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 …

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Graduate 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 …

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Teacher 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, …

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Jeffrey Schermer, CCI Alum and Disney Creative

Jeffrey Schermer, School of Communication alum and imaginative virtuoso, is using his talents at the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Schermer, who graduated in 2015, works on the creative team at Walt Disney World constructing innovative solutions and forming new ways to promote and stimulate Disney Parks and Resorts. Schermer shared, “Communications courses taught me applicable …

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Ana 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 …

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Jamie Rich: Comm School Alumna and Creator of Flamingo Magazine

Writer, Creator, Publisher, and Editor in Chief, Jamie Rich received a dual Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Creative Writing from Florida State in 1999. She then went on to obtain a Master’s in Journalism from Georgetown University. Her passion in creative writing, media, culture, and photography paved way for her adventurous career. Ever-learning, Rich has …

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Tallahassee 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 …

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