Touring companies is one of the first steps students make towards investing in their future. It allows students to connect with recruiters face to face, meet Florida State alumni at the companies, and experience the work environments of companies they could work for one day. Last month, eleven FSU STARS Alliance students toured six companies …
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FSU STARS Alliance Connects with Alumni in Atlanta
IT Developer Turned Axe Thrower: Meet William Tetsworth III
Common careers in the technology industry include software development, IT management, web development, and… axe throwing? According to IT alumnus William Tetsworth III, that’s correct! While working as a Public Sector Senior Security Consulting Engineer at Cisco during the day, William started his own axe throwing business, Tomahawks 51. Tomahawks 51 is Tallahassee’s first axe …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Focuses on Community for the FSU Faculty Luncheon Series
There is an undefined beauty within research. Devoting your time toward bringing a research project to fruition can be rewarding but isolating. Rarely do members of academia have the opportunity to share their work outside of their own academic disciplines, but here at FSU they do. Established in the early 1980s by the Rev. Milton …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumnus Serves as Director of Satilla Regional Library System
A two-time FSU School of Information (iSchool) alumnus, Rodney McElveen earned a Master of Science in Library and Information Studies in 2007 after receiving his bachelor’s in Information Studies in 2004. But before coming to FSU, Rodney’s love of working in a library ignited at the Tallahassee Community College Library. Now the Library Director of …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Spring Career and Internship Fair Recap
The Spring Career and Internship Fair at the College of Communication and Information occurred on Tuesday, February 4 and featured over 30 employers from local communication and technology sectors. Different from the University’s career fair (Seminole Futures), CCI’s focus is on featuring local employers that offer internships and full-time employment in the School of Communication …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Creates Startup to Give Insight to Company Culture
Job-hunting. It’s a necessary evil, but it’s always so hard to make sure the company you are interested in will be a good fit. Questions like “What is the work environment like?” and “Will I fit in with the office culture?” always pop up but are almost impossible to answer until you’re already hired. Stephanie …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Professor Receives NSF Grant
Dr. Yolanda A. Rankin, an Assistant Professor in the School of Information, has been awarded a $342,566 Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her research which examines the lived intersectional experiences of Black women in computing. Her project, titled “Building a Sisterhood in Computing (BASiC),” aims to develop a deeper understanding of the …
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