2011 Florida State University Information Technology graduate, Todd Lahtinen, is coalescing his passions of finance and technology through his own personal audio series, Fin-ology, with brother Kyre Lahtinen, and colleague, Stephan Shipe, as a hobby in conjunction with his job. Todd and his cohosts came up with the concept from their studies and and common interests, as …
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News about the alumni of the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
iSchool Alum Todd Lahtinen launches “Fin-ology” podcast while thriving in career
From Musical Technician to Record Label Manager: Meet iSchool Alum Juan Sanchez
2013 Florida State University Information, Communication and Technology alumnus, Juan Sanchez, is resonating talent in the music business industry in Miami, Florida. The Studio Project Manager & Label Manager at Art House Records develops and runs integrated marketing communication campaigns for some of the most prominent up-and-coming artists in the industry–such as Juan Pablo Vega, and Brika–and oversees the physical and digital …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alumna Amy Johnson named new state librarian
Amy Johnson, alumna of the MLIS program, has been named the new state librarian and director of the Division of Library and Information Services. “I am a proud graduate of Florida State University’s School of Information from December 1990,” she shared. “I have many fond memories of classes with Dr. Clack, Dr. Conaway, and Dean …
CONTINUE READINGAlums return to recruit next generation of CCI employees
Ah, career fair season. You can see it from a mile away, the steady stream of black pencil skirts and shiny black shoes. Follow them and you’ll end up at Seminole Futures and the CCI Career Fair. Side step the ladies switching from flats to heels and you’re in, winding up and down aisles of companies eager …
CONTINUE READINGFrom Kenya to Washington: Meet iSchool Alumna Leah Hannaford
Can one sentence change a life? Spark a career? Leah Hannaford, the resident Open Education Librarian at Centralia College in Washington, is proof that it can. Now an alumna of the School of Information, Hannaford’s journey towards librarianship started in Africa. In the Army for eight years, the staff sergeant was deployed to the Horn …
CONTINUE READINGFSU Alumna shines at General Motors, inspires WISE members
Alumna Nicole Liang spoke to a group of aspiring IT & ICT women last week. Born and raised in Tallahassee, she had returned to her former stomping grounds to talk to students – both for advice and recruiting purposes. When she isn’t inspiring the next generation of Noles, she works for General Motors out of Austin, …
CONTINUE READINGMeet iSchool Alumna – Gina Minks-Rosenthal
2001 Information Studies alumna, Gina Minks (Rosenthal), has migrated her way through the technology industry over the past fourteen years–from interning at the Florida State University Career Center to landing a job at Dell— her experience and expertise allows her to adapt to the ever-changing technological realm. Minks transferred to Florida State University from Okaloosa Walton Community College, …
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