Christopher Truncer: Offensive Security Lead and Co-Founder of FortyNorth Security

Christopher Truncer earned a B.S. in Information Technology from Florida State University in 2008. This Castle Rock, Colorado, native has returned to his hometown and is now the co-founder of a cybersecurity firm called FortyNorth Security. Truncer works as an Open Source Developer and Red Team Leader at FortyNorth Security, leading vulnerability tests for both …

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iSchool Alumnae Starting New Jobs in Research

This Spring, FSU School of Information Ph.D. graduates Amelia Anderson (pictured left) and Abigail Phillips (pictured right) were awarded the Frances Henne Research Grant for their project, “Youth with Autism and Digital Citizenship in the Library: What They Need and What Brings Them In” (see the full story here). The two have worked as public …

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iSchool’s Dr. Nancy Everhart is a Visiting Lecturer in Dieburg, Germany

Dr. Nancy Everhart from the iSchool is spending a month in Germany as an International Visiting Lecturer at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences Media Campus in Dieburg.  The aim of the Visiting Lecturer program is to improve the international teaching program by additional teaching, teaching in a foreign language and teaching with an international focus. In particular, it …

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IT Alum, Joaquin Coston, Brings His Skills to the Navy

Philadelphia native, Joaquin Coston, earned a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology in 2013. After graduation, he began working as a senior web design specialist for Florida Health. He has now accomplished a dream of his which is having a career in IT. Coston currently works as an IT Specialist for the Navy Department of Defense …

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ICT Alum, Officer Carter Rooney

Tallahassee native, Carter Rooney, graduated from Florida State in 2016 with a bachelor’s in Information, Communication, and Technology. Since then, Rooney has taken his knowledge and skillsets to an unconventional setting. After graduation, Rooney moved to Austin, Texas, where he entered the police academy before becoming a patrol officer for the Austin Police Department. Rooney …

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CCI collaborates with FACTE to host summer tech workshop for Panhandle teachers

FSU’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) is hosting its 4th summer workshop for teachers in partnership with FACTE (Florida Association for Career & Technical Education) with partial funding provided by a Carl D. Perkins grant. The workshops were originally designed to support local teachers in Career & Technical Education (CTE) providing technology training in the …

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