CCI Associate Dean, Dr. Stephen McDowell, talks cybersecurity in Bangkok

Dr. Stephen McDowell traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to speak about his cyber security research in July. His presentation, “Promoting Cybersecurity Awareness; Research on Communication Campaigns to Promote Safe Online Behavior” was co-authored by Judd Butler and Xiuwen Liu. Butler is a partner at Educational Development Group, Inc. in Tallahassee and Liu is a professor in …

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FSU STARS Alliance wins Best College Chapter Award

This past weekend, the STARS Alliance (Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service) at Florida State University traveled to Washington DC for the annual STARS conference. The annual conference highlights each college chapter’s achievements.  42 STARS chapters gathered in Washington DC, from August 14-16th. “The weekend overall was a great experience,” said Michael Helfrich, STARS …

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CCI Faculty presents at AEJMC

Members of the School of Communication presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Montreal, Canada on August 6-9. Attendees include Dr. Laura Arpan, Director of Communication Dr. Gary Heald, Dr. Patrick Merle, and doctoral students Young Sun Lee & Zihan Wang. They were among 2,383 attendees split amongst 370 sessions. Presentations “Integrating Self-Affirmation …

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COMM alumna promoted to VP of Miami PR Firm

Caroline Underwood, School of Communication alumna (’06), has been promoted to Vice President of Kreps DeMaria Public Relations and Marketing. The promotion comes after six years as an Account Director for the company. A native of Miami, Underwood returned after graduating magna cum laude from Florida State with a B.A. in Communication and double minor in …

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COMM professor featured in AZ Central article

One of Florida State University’s finest, Patrick Merle, contributed to AZ Central’s article ‘Trayvon Martin mailer stirs racial politics in campaign for Congress’ last week. The article analyzed the controversial, emotional appeal used in a fierce race for Phoenix’s 7th Congressional District where African-American voters could tip the scales. Dr. Merle has researched the George Zimmerman …

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FITC Student Perspectives

Formed in May 2014 through a $3 million grant from Florida’s Board of Governors, the FITC Alliance is a collaboration between Flori­­­­da State University’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) and Department of Computer Science, the Florida A&M-FSU College of Engineering and Florida A&M University’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences. Technology students at Florida …

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