Florida State Alums at Bowstern bring home Gold

Bowstern team members celebrate their highly coveted Dick Pope All Florida Golden Image Award, won July 18th at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Capital Chapter Image Awards. Principals at Bowstern, Kelly Robertson and Tom Derzypolski are both graduates of Florida State’s College of Communication and Information. The award is the highest honor given to a marketing …

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Betsy on the Road: Fall 2014

Graduate school can be a scary concept. There are different programs in a variety of fields at each university, making the selection process daunting, confusing, and an overall headache. Enter: Betsy Crawford. Betsy is the College of Communication and Information’s Development Coordinator. A huge part of her role at CCI is graduate recruitment. This Fall alone, Betsy …

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CCI Associate Dean, Dr. Stephen McDowell, talks cybersecurity in Bangkok

Dr. Stephen McDowell traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to speak about his cyber security research in July. His presentation, “Promoting Cybersecurity Awareness; Research on Communication Campaigns to Promote Safe Online Behavior” was co-authored by Judd Butler and Xiuwen Liu. Butler is a partner at Educational Development Group, Inc. in Tallahassee and Liu is a professor in …

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COMM professor featured in AZ Central article

One of Florida State University’s finest, Patrick Merle, contributed to AZ Central’s article ‘Trayvon Martin mailer stirs racial politics in campaign for Congress’ last week. The article analyzed the controversial, emotional appeal used in a fierce race for Phoenix’s 7th Congressional District where African-American voters could tip the scales. Dr. Merle has researched the George Zimmerman …

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The College Welcomes New Faculty

The College of Communication and Information welcomes four new Faculty to our staff. Summer Harlow (Assistant Professor) comes to CCI with a Ph.D. in journalism and a M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a former newspaper journalist and blogger with 10 years of experience reporting from the …

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COMM Professor Korzenny discusses the importance of U.S. Hispanics in NPR interview

Dr. Felipe Korzenny, professor in the Florida State University (FSU) School of Communication and director of the FSU Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, was interviewed in a story by NPR’s Here & Now Contributor’s Network, KUT, over a smart phone app that translates an English-language film about civil rights activist César Chávez.  The app, called myLINGO, partnered …

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