Master’s Student Awarded Kino Lorber EDU/Video Round Table Annual Scholarship

iSchool Master’s student, David Rodriguez was recently awarded the Kino Lorber EDU/Video Round Table Annual Scholarship to assist with his studies. He splits his time between Tallahassee, where he’s entering his second year in the Master’s of Information program and Miami where he co-directs for the Miami Music Club. Rodriguez spent 8 years working in film after receiving his …

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Meet Ronnie Myers, Engineer at Microsoft and FSU Alumni

Meet Ronnie Myers, Florida State Alumni The Basics Name: Ronnie Myers (Hyun) Degree: Information Technology & Psychology Hometown: N/A (Military Kid) Current City: Dallas, TX Job: Support Engineer, Microsoft Meet Ronnie Who do you admire and why? Albert Einstein, because he is the epitome of genius and hard work. What Jeopardy category could you clear, no problem? “Name that car!” Favorite …

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Summer Roadtrip to ATL Yields Career Advice for CCI Students

FSU Students Travel to Atlanta to Network with Major Companies Earlier this month, FSU students Elicia Smith, Andrew Whitely, Hannah Young, Josh Goraum, Stephen Putnal and Kelsey McCool were Atlanta bound with associate dean Ebe Randeree to network with the Information Technology and Communication companies: The Home Depot, General Motors, Dalton Agency, State Farm, Atlanta Tech Village and MailChimp, to …

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iSchool Student Researches Racial Disparities in Cancer Trials

Lynette Hammond Gerido, doctoral student in the School of Information, recently presented her interdisciplinary research on racial disparity and healthcare. Gerido’s research examined trends of minority participation in cancer clinical trials. Her presentation, Emergent Trends in Research to Increase Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials by Underrepresented Populations, examined the NIH’s Health Services Research Projects in Progress database. She …

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Meet Andrew Whitely, IT Student and Leader

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Meet Andrew Whitely, rising senior at FSU and aspiring Information Technology leader The Basics Name: Andrew Whitely Degree: Bachelor’s in Information Technology Anticipated Graduation: Spring 2018 Hometown: Coral Springs, FL Meet Andrew Who do you admire and why? My parents for pushing me to do the best I can in everything I do. What Jeopardy category could you clear, no …

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Meet Roger Croix Newson, Dad & Database Engineer

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Meet Roger Croix Newson, alumnus of the Information Technology program and Senior Database Engineer at Massey Services. The Basics Name: Roger Croix Newson Degree: Information Technology Hometown: Fort Pierce, FL Current City: Orlando, FL Job: Senior Database Engineer at Massey Services Meet Roger Who do you admire and why? Elon Musk. He disrupts every market he touches. Everything he is or has …

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Meet Jermaine Washington Jr., Graduate from the iSchool

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Meet Jermaine Washington Jr., an alumnus of Florida State University’s iSchool with a B.S. in Information Technology The Basics Name: Jermaine Washington Jr. Degree: Information Technology Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Current City: Atlanta, GA Job: Software Developer, State Farm Meet Jermaine Who do you admire and why? The person I admire the most is my mother because she is a very kindhearted …

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