iSchool Cyber ProfessioNOLES Receives Project Funding

On April 15, 2019, the School of Information was awarded a grant totaling $37,861.00 by the Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee. As a result of this grant, students enrolled in Information Technology (IT) programs at the Bachelor and Master level at the School of Information will have sufficient computing/processing power for remote and secure access …

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Best & Brightest Awarded at CCI Honors Recognition Ceremony

FSU’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) honored over 75 exceptional students, faculty, community partners, student organizations, and alumni at the College’s annual Honors Recognition Ceremony and Reception on Friday, April 5, 2019. Family and friends of CCI community members traveled from near and far to gather in Miller Hall for a presentation of awards. …

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Doctoral Candidate Presenting at IEEE SoutheastCon 2019

Florida State School of Information doctoral candidate, Asif Shaikh, will be presenting his paper, “Informal IT and Routine Activity Theory – A Theoretical Review,” at The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers annual IEEE Region 3 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference (IEEE SoutheastCon 2019). The conference, which will be held Thursday, April 11 through Sunday, April 14, 2019, …

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CCI Students Present at 2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual showcase for undergraduate students from all majors to present their work to the wider community. Hundreds of student researchers, including those from Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, Honors in the Major Program, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) among others, present their work as poster and creative presentations …

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iSchool Goes International: Professor Paul Marty Presents in Qatar

While most of us were soaking up some sun and avoiding work this past spring break, iSchool Professor and Assistant Dean Paul Marty (’02, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) was traveling to Northwestern University’s Qatar campus on the Persian Gulf, where he was invited to speak at the inaugural symposium for the new Media Majlis Museum in …

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CCI Students, Alumni & Faculty Shine at 5th Annual SAMCS Conference

SAMCS Committee Photo

The 5th South Asian Media and Cultural Studies conference was held on January 31- February 1, 2019 at the Center for Global and Multicultural Engagement (CGE) at Florida State University. This year’s theme, “Cultural Disruptions: Media and Social Change in South Asia”, focused on the reconfiguration of cultural, social, economic and political relationships in South Asia, …

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iSchool Professor to Present Research on Racial Inclusion in Computing Education at Conference

Florida State University’s School of Information Professor Yolanda Rankin‘s paper submission has been accepted to the Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (otherwise known as SIGCSE) 2019 Conference scheduled for Feb. 27th through March 2nd, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition, Professor Rankin will be participating in a panel discussion of Creating Spaces to Promote …

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