Lauren Gibaldi Mathur has worn quite a few hats since she first graduated from Florida State University in 2005. Ten years later, Lauren is a FSU MLIS graduate, librarian, mom and a soon-to-be published author with HarperCollins. The Orlando-based writer is the Branch Librarian at the Orange County Library System’s Alafaya branch. On lunch breaks, …
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News about the CCI School of Library & Information Studies
Librarian Lauren Gibaldi-Mathur publishes YA novel
CCI Welcomes New iSchool Staff
Chauncey Richburg graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. Criminology in 2012. He was an active member of the United States Army from 2004-2007 and previously worked as an Academic Support Assistant in the FSU Statistics Department. Richburg serves as an Office Administrator in the School of Information and enjoys research about military science and political science. …
CONTINUE READINGMLIS Grad named State Librarian of New Mexico State Library
Starting in June, School of Information graduate Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer will be the newest leader of the New Mexico State Library. A few years ago, CCI wrote about Kathleen when she was selected as the VP/President Elect of the Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies, which is the destination for ALA members to find information and …
CONTINUE READINGiSchool’s Marcia Mardis awarded Developing Scholar Award
The School of Information‘s Marcia Mardis has been awarded the Developing Scholar Award by the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) at Florida State University. Dr. Mardis is the second School of Information faculty member to ever have received this distinction. The Developing Scholar Award is based upon an evaluation of Mardis’ scholarly activities at Florida State University. …
CONTINUE READINGFSU’s Author Day honors CCI Faculty
Each year, the Office of Faculty Recognition holds an Authors Day to recognize faculty members who have published books in the past year. From the College of Communication and Information, Davis Houck, Andy Opel, Art Raney, Melissa Gross, Shuyuan Mary Ho, Christie Koontz, Don Latham, Marcia Mardis and Lorri Mon will be honored at the …
CONTINUE READINGHealth Informatics Certificate opens doors in the UK
This past May, Christina Hecht walked across the stage at a graduation ceremony at Florida State. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Christina was ready to take on the world. In the end, it would be her minor in Information Technology and her certificate in Health Informatics that took her across the sea to the …
CONTINUE READINGMCS/ICT Undergraduate Omar Ismail receives Public Service Research Fellowship Grant for study in Bangladesh
Media/Communication Studies and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) undergraduate, Omar Ismail, will travel to Southwest and Central Bangladesh this summer in pursuit of improving managerial decision-making for agricultural farmers. The rising junior will complete his research with the help of m-Power Social Enterprises Ltd. and work on the implementation of Agricultural Extension Support Activity (AESA) …
CONTINUE READINGFITC Ambassadors promote FSU in 2015
The new year has proven a busy time for the FITC Ambassadors, who set out every week to engage high school students in the Florida panhandle about Information Technology, Computer Science and Computer Engineering. The FITC Ambassadors are a team of 26 college students studying at Florida State University. FAMU is a partner in the …
CONTINUE READINGArduino and Raspberry Pi-free webinar-The CAVE
Come join us in The CAVE for the free webinar: “Arduino and Rasberry Pi” April 22nd, 2015, 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET. Arduino and Raspberry Pi are two names that get thrown around technology circles quite often, but do you know what they actually are and what they can do? Newbies and people with experience …
CONTINUE READINGSupport CCI student organizations during FSU’s Great Give
FSU’s Great Give 36 hour online giving campaign is scheduled to start at 9am on Thursday 3/19. In the 36 hours that follow, faculty, students and alumni are encouraged to make an online gift that will help CCI’s 16 student organizations continue to make a difference in the lives of thousands of students on and …
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