Doc candidate Abigail Phillips named YALSA Board Fellow

School of Information doctoral candidate Abigail Phillips has been recognized as the 2015 YALSA Board Fellow for the American Library Association. Phillips is a third year doctoral candidate in information studies, who returned to Florida State after receiving her MLIS in 2008 and then working as a librarian for four years. YALSA, Young Adult Library Services Association, selects …

CONTINUE READING

COMM’s Bruker awarded Production Grant

Malia Bruker, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, is the newest recipient of the 2015 Production Grant from the Dance Films Association. Bruker was awarded alongside Hannah Schwadron, choreographer and Assistant Professor of Dance History at Florida State University. Dance Films Association is a non-profit organization established in 1956. The Production Grant from DFA …

CONTINUE READING

FSU ranks 8th ‘Best Colleges for Vets’

Florida State University has risen in the ranks, hitting No. 8 in the most recent “Best Colleges for Vets” ranking, published annually by Military Times magazine. With a military student population of 372, Florida State University has the second highest graduation rate in the top 10 schools. Florida State earned a four star rating for extracurriculars and …

CONTINUE READING

Stvilia and Gibradze published

Two members of Florida State University‘s School of Information, Besiki Stvilia and Leila Gibradze, were recently published in Library & Information Science Research. What do academic libraries tweet about, and what makes a library tweet useful?, was published in October 2014 and analyzed 1,200 tweets from six large academic libraries. A content analysis revealed nine content …

CONTINUE READING

FSU sorority under leadership of COMM student, holds event for CHS

If there was one word to describe Savannah Strayer, it’d be motivated. The Florida State junior is studying Media and Communication Studies in the School of Communication. She’s received the Torch Night Award, been a regular on the Dean’s List, ran for Student Senate and spent a summer in Croatia with Project Life International. “The …

CONTINUE READING

CCI students present at Global focused event

The 8th Annual Going Global Showcase, hosted by the Center for Global Engagement and FSU International Programs, was held on November 19th, 2014. Two students from the College of Communication and Information presented at this event on their international experiences. Jasmine Crane, an undergraduate student in her junior year of Media Communication Studies, presented on “Finding …

CONTINUE READING

A Rise in the Ranks: Meet iSchool alumnus: Casey McLaughlin

People should never underestimate the job they are in; it might just lead to better opportunities.  Case in point:  Casey McLaughlin. While working on his undergraduate IT degree, Casey took a class called “Information Studies Practicum” where all the students were required to work at the Help Desk part-time (for free!). “The Help Desk kicked …

CONTINUE READING