Wayne Wiegand, F. Williams Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Professor Emeritus, is embarking on a twenty-city book tour with his wife and co-author, Shirley Wiegand, for their book The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South: Civil Rights and Local Activism. This tour includes a stop at FSU on April 13, …
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Wayne Wiegand to Return to FSU During Book Tour
Alexis Gayda, ICT Alumna and Digital Media Extraordinaire
Alexis Gayda graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor’s in Information, Communication, and Technology. During her time at FSU, Gayda was heavily involved on campus, using her skills in marketing, event planning, social media management, and more wherever she went to improve the organizations and events in her school community. Now, she’s taken her skills to …
CONTINUE READINGGraduate Students Serve as Mayoral Fellows for the City of Tallahassee
Every year, the Tallahassee Mayoral Fellowship Program gives outstanding graduate students the chance to get involved with city government, working side-by-side with political leaders. These students are responsible to use their skillsets and talents to come up with innovative policy and program proposals. This program is cultivating leaders with the experience and connections to excel in …
CONTINUE READINGTeacher of the Year, Hilary Brown, is Sharing Her Media Expertise with Young Scholars
Hilary Brown received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications, with a focus in Media Productions here in 2007. During her time at FSU, she worked with Seminole Productions reporting, producing, and editing live events for Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, and Volleyball. Since then, she has been sharing her knowledge in television production, social media, digital design, …
CONTINUE READINGAna Ndumu Wins Third Place at ALISE Conference
Ana Ndumu entered the iSchool’s Ph.D. in Information program in 2014. This February, she came in third place in the Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition at the 2018 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) conference in Denver, Colorado. “The iSchool has invested so much in me. It’s an honor to pay …
CONTINUE READINGTallahassee Senior Center Outreach
Story written by Megan Kelly Over the past five years, Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) students have developed a beneficial relationship with various local senior centers. They have been volunteering with Seniors in locations across Leon County (Woodville Branch Library, Cherry Laurel Residential Community, Westminster Oaks Living Community, Tallahassee Senior Center …
CONTINUE READINGMeet FSU Alumnus and Software Engineer Lee Pang
The Basics Name: Lee Pang Degree: Bachelor’s in Information Technology Graduation Year: 2015 Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Current City: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Job: DevOps Specialist, Levatas Meet Lee Who do you admire and why? I admire my wife for being a full time mom and dealing with crazy babies all day long. What Jeopardy category …
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