Women Share Career Advice and Experiences at WISE Breakfast

        The women of WISE (Women in IT/ICT Sharing Experiences) recently got together for a breakfast at which they connected with peers in the field, learned about new employer initiatives and shared work and life advice. This breakfast featured visits from several mentors from companies such as PointCatcher and Diverse Computing. Barbara …

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WISE Visits Atlanta Agencies

Women in IT/ICT Sharing Experiences (WISE) recently traveled to Atlanta, Ga., to visit with top advertising, information technology and strategy firms. Six women made the trip to Atlanta, visiting with employees and CCI alumni at 22Squared, Chick-fil-A and State Farm. Students included Kelby Mahoney, Shelby Hobbs, Courtney Lisenbee, Hannah Brock, Chelsea Schneider and Megan McGilvray. …

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FSU Alumna shines at General Motors, inspires WISE members

Alumna Nicole Liang spoke to a group of aspiring IT & ICT women last week. Born and raised in Tallahassee, she had returned to her former stomping grounds to talk to students – both for advice and recruiting purposes. When she isn’t inspiring the next generation of Noles, she works for General Motors out of Austin, …

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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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WISE Mentor Breakfast facilitates leadership development for female students

WISE (Women in IT and ICT Sharing Experiences), in conjunction with the College of Communication & Information (CCI), hosted its bi-annual mentor and networking breakfast on Oct. 30 as the Florida State University student organization continued to facilitate the development of young women as emerging leaders. Over 50 female students and 20 women leaders in the …

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WISE hosts Leadership Breakfast

WISE (Women in IT and ICT Sharing Experiences) hosted a mentor and networking breakfast on April 2 that was attended by 20 business and education leaders and 35 College of Communication & Information (CCI) students.  CCI has been working on developing our young women as emerging leaders.  The goals of the breakfast were: to connect FSU …

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