Glenn On the Road – Fall 2014

  Graduate school can be a scary concept. There are different programs in a variety of fields at each university, making the selection process daunting, confusing, and an overall headache. Enter: Glenn Rainey – the recruiter for Florida State University’s Master in Information Technology and Master in Library Sciences. Glenn will travel across the state over …

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CCI Hosts Keri Potts of ESPN

Keri Potts spoke to a packed room in the Louis Shores building on Wednesday, September 18th. In the fifty two minutes she spoke, she captivated her audience with advice on the professional world, championing personal passions and the ever-elusive work life balance. Keri is the Senior Director of Communications at ESPN, a position that was …

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Dr. Jullandhry visits Florida State University

The College of Communication and Information was glad to welcome Professor Shafiq Jullandhry to Florida State University for several talks in September 10-12, 2014. He spoke on speech rights and political institutions for a guest talk in Stephen McDowell’s media legalities class, and also on journalism and politics at a lunch meeting at the Center for …

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COMM Grad, Laura Linthicum breaks mold, makes it big

Laura Linthicum is a freak! She claims that her self-motivated, quirky attitude has gotten her where she is today. On her website she has a video of herself, asking/waiting for job offers while she eats ice cream (eye twitch included). The tag line on her resume reads, “…hire me while I’m still cheap.” Linthicum is entertaining, but …

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iSchool Faculty Published

Faculty at Florida State’s School of Information have recently had their research published: Shuyuan Mary Ho, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Florida State University who specializes in Information Systems Security Research was published in JASIST. Her article “Dyadic attribution model: A mechanism to assess trustworthiness in virtual organizations“ was published in the current issue of JASIST (pages 1555–1576) with Izak Benbasat. “I am honored …

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SCSD Faculty Receives Second Editor’s Award

Dr. Shannon Hall-Mills, Assistant In for the School of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida State University has earned a second editor’s award from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools is the premier journal for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and professionals in related fields who provide services and support …

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COMM Grad is Production Assistant for Sleepy Hollow

These days the Sleepy Hollow set doesn’t function without Erin Thompson, a media production grad. Thompson landed the job shortly after her 2014 graduation, in North Carolina’s “Wilmywood” area (known for its film industry). “My classes at FSU taught me that production is competitive and hard to find a way in… [and] making connections is …

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