Florida State University’s Information Institute presented the preliminary findings of the National Science Foundation-funded Assessing Information Technology Educational Pathways that Promote Deployment and Use of Rural Broadband project at the nationwide Telecommunication Policy Research Conference, TPRC42. The conference was held at the George Mason University in Arlington, VA from September 12-14, 2014. Doctoral candidate Jisue Lee presented …
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iSchool presents at TPRC42
COMM Alumna Sarah Jean Ferraris Finds Success in Michigan
Less than one year after graduation, Sarah Jean Ferraris lands her dream introductory position for Team Detroit as a Digital Junior Project Manager. Her position at the agency is within the Shopper Marketing team on the Ford account. Ferraris’ success is no coincidence. As a student in CCI’s advertising program she was president of the …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alumnus Ritesh Gupta
Ritesh Gupta graduated from Florida State‘s School of Communication in 1998. “I always knew I wanted to do media production,” he told a full room, fifteen years later. “But – it took me 13 months to get a job offer.” Today, Ritesh owns his own production company, R&D Media. He’s traveled to Africa with Bill …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Mardis & Spears Published
Two faculty members in Florida State’s School of Information have recently had their research published: A Failure to Connect: The Elusive Relationship between Broadband Access and Children’s Information Seeking in American Academic Research. Associate Professor Marcia Mardis and doctoral candidate Laura Spears conducted a study concerning children’s information seeking and broadband access. In the United States, the …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool on the Road – Elaine & Christie
Hey Alums! Stop by these conferences and meet up with Elaine Howard and Dr. Christie Koontz, both from Florida State University’s iSchool. They will be at the Georgia Council of Media Organizations/Southeastern Library Association (COMO SELA) annual conference in Augusta, Georgia this week. The COMO SELA Conference is at the Augusta Marriott Convention Center in Augusta, …
CONTINUE READINGBeta Phi Mu inducts Fall 2014 Members
This Fall, the Spring 2014 School of Information graduates who were nominated by iSchool faculty to join Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information honor society. The new honorees include: David Lee Atkins Crystal Dawn Betts-Green James Howard Bittle Terri Chasteen Jennifer Close Janice Marie Dees Ebony Kristina Filer Rebecca Johnson Timothy Kanke Anastasia Myer Sarah …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM Alumna Linley Wartenberg returns to Seminole Nation
The School of Communication welcomed back alumna Ms. Linley Wartenberg, for a lunch with students on Wednesday, September 17. During her visit to Florida State University, she also met with students at the FSU Center for Global Engagement, and with students in a graduate course in International Relations. Her visit was part of a Hometown Diplomat …
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