Dr. Steve McDowell Selected for 2016 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

Dr. Steve McDowell, professor in the School of Communication, Associate Dean and advisor for students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), has been awarded the 2016 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award. The award acknowledges and honors faculty members who have significantly contributed to the enhancement and quality of education at Florida State University through their direction …

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Student Ashley Tressel Earns Award for Paper, “Media and Drone Strikes: Understanding Newspaper Tutorials”

This fall, Media & Communication Studies student Ashley Tressel received the Competitive Communication Scholarship Student Top Paper Undergraduate from the Florida Communication Association (FCA) for her paper, “Media and Drone Strikes: Understanding Newspaper Tutorials.” The paper focused on the increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, since 2008 and examined the issues that are emphasized by the …

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