iSchool Doctoral Candidate Jongwook Lee Receives Outstanding TA Award

iSchool doctoral candidate Jongwook Lee was recently presented with the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (OTAA) for his work as a lead instructor for LIS2780: Database Concepts last year. The OTAA is awarded annually to outstanding graduate teaching assistants for their distinguished contributions to student learning through excellence in instruction. In order to be eligible to …

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The Silver Divide: Students Teach Tech to Seniors

Most college outreach revolves around working with peers or providing advice as a mentor to K-12 students.  The Community Outreach Group (COG) students was launched as a project of out the Information Technology Leadership course at FSU in 2012 to work with K-12 schools and STEM clubs in Leon County. Over the years, the group …

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Alumna Marin Dell Pursues Dream of Law Librarianship at Texas Tech

While Marin Dell (M.S. ’05) was attending law school out in California, she knew that she wanted to be a law librarian. She worked full-time at a law firm while earning her J.D. and always told her supervisor, an electronic services librarian, that she wished she had her job. She fulfilled this dream in the moment by working for her school’s …

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Alum Joe Ferris Turns Passion for IT into Career at AT&T

Joe Ferris (B.S. ’04) has always been interested in information technology and how complex systems work. Before he could even drive, he would bike around his neighborhood to set up, move and fix computers for friends and neighbors. His passion and skills, along with his degree in Information Technology from Florida State University, have been instrumental to his …

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Support CCI During Great Give 2016!

FSU’s Great Give is just around the corner, taking place April 14-15. This year, the 36-hour online campaign will raise funds for different initiatives in each school within CCI. The event starts at 9 AM EST on April 14th and will run until 9 PM on April 15th. Gifts can be made through the Great Give’s website. …

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FACRL Elects Two iSchool Grads to 2016-17 Board

Two alumnae from Florida State University’s School of Information were recently elected to the Florida Association of College Research & Libraries (FACRL) Board. Corinne Bishop, Graduate Outreach Librarian at the John C. Hitt Library of University of Central Florida, will serve as the Secretary for the 2016-17 year. Sarah DeVille, Head of Public Services at the …

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