Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Inside CCI – Available online at http://www.cci.utk.edu/insideCCI.
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Congratulations to Stephen Spates for successfully defending his dissertation, “Exploring workplace connections of employees with multiple role expectations: Accommodating communication behaviors of hospital chaplains.” Thanks to his dissertation chair Associate Professor Michelle Violanti and his other committee members: Associate Professor Ken Levine,
Associate Professor Laura Miller, and Associate Professor Kathleen Brown (CEHHS).
INFORMATION SCIENCES
Doctoral student Iman Tahamtan, along with co-authors N. Mohaghegh, M. Zarghani, (both from Iran U. of Medical Sciences), A. Ghasghaee and S. Mousavi (both from Tehran U. of Medical Sciences), had their article, “Assessing knowledge translation in Iranian medical research centres,” published in the International Journal of Information Science and Management.
JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Recent publications, panel participation and podcasts from Howard Distinguished Endowed Professor of Media Management and Law and Beaman Professor of Communication and Information Stuart N. Brotman can be found at:
- http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2017/06/panelists-at-tech-event-hope-that-trump-administration-will-rally-to-cause-of-global-internet-freedom/
- https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2017/05/25/creating-an-economics-sensitive-zone-at-the-fcc/
- https://www.brookings.edu/events/whats-next-for-global-internet-freedom-under-the-trump-administration/
- https://fpf.org/future-privacy-forums-2017-annual-meeting/
- https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/net-neutrality-the-war-is-over/
- https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2017/06/13/sending-a-strong-signal-on-global-internet-freedom/
- https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2017/06/26/twenty-years-after-reno-v-aclu-the-long-arc-of-internet-history-returns/
Professor Peter Gross gave the keynote address, “Fake news and the digital media: A mutually enforcing relationship,” at the International Conference on Digital Media at the Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania on May 25, 2017. Additionally, he participated as a panelist, a juror for competitions and a trainer in workshops during the remainder of the conference. Gross had his article, “Push the alarm bell already,” published in Transitions Online on June 2, 2017. See http://www.tol.org/client/article/26961-eastern-europe-media-freedom-reports-index-authoritarianism.html.
Lecturer Melanie Faizer had her article, “Bringing Buddha to the newsroom: Media with mindfulness,” published in the Columbia Journalism Review on June 29, 2017. See https://www.cjr.org/innovations/mindfulness-media-buddha.php.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
July 23 – 28 |
Truth & Consequences Symposium, Knox Public Library, JEM & IS sponsors, featuring JEM alum Wendell Potter |
August 23 |
First day of classes |
August 25 |
Chancellor Davenport’s Investiture, Cox Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. |
September 4 |
Labor Day |
September 14 – 16 |
UT Future Faculty Event |
September 25 – 28 |
CCI Diversity & Inclusion Week |
October 2 |
CCI Flu Shot Clinic, Purcell Reading Room, 4th floor, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
October 5 & 6 |
Fall Break |
October 13 |
Board of Visitors Fall Meeting, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
October 13 |
CCI Awards and Scholarship Donor Appreciation Banquet, Knoxville Marriott Hotel, 6:30 p.m. |
October 14 |
CCI Alumni Tailgate, 3 hours prior to UT vs South Carolina kickoff |
October 20 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Meeting, Patrick Auditorium, 9 – 11 a.m. |
November 11 |
UT Young Adult Diversity Conference |
November 23 & 24 |
Thanksgiving Break |
December 1 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Meeting, Patrick Auditorium, 9 – 11 a.m. |
December 5 |
Last day of classes |
December 6 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Holiday Party |
December 7 – 14 |
Exams |
December 14 |
UT Graduate Hooding, TBA |
December 15 |
UT Fall Commencement, TBA |
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