Amelia Anderson, doctoral candidate in the School of Information, studies college students with autism and their experiences in libraries. Anderson works with Dr. Nancy Everhart on the Project PALS grant, a program that works to improve information services for rural library patrons who have autism spectrum disorder. In May, Anderson attended the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists …
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Doc Candidate Amelia Anderson wins Top Poster at FLASHA 2015
20 Questions with Patrick Merle
20 Questions with Patrick Merle What was your first job? I freelanced for an economic magazine in Paris and for Runner’s World website. My first full-time job was to be a reporter in the international unit of a French network. If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it? Maybe “Le …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool Alum Mary Turner transitions from FSU to Auburn Public Library
2013 Master of Science in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate, Mary Turner, has let her imagination soar at the Auburn Public Library in Auburn, Ala. through planning displays and cataloging bibliographic items. The former B.S. Political Science undergraduate became inspired by librarianship while in Gambia, West Africa with the US Peace Corps in 2004-2006. She discovered …
CONTINUE READINGFSU’s Author Day honors CCI Faculty
Each year, the Office of Faculty Recognition holds an Authors Day to recognize faculty members who have published books in the past year. From the College of Communication and Information, Davis Houck, Andy Opel, Art Raney, Melissa Gross, Shuyuan Mary Ho, Christie Koontz, Don Latham, Marcia Mardis and Lorri Mon will be honored at the …
CONTINUE READINGSupport CCI student organizations during FSU’s Great Give
FSU’s Great Give 36 hour online giving campaign is scheduled to start at 9am on Thursday 3/19. In the 36 hours that follow, faculty, students and alumni are encouraged to make an online gift that will help CCI’s 16 student organizations continue to make a difference in the lives of thousands of students on and …
CONTINUE READINGDemocrat announces Top 25 Women, 6 CCI Alumni
Earlier this month, Tallahassee Democrat released it’s list of Top 25 Women You Need to Know for 2015. The list included 16 graduates from Florida State, of which 6 graduates from the College of Communication and Information. Amanda Clements, BA – General Communication Kelly-Ann Fasano, BA – Media Communication Studies, MA – Media Communication …
CONTINUE READINGCCI Student & Alums attend Google’s Women Techmakers
Google recently held its Women Techmakers Summits with the aim to raise awareness of innovative women leaders in technology and inspire others to join the field. The Women Techmakers Global Event Series for 2015 celebrated International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 7. Current and former FSU students applied to attend the events. With four summit U.S. …
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