COMM alum dedicated to educating underserved students

Since graduating in 2006, Florida State University School of Communication alum James Walter Doyle has been dedicated to educating students in low-income areas. Immediately after college, Doyle joined Teach For America, an organization committed to providing all of the nation’s children with a quality education.  He relocated to Harlem, N.Y., and served as a middle …

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Brosnan-Maddox receives 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award

Florida State University School of Communication Science & Disorders (SCSD) faculty member Susan Brosnan-Maddox was recently honored as a recipient of the 2013 Transformation Through Teaching Award. Brosnan-Maddox was one of 17 Florida State faculty members selected for the award, which is sponsored by the Spiritual Life Project, Global Pathways Certificate and Exchanges, and Center for Global Engagement. The …

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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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CCI alumni find success in Aloha State

Florida State University College of Communication & Information (CCI) alumni are living and working across the globe, but there are few places that offer the gorgeous weather and breathtaking views Hawaii does. More than 2,000 miles from the United States mainland, the Aloha State’s location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean attracts thousands of …

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FSU partners with Girl Scouts to deliver STEM training

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) has partnered with the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle (GSCFP) to help with the organization’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiative by offering “Girl Scouts do STEM: Technology Camps” during the month of December. Florida State students, including members of the FSU STARS …

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COMM alumna wins Emmy

Florida State University School of Communication alumna Samantha Strickland was awarded an Emmy® from the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the Commercials category on Nov. 23 in Hollywood, Fla., for her work on Community South Credit Union’s brand video “Fish for the Future.” “This project represents the future of marketing: …

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CCI recognizes eight new Ph.D.s

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) would like to recognize the eight Ph.D. students who have successfully completed and defended their dissertations during the fall semester of 2013. There are four graduating doctoral students from the School of Communication (COMM) — Dr. Ahmad Alkhalaf, Dr. Wanda Fenimore, Dr. Sophie Janicke and Dr. …

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