Alumnus Tim Giordano Mentors Young Entrepreneurs with America’s Amazing Teens

Tim Giordano (B.S. Communication ’98) finds satisfaction in hard work done well, regardless of industry or sector. These days, he’s carrying that out by sitting on the Board of Advisors at America’s Amazing Teens. Giordano explains, “I serve as a mentor to help the young people America’s Amazing Teens [AAT] manages to develop their innovations in STEM and …

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IT Leadership students & STARS train Girl Scouts

What do Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Sandra Day O’Connor have in common? They were all Girl Scouts. Today, young girls who participate in Girl Scouts are opened up to almost everything under the sun. The College of Communication & Information recently held the first of two Fall sessions for the Girl Scout Council of the …

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FSU STARS trains STEM Middle/High School students at Orlando Conference

Florida State University STARS Alliance students recently spent three days in Orlando partnering with Florida’s chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA), an organization of high school and middle school students interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). TSA’s mission is to foster personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, …

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iSchool associate professor Mardis named Internet2 Presidential Fellow

Florida State University School of Information associate professor Marcia Mardis has been invited to serve as an Internet2 Presidential Fellow to complete her project “A Distant Mirror? Investigating Internet2 and the Imminent Demand for Data Intensive Applications in R&E’s K-12 Communities.” Internet2 is an exceptional community of U.S. and international leaders in research, academia, industry …

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CCI students partner with peers from FSU Physics to conduct outreach event

Florida State University College of Communication & Information students are partnering with their peers from other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) fields of study to conduct outreach events for local elementary and middle schools. In recent years, CCI has planted deep roots in the local community by building relationships with K-12 schools through its …

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FSU partners with Girl Scouts to deliver STEM training

Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information (CCI) has partnered with the Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle (GSCFP) to help with the organization’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiative by offering “Girl Scouts do STEM: Technology Camps” during the month of December. Florida State students, including members of the FSU STARS …

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FSU STARS engages future generations through partnership with Florida Technology Student Association

Florida State University STARS Alliance students are engaging the future generation by partnering with Florida’s chapter of the Technology Student Association (TSA), an organization of high school and middle school students interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). TSA’s mission is to foster personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in technology, innovation, …

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