MCS/ICT Undergraduate Omar Ismail receives Public Service Research Fellowship Grant for study in Bangladesh

Media/Communication Studies and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) undergraduate, Omar Ismail, will travel to Southwest and Central Bangladesh this summer in pursuit of improving managerial decision-making for agricultural farmers. The rising junior will complete his research with the help of m-Power Social Enterprises Ltd. and work on the implementation of Agricultural Extension Support Activity (AESA) …

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iSchool Doc student returns to Florida

Aisha Johnson is a career Seminole with two degrees under her belt and another in the works. She earned her B.S. in Political Science, M.S. in Library & Information Studies from Florida State University and is working towards her Doctorate in Information Studies. The faithful Seminole took to Nashville, Tennessee in 2013 to begin work …

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CCI alumnus Dr. Plato Smith awarded fellowship

Dr. Plato L. Smith II, recent graduate of Florida State University, has accepted a fellowship at University of New Mexico’s (UNM) College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences. Dr. Plato Smith has been chosen for a fellowship at University of New Mexico. After defending his dissertation “Exploring the Data Management and Curation Practices of Scientists …

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SLIS graduate student selected for Association of Research Libraries Career Enhancement Program fellowship

Camille Thomas, a graduate student at Florida State University’s School of Library & Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, was recently selected as a fellow by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Enhancement Program. Thomas, a Master of Science in Library & Information Studies (MLIS) student, was one of 14 individuals selected to participate in …

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Fellowship — Dance Heritage Coalition

The Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC) is delighted to announce the third year of Fellowships in Preservation and Archives for master’s degree students in library / information sciences. The DHC’s fellowship program gives master’s students intensive training and practice in the skills needed to work in dance-related archives and libraries. Funding is supported by a generous …

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