written by Rhiannon Jacobson At the end of February, the FSU STARS students travelled to Orlando, Florida, to judge and coordinate events at the 2020 Technology Student Association (TSA) State Conference. This year over 1,500 middle and high school students came together to compete in 36 different STEM events, ranging from Animatronics to Video Game …
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iSchool Student Awarded FSU FLA Award
iSchool student Adrian Legaspi was awarded the FSU MSLIS graduate program scholarship by the Florida Library Association. This association is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in Florida libraries. This scholarship is given to FLA members enrolled in accredited library programs within Florida. “I believe that I was awarded the FSU FLA Scholarship because I …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Works to Inspire with the Golden State Warriors
“Always aim to dominate.” This is the motto of iSchool alumna Ariana M. Davis and dominate is exactly what she did. Ariana started her career in design before realizing she wanted to implement more coding into her work. She began pursuing a job that would let her do both and ended up as a Full-Stack …
CONTINUE READINGExceptional Student Employees Recognized
Student employees are an essential part of campus operations at Florida State University. The dedication of passionate student employees strengthens office culture, providing invaluable student perspective to University services and programs. FSU’s Career Center recognized exceptional student employees across campus with their Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) awards program. Over 100 students from across …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Faculty Awarded for Excellence in Teaching
Professors from each school in FSU’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) were recognized for outstanding teaching at the University level with annual awards: Sindy Chapa, Associate Professor, School of Communication – Graduate Teaching Award Elizabeth Madden, Assistant Professor, School of Communication Science and Disorders – Undergraduate Teaching Award Marcia Mardis, Professor, School of Information …
CONTINUE READING12 CCI Alumni Selected for Seminole 100
Seminole 100 recognizes the 100 fastest growing FSU alumni-owned businesses in the United States. Hosted by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship within the FSU College of Business, the third annual ceremony honored 12 alumni of the FSU College of Communication and Information (CCI). Joe Albano – Ardent Eagle Solutions (Tampa, FL) Terrie Glover …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Creates Startup to Give Insight to Company Culture
Job-hunting. It’s a necessary evil, but it’s always so hard to make sure the company you are interested in will be a good fit. Questions like “What is the work environment like?” and “Will I fit in with the office culture?” always pop up but are almost impossible to answer until you’re already hired. Stephanie …
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