Arrowhead Advertising, the FSU student advertising team, won the category for “Best Presentation” at the district National Student Advertising Competition of the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The event took place at the OMNI Hotel in Jacksonville on April 18 and 19, 2013. The team was also awarded three out of the four available scholarships. They …
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Ad Team wins “Best Presentation” category at the district competition
COMM production facilities toured by Seminole Tribe of Florida visitors
The School of Communication hosted a tour of its production facilities for three members from the Seminole Tribe of Florida on April 11. These visitors work for Seminole Media Productions, which produces the Tribe’s radio, television, and print publications. Their company publishes the Seminole Tribune newspaper, in existence since 1956, which preserves Tribal history. During their visit …
CONTINUE READINGAdams receives 2013 Guardian of the Flame Faculty Award
As the only faculty recognition award by the FSU student body, members of Burning Spear, Inc. recognized 15 faculty members across campus who have made a difference in advancing FSU as a leading higher education institution. Dr. Jonathan Adams, associate professor in the College of Communication & Information, is one of the respected faculty members …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM alumnus Ian Malone publishes science fiction novel
FSU Communication alumnus, Ian Malone (B.A., ‘99), published his first novel, Mako. It is one of three titles planned for a science fiction trilogy. The story is about a history professor and his group of college friends from FSU who reconnect by playing an online game by the name of MAKO. Malone’s novel was released …
CONTINUE READINGOver 30 FSU Ad Club members visit Boston agencies
The Ad Club at Florida State University (FSU) embarked on a 5-day excursion to Boston, Mass., from April 3 through 7. The group of 31 students visited a combined total of seven agencies responsible for creating marketing campaigns of many well-known clients. The larger companies visited were Digitas, Hill Holiday, Connelly Partners, Mullen, and Allen …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM students develop PSA campaigns for the Florida Center for Prevention Research
Students in the School of Communication’s Advertising Creative Strategy courses are creating projects this spring semester for the FSU Florida Center for Prevention Research. They are working with the Center’s director, Richard L. Howell, to develop public service announcement (PSA) advertising campaigns. Students in one course section will create a campaign aimed towards reducing high-risk drinking …
CONTINUE READINGCOMM student working with Prof. Houck discovers old newspapers with insights on Emmett Till murder case
FSU undergraduate student, Jessica Primiani, has discovered documents from an African-American newspaper (the St. Louis Argus) which were long missing and shed new insights about the Emmett Till murder case. In 1955, Till, a 14-year-old black boy, was brutally killed after allegedly flirting with a white woman in Money, Mississippi. This incident and his trial …
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