Mardis named Chair of AASL Editorial Board

Marcia Mardis, associate professor in the School of Communication, has been named the Chair of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) editorial board. While on the board, she will help build on a strong history of publications that seek to transform teaching and learning through school library programs. Highly respected in the field of …

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20 Questions with Melissa Gross

20 Questions with Melissa Gross   What was your first job?  When I was sixteen I worked for Carte Blanche (a credit card company that no longer exists). If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it?  My Life with Books. Where did you grow up?  Los Angeles, CA What is …

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iSchool Alumna Jennifer Underhill leads Florida High’s library

Mix a Bachelor’s in English, a Master’s in Public Administration and a Master’s in Information Studies – School Media and what do you get? The recipe for a fantastic librarian, like iSchool alumna Jennifer Underhill, the School Librarian at Florida State University Schools – the Developmental Research School at Florida State University. Since 2007, Underhill …

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CCI undergrads present at Undergraduate Research Symposium

On Tuesday, March 31st the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center will fill with hundreds of undergraduate researchers presenting their research. From the College of Communication and Information, there are 23 students participating in the morning and afternoon sessions. Numbers after student names correspond to their poster numbers. Check out the Facebook event for more information. Morning …

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FSU’s Author Day honors CCI Faculty

Each year, the Office of Faculty Recognition holds an Authors Day to recognize faculty members who have published books in the past year. From the College of Communication and Information, Davis Houck, Andy Opel, Art Raney, Melissa Gross, Shuyuan Mary Ho, Christie Koontz, Don Latham, Marcia Mardis and Lorri Mon will be honored at the …

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Grad student tackles social media for Zonta Club of Tallahassee

Amarin Cannon spoke to the Zonta Club of Tallahassee on Wednesday evening at the Capital City Country Club. Amarin is a graduate student in the School of Communication in the Media Communication Studies program. After finishing her Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Florida Gulf Coast University, she came to Florida State to pursue visual communications. …

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