Dr. Shuyuan Ho Speaks at TCC as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Dr. Shuyuan Mary Ho, an assistant professor in Florida State University’s School of Library and Information Studies, spoke at Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development in honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month on Oct. 24. Ho spoke about her research in cyber insider threats and online identity theft and potential careers in the …

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SLIS graduate student puts classwork into action

Graduate student Julia “Sandy” Hutchins in the School of Library & Information Studies put what she learned in class into real world action, resulting in a $12,000 grant for the Leesburg Public Library from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. Hutchins, who will complete her Master’s Degree in Library Science in May, used the content she …

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Fall CCI Career Fair set for Monday, Oct. 28, from 1-3:30 pm

The Fall 2013 College of Communication & Information Career Fair will be held on Monday, October 28, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the FSU Alumni Center at 1030 W. Tennessee St.   This event provides valuable networking opportunities for students and alumni to meet employers who are providing internships, full-, and part- job opportunities in the communications or information …

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Florida State SLIS Doctoral Students Well Represented at ASIS&T Annual Conference

A record number of doctoral students from the School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, will be presenting their work at the 76th Annual Conference of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) in Montreal, Canada, on Nov. 1-6. SLIS students have been very successful showcasing their research at ASIS&T’s Annual Conference, …

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FSU STARS Students Win 1st and 2nd Place at National Conference

Florida State University undergraduate students successfully earned first- and second-place at the “STARS Celebration 2013” Conference in Atlanta on Aug. 15-17. The students were attending the three-day conference as members of the Florida State University chapter of the STARS (Students and Technology in Academia, Research, and Service) Alliance, a national community of regional partnerships with …

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SLIS Professor awarded IMLS grant looking at STEM skills in High School Math and Science students

Dr. Don Latham, Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, has been awarded a National Leadership Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant will be led by Dr Latham (Principal Investigator) and includes Dr. Melissa Gross (School of Library and Information Studies, FSU), Dr. …

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