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 …

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20 Questions with Melissa Gross

20 Questions with Melissa Gross   What was your first job?  When I was sixteen I worked for Carte Blanche (a credit card company that no longer exists). If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it?  My Life with Books. Where did you grow up?  Los Angeles, CA What is …

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Meet COMM Alumna Margot Susca

Margot Susca has been a full-time professorial lecturer at American University’s School of Communication in Washington, D.C. since August 2013. She teaches courses in digital journalism and reporting; code; journalism ethics; children, youth and digital culture; and media writing. In February 2015, Margot began an additional role as Program Director of the School’s Interactive Journalism …

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CCI 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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CCI students visits Kre8 Media

College of Communication & Information students recently visited Kre8 Media in Orlando. Already in the area judging at the Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference, the students visited the agency to see what a successful business looks like in-action (and to connect with alumni). Kre8 Media is one of the quickest growing direct response agencies in …

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2015 Great Give: Lead and Succeed

FSU’s Great Give is just around the corner, taking place March 19-20. This year, the 36-hour online campaign will raise funds for student groups. The event starts at 9 AM EST on March 19th and will run until 9 PM on March 20th. Gifts can be made through the Great Give’s website. This year, the College of Communication & …

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