The Florida State University’s Individual Events competitors traveled to Georgia for the Chicken or Egg Invitational, which was held Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 at Gainesville State College. The team advanced to final rounds of competition in 12 of the 13 events, winning championship titles in four events and placing third in overall team rankings. Individual …
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Forensics Squad Wins Big at Gainesville State Invitational
Forensics squad takes 4 titles at Lakeland Invitational
On Sept. 22 and 23, the Individual Events Squad of The Florida State University’s Forensics Team traveled to Lakeland, Fla., for its first competition of the year, the Child of the Sun Invitational. The squad placed third in overall team competition and won four of eleven individual event titles. Individual results are as follows: Tournament …
CONTINUE READINGMardis to deliver Distinguished Lecture at Syracuse's CDL
Dr. Marcia Mardis, an assistant professor in the School of Library & Information Studies, has been invited to give the 2011 Distinguished Lecture at Syracuse University’s Center for Digital Literacy on Oct. 17. Mardis, who is also associate director of the Partnerships Advancing Library Media (PALM) Center, has done extensive research on the intersection of …
CONTINUE READINGKorzennys publish 2nd edition of 'Hispanic Marketing'
Drs. Felipe and Betty Ann Korzenny have published the second edition of their textbook, ‘Hispanic Marketing, Connecting with the New Latino Consumer’. “We decided to work on a new revised and much expanded edition of our ‘Hispanic Marketing’ book because the landscape of marketing and that of the U.S. Latinos has changed dramatically over the …
CONTINUE READINGMardis quoted in article on libraries and science education
Dr. Marcia Mardis, an assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, is quoted in the latest issue of NSTA Reports about ways that school libraries can aid science achievement. NSTA Reports is a publication of the National Science Teachers Association, which has more than 60,000 members. The organization is influential is setting …
CONTINUE READINGIFLA honors Dr. Koontz with Scroll of Appreciation
Dr. Christie Koontz, an Associate in Information Studies in the College of Communication & Information’s School of Library and Information Studies, has been awarded the 2011 International Federation of Library Agencies’ Scroll of Appreciation. The award, given annually to an individual for contributions to both the organization and the profession, was presented at the IFLA’s …
CONTINUE READINGFSUComm faculty, students present at Istanbul conference
Dr. Steve McDowell, director of FSU’s School of Communication, Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, an associate professor of Communication, and five doctoral students presented at the 2011 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference held in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17. Presentations were as follows: Ginevra Adamoli-Kalbli, and Dr. Proffitt: “Promoting Economics with Morals: Capitalist Ideology in …
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