Steve Ellis Memorial 5K Run/Walk on May 18 to support COMM scholarships

The second Steve Ellis Memorial 5K Scholarship Run/Walk will start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 18.  The race will begin and end at the FSU Baseball Stadium. Proceeds will be used towards the Steve Ellis Memorial Scholarship Fund that supports students in FSU’s School of Communication in memory of Ellis, longtime FSU sportswriter for the Tallahassee …

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COMM grad students’ article about attending AHAA Conference published by HispanicAd.com

Students from the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication (HMC) attended the 2013 Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies’ Conference, on April 29 through May 1, in Miami, Fla. After their positive experiences at the Conference, two Integrated Marketing Communication students, Alejandra Guacaneme and Joana Wong, wrote an article that was published on HispanicAd.com.  This website …

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COMM Professor Rodin selected for 2013 College Sports Summit Pioneer Award by Sports Video Group

Sports Video Group (SVG) selects Mark Rodin, executive director of Seminole Productions and professor at the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication, for the 2013 SVG College Sports Summit Pioneer Award.  Since SVG started offering this prestigious acknowledgment in 2012, Rodin is only the second recipient chosen for his significant industry and academic media production …

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Newly recruited football player Bryant says FSU has a top comm. program

Davarez Bryant, a defensive end football player senior from New Smyrna Beach, called his February weekend visiting Florida State University (FSU) “great” in an article published by the Daytona Beach News-Journal.  Bryant was deciding where to play football, and it seems like our university made a favorable impression — especially as far as academics are …

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Seminole Productions offers students real-work experience

The Florida State University School of Communication’s Seminole Productions was highly commended in a recent article for providing students with real-work media production experience.  This company is also used by many departments for their video needs.  The article was published January 27, 2013 on both FSU News and Tallahassee.com.  Seminole Productions is supervised and was …

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IT alum recognized as 2013 Columbia County District's school-related employee of the year

Florida State University (FSU)’s Information Technology (IT) alum, Patrick Mitchell, was recognized as the 2013 School-Related Employee of the Year by the Columbia County [Florida] School District.  Mitchell has worked for over three years as a network specialist at their Administrative Complex.  At an honorary Employee of the Year luncheon, he received a cash recognition and a key to the …

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