SLIS senior honored by MGC as 2009 Woman of the Year

School of Library & Information Studies senior Charleta Williams was named “2009 Woman of the Year” by the Multicultural Greek Council of The Florida State University in a ceremony held at the Tallahassee Civic Center on Thursday, April 15, 2010. “I am blessed to have been nominated for the Women of the Year award, and …

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Oscar Foundation renews support for Los Angeles program interns

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation once again has awarded the School of Communication a $7,500 grant to provide scholarships for students in the Los Angeles Television Experience (LATE) Program interning at film-related sites this summer. As a result, six of the 12 students in the 2010 program are “Oscar interns.” The …

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Bickel Fund again selects FSU Communication as a beneficiary

The Florida State University School of Communication has once again been selected as a beneficiary of the Karl A. Bickel and Madira Bickel Journalistic Scholarship program. The scholarship program, funded by the Bickel Charitable Trust and managed by Wachovia Bank/Wells Fargo, is designated for undergraduate or graduate students with demonstrated financial need for have an …

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Kenn Apel new Director of Communication Science & Disorders

Dr. Kenn Apel has begun a three-year appointment as director of The Florida State University’s School of Communication Science & Disorders. And no, that’s not a typo in his first name. He’s “double-n Kenn.” Apel, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at San Diego State University and his PhD at the …

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Girl Scout Council honors board member, alumna

Two women with ties to the College of Communication & Information, Leadership Board member Victoria Vangalis-Zepp and Communication graduate Gail Stansberry-Ziffer, will be honored by the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle as Women of Distinction for 2010. Details…

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Mardis and Newsum earn top research award

The Florida State University team of Janice Newsum and Dr. Marcia Mardis has received the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2010 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Award. The award provides $1,000 of seed money for small scale projects that reflect YALSA’s research agenda in the area of young adult library services. “Are Boys Radically Changing? A …

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Collaborative study using public libraries to boost toddler literacy

By Audrey Post CCI Director of Communications   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Researchers from The Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information are collaborating with a team from the University of Washington and several Washington agencies on a project intended to boost early literacy initiatives in the nation’s public libraries.  “Project VIEWS: Valuable Initiatives in Early Learning …

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