SCSD Student Shares Passion for Speech-Language Pathology in Hometown of Sint. Maarten

In Sint Maarten, where access to speech-language pathology (SLP) is a rarity, Yuvane Arjune is working to change the status quo. As a student at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), she is leveraging her education in Florida to meet the critical needs of her hometown, with a professional vision firmly set on returning home to transform the island’s healthcare landscape.

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Tallahassee Senior Center Outreach

Story written by Megan Kelly Over the past five years, Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) students have developed a beneficial relationship with various local senior centers.  They have been volunteering with Seniors in locations across Leon County (Woodville Branch Library, Cherry Laurel Residential Community, Westminster Oaks Living Community, Tallahassee Senior Center …

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Meet FSU Alumnus and Software Engineer Lee Pang

The Basics Name: Lee Pang Degree: Bachelor’s in Information Technology Graduation Year: 2015 Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Current City: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Job: DevOps Specialist, Levatas   Meet Lee Who do you admire and why? I admire my wife for being a full time mom and dealing with crazy babies all day long. What Jeopardy category …

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Arrowhead Advertising Team Advances to Final Round in National Competition

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Florida State University’s competitive Advertising Team – Arrowhead is one of eight teams advancing to the Finals in this year’s National Student Advertising Competition! The team took home 1st place at the district level and survived a tele-conference presentation to a professional panel during the Semi-Finals before being selected to advance. FSU’s team will be one of eight …

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CCI students inducted into Garnet & Gold Scholar Society

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Brendan Rempert, MCS major, will graduate this week from the College of Communication and Information but his experiences at Florida State will stay with him for a lifetime. Last summer he traveled to India as part of a research experience (one of the areas recognized by the Garnet and Gold program) and credits the trip …

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CCI Professor Art Raney Awarded FSU’s Most Prestigious Teaching Honor

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The College of Communication and Information‘s Dr. Arthur A. Raney, our James E. Kirk Professor of Communication, is the recent recipient of Florida State University’s most prestigious honor for teaching, the 2017 Distinguished Teacher Award. The award represents the culmination of sustained excellence in teaching, with recipients required to have also received a University Teaching Award …

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Jennifer Proffitt Awarded 2017 NEA Excellence in the Academy’s Democracy in Higher Education Prize

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College of Communication and Information researcher and professor, Dr. Jennifer Proffitt recently received the 2017 National Education Association’s Excellence in the Academy’s Democracy in Higher Education Prize for co-authoring the article, “Preventing Violence or Promulgating Fear? ALEC, the NRA, and Guns on Campus.” Dr. Proffitt and UNF’s John Wesley White authored the article which appears …

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