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Alisha Lau among the the 2020–21 Student Leader of the Year awardees

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:08:02 +0000

Alisha Lau among the the 2020–21 Student Leader of the Year awardees Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 02/22/2021 - 13:08

The strategic communication student consistently demonstrates honor, integrity and accountability. She will be recognized on Feb. 23, 2021, during the marquee event of the Leo Hill Speaker Series.

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Department of Information Science earns awards

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:07:51 +0000

Department of Information Science earns awards Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/07/2019 - 18:07

The Department of Information Science has recently earned several grants and awards from organizations both on and off campus.

Department Chair Robin Burkehas been awarded ~$500,000 from the National Science Foundation for research on fairness in recommender systems. The project, Realizing Fairness in Recommender Systems: Intersectionality, Tools, Explanation (FARSITE), will develop recommendation models and algorithms that combine predictive accuracy with fairness in multiple, intersectional dimensions. The FARSITE project will also design and evaluate explanations for users of fairness-aware recommender systems.

Assistant Professor Casey Fieslerhas been awarded ~$250,000 from the NSF for her project Broadening Participation in Computing through Transforming Technologies and Media to study computational projects in online fandom as a means of empowerment for groups traditionally underrepresented in computing.

Assistant Professor Brian Keegan and Chenhao Tan, assistant professor of computer science, have been awarded ~$500,000 from the NSF for a 3-year project exploring the genealogies of online communities in Reddit and Wikipedia.

Assistant Professor Ricarose Roquereceived an NSF Discovery Research K-12 award for $449,994––along with Assistant Professor Melissa Braaten from the School of Education––for the project Designing and Researching a Program for Preparing Teachers as Facilitators of Computational Making Activities in Classroom and Informal Learning Environments. Roque also received a 2019-20 Outreach Award––with Associate Professor Eliana Colunga of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and ��Ƶ Science Discovery Director Stacey Forsyth––for the Communities Code program.

Assistant Professor Amy Voida and Associate Professor Lecia Barkerhave been awarded ~$300K from the NSF to study service learning in information and computer science. The award, entitled Designing to Overcome the Asymmetry Problem in Computer and Information Science Service Learning, will support research to help ensure that community partners see just as much benefit from service learning experiences as our students, along with supporting the development of new curricular resources that can be used to help design new service learning classes.

Congratulations to these faculty members!

The Department of Information Science has recently earned several grants and awards from organizations both on and off campus.

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Class of 2018: Department of Communication award winners

Anonymous — Thu, 10 May 2018 04:34:11 +0000

Class of 2018: Department of Communication award winners Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/09/2018 - 22:34

Congratulations to the spring 2018 Department of Communication award winners!

Academic Achievement Award
Highest GPA in the department

Michael Curtis
Brittney Johnson

Academic Leadership Award
Demonstrating a spirit of classroom citizenship and volunteerism

Laura Leroux
Grace Musselman

Civic Engagement Award
Recognizes involvement and impact on campus and in the community

Colleen Campbell

Phillip K. Tompkins Student Achievement Award
Recognizes academic achievement, initiative and service

Alyssa Stephens

John Waite Bowers Award
Recognizes the outstanding graduate student

Constance Gordon

Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

Kellie Brownlee
Danielle Hodge

Distinguished Graduate Student Service Award

Rebecca Rice

Congratulations to the spring 2018 Department of Communication award winners!

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