Meet Laura Barrett, a doctoral student and teaching assistant in the School of Information. 1. Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Norwalk, Connecticut which is about an hour outside of New York City. I did a lot of my actual growing up in Denver, where I lived for 10 years. …
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iSchool Doc Students Present at AMCIS Conference
Two doctoral students from the FSU School of Information (iSchool) presented papers at the 2019 AMCIS conference in Cancún, Mexico. In its 25th year, America’s Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an event of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), and took place August 15 to 17 with the theme “New Frontiers in Digital Convergence.” …
CONTINUE READINGCCI and Access Tallahassee Collaborate for Tally Job Hop: Tech Edition
The Tally Job Hop is a one-day tour for students to visit some of North Florida’s top businesses who are looking for interns and employees from local universities. At each stop, students learn about a company’s corporate culture, what type of projects they are working on, and most importantly, what types of internships and jobs …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Students Shine at President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence
Each year, FSU’s Office of the President and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) host the President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence. The event highlights students who received IDEA Grants for the previous summer and the results of their research and creative projects through poster and oral presentations. This year, the event …
CONTINUE READINGAlumna Publishes Book “The African American Struggle for Library Equality”
Three-time FSU School of Information alumna, Aisha M. Johnson-Jones, PhD, has committed her life to researching African American and southern public library history. Her book, The African American Struggle for Library Equality: The Untold Story of the Julis Rosenwald Fund Library Program, is the culmination of years of hard work and research, revealing “a new …
CONTINUE READINGMSI Student Appointed to Citizen Service Organization
Meet Elizabeth Uchimura, a double Masters student in Musicology and Information. Her two majors collide at work where she serves as the Assistant Music Cataloger at FSU’s Allen Music Library. Uchimura was recently appointed to a Citizen Service Organization called “Friends of the State Library & Archives” which was reactivated by the State Library. “It …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Accepts New Position
Over the summer, iSchool alumna Beth Jones made the move from Milledgeville, GA to Swainsboro to begin her new position as the Library Director for East Georgia State College. She was previously the Reference and Instruction Librarian for Georgia Military College. For Jones, there seems to be no typical day in the office. The best …
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