Study on Black Women in Computing Receives Best Paper Award

iSchool Assistant Professor Dr. Yolanda Rankin received the Best Paper Award in the Computer Science Education Research track for the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium for Computer Science Education (2021 SIGCSE) and presented her findings at the symposium on March 18th. Her co-authored paper, titled “Real Talk: Saturated Sites of Violence in CS Education,” investigates the …

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Coming Full Circle: iSchool Alumna Shares Experience Working on Newly Released Memoir

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This article was written by Hanya Noussier, Development Intern at CCI. Adventurous success stories of FSU College of Communication and Information alumni are endless. Elaine Crepeau (’73, M.S. Library Science, ’72, B.A.), an alumna of the School of Information, is no different. Crepeau took on a new adventure to edit the memoir titled, J. Blanton …

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iSchool Faculty Reunite for Second Edition of Media Guide for Libraries

Florida State University School of Information (iSchool) faculty members Drs. Lorri Mon and Christie Koontz came together yet again to collaborate on the second edition of their book titled “Marketing & Social Media: A Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Museums.” The book explores the interactions of marketing and social media showing that marketing steers an …

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CCI Alumni-Owned Businesses Selected for Seminole 100

Florida State University’s Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, part of the College of Business, will virtually host the 2021 Seminole 100 Celebration on Thursday, February 18. This event recognizes the 100 fastest growing FSU alumni-owned businesses in the United States. The fourth annual ceremony will honor 11 alumni from FSU College of Communication and …

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Study on Community Resilience to Disaster Awarded NSF CIVIC Grant

Florida State University College of Communication and Information (CCI) Associate Dean for Research and School of Information Professor Marcia A. Mardis is leading a cross-campus team of researchers in a new National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge (NSF CIVIC) project titled “Rural Resiliency Hubs: A Planning Approach to Addressing the Resiliency Divide.” The project began in January …

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