Betsy 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: Betsy Crawford. Betsy is the College of Communication and Information’s Development Coordinator. A huge part of her role at CCI is graduate recruitment. This Fall alone, Betsy …

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Bruker’s Documentary “Heirloom” Celebrated

Malia Bruker, Assistant Professor for CCI’s College of Communication and Director is being honored this weekend. Her documentary, Heirloom, will be celebrated this weekend at the Central Florida Film Festival. Heirloom will be shown on Friday the 29th at 1 PM in Theater 1 & Saturday the 30th at 4:50 PM in Theater 3. The festival …

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COMM Professor selected for Fulbright Scholars Program

Dr. Jonathan Adams, professor in the College of Communication and Information, has been selected to participate in the Fulbright Scholar program. Being selected for the Fulbright Program is a prestigious honor. The program was created by Senator J. William Fulbright and signed off in 1946 by President Harry Truman. Aiming to increase global understanding in …

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CCI Associate Dean, Dr. Stephen McDowell, talks cybersecurity in Bangkok

Dr. Stephen McDowell traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to speak about his cyber security research in July. His presentation, “Promoting Cybersecurity Awareness; Research on Communication Campaigns to Promote Safe Online Behavior” was co-authored by Judd Butler and Xiuwen Liu. Butler is a partner at Educational Development Group, Inc. in Tallahassee and Liu is a professor in …

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FSU STARS Alliance wins Best College Chapter Award

This past weekend, the STARS Alliance (Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service) at Florida State University traveled to Washington DC for the annual STARS conference. The annual conference highlights each college chapter’s achievements.  42 STARS chapters gathered in Washington DC, from August 14-16th. “The weekend overall was a great experience,” said Michael Helfrich, STARS …

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CCI Faculty presents at AEJMC

Members of the School of Communication presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Montreal, Canada on August 6-9. Attendees include Dr. Laura Arpan, Director of Communication Dr. Gary Heald, Dr. Patrick Merle, and doctoral students Young Sun Lee & Zihan Wang. They were among 2,383 attendees split amongst 370 sessions. Presentations “Integrating Self-Affirmation …

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