A Florida State University team of faculty and staff that was responsible for negotiating the campus-wide contract for computer anti-virus and anti-malware software has been awarded a 2010 Prudential-Davis Productivity Notable Award. Hans Meyer, director of technology for the College of Communication & Information and a member of the team, will share the $250 award …
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CCI's Hans Meyer shares in Davis Productivity Award
PR students garner Image Awards
Public Relations students in The Florida State University’s School of Communication came home winners from the Florida Public Relations Association Capital Chapter Image Awards banquet on March 31. Incoming FPRA student chapter president Christina Morgan and outgoing president Katie Conningsby led the way. Newly elected president Morgan used her “Omni Hotel Tallahassee” campaign to capture …
CONTINUE READINGGirl Scout Council honors board member, alumna
Two women with ties to the College of Communication & Information, Leadership Board member Victoria Vangalis-Zepp and Communication graduate Gail Stansberry-Ziffer, will be honored by the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle as Women of Distinction for 2010. Details…
CONTINUE READINGCommunication advertising team wins big at local ADDYs
Arrowhead Advertising, the award-winning student advertising team at The Florida State University’s School of Communication, took multiple honors at the Greater Tallahassee Advertising Federation’s annual ADDY Awards gala on Feb. 20, 2010. The awards recognize outstanding creative effort in the advertising community. The team won four Gold ADDYs, a Silver ADDY and a Best of …
CONTINUE READINGMardis and Newsum earn top research award
The Florida State University team of Janice Newsum and Dr. Marcia Mardis has received the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2010 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA Research Award. The award provides $1,000 of seed money for small scale projects that reflect YALSA’s research agenda in the area of young adult library services. “Are Boys Radically Changing? A …
CONTINUE READINGCollaborative study using public libraries to boost toddler literacy
By Audrey Post CCI Director of Communications TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Researchers from The Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information are collaborating with a team from the University of Washington and several Washington agencies on a project intended to boost early literacy initiatives in the nation’s public libraries. “Project VIEWS: Valuable Initiatives in Early Learning …
CONTINUE READINGRaney keynotes international conference
Dr. Arthur A. Raney, associate professor of communication, was invited to be one of five keynote speakers at an international conference on entertainment theory and effects in Benasque, Spain, Nov. 15-21. It was the first in a series of communication congresses being organized under the auspices of the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual, …
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