Mardis Keynotes MAME Conference

Marcia Mardis, Associate Professor in the School of Information and CCI Assistant Dean has long been a player in school librarianship and digital learning. In her research she explores digital learning resource collection, description, and use. Her unique research not only yielded two recent books, numerous grants and the popular Web2MARC cataloging software, but also …

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First Annual Women’s Conference of Florida

The 2016 Women’s Conference of Florida celebrated women representative of the vast diversity within our state, aiming to raise awareness of issues such as personal finance, leadership, and social change that are important to all women. This year’s conference, intended to be the first of many Women’s Conferences of Florida, featured panelist and CCI alumna …

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2016 South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference Announced

South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference January 21-23, 2016 Center for Global and Multicultural Engagement Florida State University Call for Papers and Presentations We invite students to submit proposals for papers and presentations for the South Asian Media and Cultural Studies Conference, to be held on January 21-23, 2016, at the Center for Global …

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FSU STARS Alliance Awarded at Annual Conference

Continuing the tradition of excellence, FSU STARS Alliance brought home accolades from the 2015 STARS Respect Conference in Charlotte last week. The FSU STARS presented 4 posters in the Outreach category and 2 in the Planning category. Two posters earned recognition: Selecting High School Partners placed 2nd in Outreach and Zombie Camps – A Girl Scout Survival Adventure took 1st in Outreach. FSU Stars chapter was voted …

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John Marks presents at NFOIC

Attorney John Marks teaches classes like information policy & legal research at Florida State University‘s School of Information. Last month, Marks spoke at the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) in St. Petersburg. NFOIC works to protect American’s right to open government and their annual conference touched topics like the ease access of public records. Marks was invited …

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FSU STARS trains STEM Middle/High School students at Orlando Conference

Florida State University STARS Alliance students recently spent three days in Orlando partnering with Florida’s chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA), an organization of high school and middle school students interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). TSA’s mission is to foster personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, …

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Meet the iSchool at ASIS&T 2014

Are you attending ASIS&T 2014?   Join us October 31-November 5 in Seattle, Washington for the 77th  ASIS&T Annual Meeting – Connecting Collections, Cultures, and Communities.  Here’s where you can find  FSU iSchool faculty, staff, students and alumni at ASIS&T!   SUNDAY, November 2   3:30pm-5pm Youth I (Panel) Youth Beyond Borders: Methodological Challenges in Youth …

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