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 …
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iSchool Alumna Creates Startup to Give Insight to Company Culture
iSchool 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 …
CONTINUE READINGLet Them Eat Cake: iSchool Professors Give the Gift of Community
Professors in the School of Information, Paul Marty and Michelle Kazmer, have recently donated a generous gift of $25,000 to the College of Communication and Information. The married couple got their start at FSU in 2002 when they doubled their faculty interview trips as their honeymoon. “A paid trip to Florida in the middle of …
CONTINUE READINGFSU iSchool Receives Continued ALA Accreditation
The School of Information is pleased to announce that ALA has granted the MSI and MAI programs Accreditation for the next seven years.
CONTINUE READINGProfessor Shares Cyberbullying Research Across Europe
Written by Dr. Shuyuan Ho. Associate Professor Shuyuan Mary Ho of FSU School of Information presented her research, “Charged language on Twitter: A predictive model of cyberbullying to prevent victimization,” in Munich, Germany, in December 2019. Dr. Ho gave a presentation at the Workshop on Information Security and Privacy as part of the International Conference …
CONTINUE READINGOnline MSIT Program #5 in the Country
According to the latest U.S. News and World Report 2020 Best Online Programs rankings, FSU’s online MSIT program offered by the School of Information is ranked No. 5 among public universities.
CONTINUE READINGAngiah Davis Named Director of Library Services at Gordon State College
Gordon State College recently named iSchool alumna, Angiah Davis (’08 M.S. Library and Information Studies), as Director of Library Services. In this position, she will oversee the library budget, manage electronic databases, promote the library, and participate in state and national professional organizations while developing a strategic plan. Her current memberships include GLA, ALA, the …
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