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The College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) at Florida International University is committed to the education of our next cultural leaders, performers and creators through our visual and performing arts programs. We strive to advance Miami’s artistic and cultural landscape by implementing a curriculum intended to develop the students’ arts skills [...]

Karla Kennedy, director of distance learning at FIU’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) wanted to be in the background growing up. She didn’t care too much for the spotlight and would have much preferred to be the backup singer rather than the lead, but life had a different plan for her. [...]

Digital Media Studies major and soon-to-be graduate Jessica Grioua landed an internship with OutLoud Multimedia, where she is manages social media and edits multimedia digital content. Below, she shares the importance of networking and doing what she loves in a professional environment. Name: Jessica Grioua Major: Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Studies (with a [...]

The future is female. This fall, nine female members from FlU’s BOLD Communications Agency traveled to Chicago to visit various agencies and network with top-level company executives. The trip, which spanned three days (from November 6th to 8th), included tours of seven companies specializing in public relations, social media management, marketing, and advertising. Visits included [...]

During the Fall semester of 2016, Broadcast Journalism student Valentina Palm landed an internship at the nation’s capital with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Juggling research, social media and more, Valentina gained insight into political communications, all while the previous presidential and midterm elections took place. Name: Valentina Palm Major: Broadcast Journalism Where did you intern? I [...]

Communication students were treated to a tightly packed tour of leading Washington, D.C. advertising and public relations agencies during a recent trip organized by Professor Hugo Ottolenghi, who teaches applied multimedia communication and public relations writing.  Aaliyah Gordon, Justine Ortiz, Natalia Reynaldo, and Olga Kalinnikova jetted into D.C. and hit the ground running with tours and sit-downs with the staffs of [...]

School of Communication + Journalism students in the Fall 2018 Social Media and Globalization course created an educational website to inform the public about online privacy rights and how to securely navigate the internet. The informative website is called Secure the Net: Your guide to privacy in today’s digital landscape. The website provides the latest [...]