FSU STARS engages future generations through partnership with Florida Technology Student Association

Florida State University STARS Alliance students are engaging the future generation by partnering with Florida’s chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA), an organization of high school and middle school students interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). TSA’s mission is to foster personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, …

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12/13: 2:30-3pm SLIS Undergraduate Reception [Shores 006]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! The School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) will be hosting a reception for ALL SLIS IT and ICT students (and friends/family) graduating this semester on Friday 12/13 at 2:30pm in the Shores building Room 006. The Agenda includes a brief opening by Dean Dennis, Recognition of ALL the graduates, presentation of AITP HONOR …

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SLIS professor awarded Faculty Research Library Materials Grant

Dr. Marcia Mardis, Assistant Professor at Florida State University’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), recently received a Faculty Research Library Materials Grant for her proposal “Building Up STEAM: Enriching FSU’s Youth Arts Collection with STEM Materials to Support Research.” The grant will provide funding for updated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) materials …

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Kazmer, Koontz receive Transformation Through Teaching Awards

Two Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS) faculty members were recently honored as recipients of the 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award. Dr. Michelle Kazmer and Dr. Christie Koontz were two of 17 Florida State faculty members selected for the award, which is sponsored by the Spiritual Life Project, Global Pathways Certificate and …

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Mardis shares expertise as visiting professor in Australia

Marcia Mardis, an associate professor at Florida State University’s School of Library Studies & Information Studies (SLIS), recently spent three weeks as a Visiting Professor at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, Australia, where she was able to share her expertise and gain new perspectives in the field library and information studies. Last January, Mardis …

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SLIS alumna Moeller-Peiffer selected as VP/President-Elect of Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies

Florida State University School of Library & Information Studies (FSU SLIS) alumna, Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, was selected as the vice president/president-elect of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA).  ASCLA is the destination for American Library Association (ALA) members to find information and help populations that are served by libraries.  Her division of the …

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