Eleven Students Selected for Prestigious MAIP Internship Program

The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) selected eleven students from FSU’s School of Communication and from FSU’s School of Information for a one-of-a-kind experience this summer through their Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP). The Program works with advertising agencies across the country to place selected diverse applicants in open internship positions. With a mission “to …

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Ten Grad Students Nominated for Outstanding TA Award

Ten College of Communication and Information graduate students have been nominated for FSU Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards. Olivia Genito, Aleksandar Iricanin, Steven Pope, and Victoria Villanti from the School of Communication, and Bader Albahlal, Jeanna Cripe, Kristie Escobar, Seyedeh Neelufar Payrovnaziri, Nathaniel Ramos, and Sierra Whitfield in the School of Information are up for the award to …

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Joshua Cartwright: iSchool Alumnus and Professional Supercross Racer

Josh Cartwright on a motorbike

Joshua Cartwright (’18, B.S. Information Technology) was gifted a motorcycle at the age of three by his parents, but they never would have dreamed he would one day race Motocross and Supercross professionally. Cartwright’s accomplishments include competing and winning the 2004 AZ Open National Championship (50cc, 7-8), the 2009 GNCC National Championship (85cc, 12-13), 2013 …

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Online MSIT Program Ranked #7 Among Public Universities

Florida Sate University’s online MSIT program, offered by the School of Information (iSchool), is ranked No. 7 among public universities for the second consecutive year in a row, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs. The Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) explores areas of information …

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iSchool Professor to Present at Interactive Technology Conference in Scotland

Yubo Kou Headshot

Florida State University School of Information Assistant Professor Yubo Kou has published two research papers that will be presented at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Glasgow, Scotland on May 4-9, 2019. The conference is designed to facilitate discussion about the latest in interactive technology, allowing people from different disciplines, cultures, …

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Tremaine Grant: iSchool Alumnus and Co-Founder of BULK Fitness App

Tremaine Grant (’13, B.S. Information Technology) is the co-founder of BULK, a fitness app designed for gaining healthy weight and building muscle through customized workout and meal plans. The app boasts 31,000+ users across 140 countries and accesses a unique niche in the health community. “This is the total opposite of what the majority of …

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Melissa Carlton: iSchool Alumna and Computer Science Professor

Melissa Carlton graduated from the School of Information in 2008 with a Master’s degree in Library and Information Studies and has recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Houston Baptist University College of Engineering in Houston, Texas. After graduating from FSU, Carlton went on to receive her PhD in Information Systems …

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