CCI Professor Leonard “Chick” LaPointe Awarded University Teaching Award

Dr. Leonard LaPointe

The College of Communication and Information professor Dr. Leonard LaPointe was recently awarded the University Teaching Award, a prestigious honor from Florida State University recognizing faculty excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching. The award is student-oriented, requiring students and alumni to nominate recipients. Affectionately known as “Chick”, LaPointe is the Frances Eppes Distinguished Professor of …

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20 Questions with Leonard LaPointe

20 Questions with Leonard LaPointe Francis Eppes Professor of Communication Science and Disorders Faculty: Program in Neuroscience Faculty: College of Medicine What was your first job? Bagging potatoes in the local Red Owl store; peeling pulpwood in the woods of Upper Michigan; tamping railroad ties for the Milwaukee Road; lifeguard at Sawyer Lake. If you …

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SCSD hosts Study Tour in Human Communication Disorders for Japanese visitors

Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) hosted a Japanese Study Tour in Human Communication Disorders from October 9-12.  During this time, a group of 12 visitors from Japan toured Florida State’s campus and facilities.  Three of the visitors were university professors and the rest were practicing professionals in the hospitals of Japan.  …

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