Student Athlete Maegan Conwright shines in ICT program

Class of 2015 Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) major, Maegan Conwright, is savoring her last year as a Seminole while playing in her final season with the Florida State University Women’s Basketball Team. The student-athlete spends up to 7 hours a day on campus between classes and practice–and every day is a balancing act. Conwright graduated …

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Alumna named Faculty Trailblazer at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dania Bilal, professor at University of Tennessee, has been named a Faculty Trailblazer. The professor of information science’s research focuses on how children use information retrieval systems, such as Google, to find information. Her research earned her the competitive Google Research Award to study children’s ability to read and understand Google search results. Dania received …

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COMM Team Welcomes New Staff

The Spring semester brings new staff to the College of Communication & Information’s COMM Team. Marquel Nakashima Marquel is a junior in the Information Technology program in the School of Information. She joins the team as an Assistant Webmaster and is responsible for web content, web content and app development.     Ingrid Patino Ingrid is a …

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New CCI Garnet & Gold Scholar Inductees

The newest group of Garnet and Gold Scholars have been inducted. Members of the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society will demonstrate how they have developed their leadership, professional, citizenship and/or research skills while building collaborative relationships in the academic, local or global community. Students meet criteria in three of the five following areas: Leadership, Internship, …

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FSU ranks 8th ‘Best Colleges for Vets’

Florida State University has risen in the ranks, hitting No. 8 in the most recent “Best Colleges for Vets” ranking, published annually by Military Times magazine. With a military student population of 372, Florida State University has the second highest graduation rate in the top 10 schools. Florida State earned a four star rating for extracurriculars and …

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Meet COMM Alumnus: Andrew Barnett

It’s not every day that an alumni will have a project like a ‘facial recognition vending machine’ on their resume. But – sometimes it happens. One of the brilliant minds behind it is alumnus Andrew Barnett. He’s has been all over the country since graduating in 2004 and is currently serving as SVP, Executive Creative …

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FSU sorority under leadership of COMM student, holds event for CHS

If there was one word to describe Savannah Strayer, it’d be motivated. The Florida State junior is studying Media and Communication Studies in the School of Communication. She’s received the Torch Night Award, been a regular on the Dean’s List, ran for Student Senate and spent a summer in Croatia with Project Life International. “The …

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