CONTINUE READINGFITC Alliance holds Jacksonville area Press Conference
Since it’s inception in May 2014, the Florida IT Career (FITC) Alliance has worked to recruit, retain and employ Florida’s upcoming technology workforce. The group has been busy hosting a career fair for 500 high school students, a college career fair, building partnerships with 30 schools and 6 community colleges, etc. In addition, the group …
CONTINUE READINGFall 2014 Newsletters are LIVE!
Both the Connection and Communicator newsletters are in mailboxes and inboxes this week. The Connection, CCI’s bi-annual alumni newsletter can be found on here, along with past issues dating back to 2009. The Communicator, the 22-page student and alumni newsletter, contains over 60 success stories of current and past students. Both current issues, as well as past issues, are …
CONTINUE READINGHacker for Good – Meet iSchool Alumnus: Chris Truncer
Alumnus Chris Truncer graduated from Florida State as an Information Technology major with a passion for doing good; but not in the most traditional sense. Chris is a White-Hat Hacker. He belongs to a community of professionals that turn the malicious connotation of hacking on its head. The title is used to describe a hacker that …
CONTINUE READINGMeet iSchool Alumna: Sheena O’Connors
Sheena O’Connors started at FSU in the Fall of 2004. The IT program was in its infancy then and Sheena was happy to be among the first graduates of the program. Today, Sheena is a full fledged IT woman and project manager for Black Knight Financial Services. There she exhibits the ability to problem solve …
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