Dr. Arthur A. Raney, an associate professor and director of doctoral studies in FSU’s School of Communication, was invited to give the prestigious Robert M. Pockrass Memorial Lecture this week at The Pennsylvania State University. Raney, a leading media effects scholar, spoke about “The Ongoing Morality Play: Media Entertainment and Our Sense of Right and …
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FSU’s Raney delivers prestigious Pockrass Lecture at Penn State
Two Advertising students named to 'Most Promising' list
Two of School of Communication advertising students, Arielle Calderon and Maria Correa, were selected by the American Advertising Federation as members of AAF’s Most Promising Minority Students Class of 2011. They were among 50 seniors from various colleges and universities across the country chosen for the honor. To be selected, students must have stellar academic …
CONTINUE READING'Social Media and Public Protest' colloquium held
“Social Media and Public Protest,” the role of social media in the political revolutions in the Middle East, was the subject of a colloquium Feb. 22, 2011, in Florida State University’s School of Communication. A panel of Communication faculty and doctoral students with research experience in politics and/or social media discussed the implications of the …
CONTINUE READINGMedia Production students capture 4 awards at national festival
Students in the School of Communication’s Media Production program won four awards, including a Best of Festival, in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2011 Festival of Media Arts national competition. The awards will be presented in Las Vegas in April. More than 900 entries from 143 colleges and universities were submitted in the following competition categories: …
CONTINUE READINGManakin to present "Communication, Language(s) and Noosphere"
Dr. Vladimir Manakin, dean of the Journalism Department at Zaporozhzhye National University (ZNU) in Ukraine and a Visiting Research Fellow, will present “Communication, Language(s), and Noosphere” at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, in Room 4400 of University Center Building C. Here is a brief summary of the presentation: Can we trust the idea of general …
CONTINUE READINGDistinguished Alum to lead SCSD Professional Seminar
Dr. Bill Williams will be the presenter at the School of Communication Science & Disorders’ monthly Professional Seminar on Friday, Nov. 5, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in HCB 215. The title of his talk is “What a Speech-Language Pathologist should know in diagnosing and treating velopharyngeal dysfunction.” Williams will be honored the following day …
CONTINUE READINGWarrick Dunn a finalist for Jefferson Award; fans urged to vote
Warrick Dunn has represented The Florida State University well, both on and off the football field, and now the FSU community has an opportunity to show its appreciation. Dunn, a graduate of the College of Communication & Information’s School of Library & Information Studies, is a finalist for a prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. …
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