Friday, January 12, 2018
Inside CCI – Available online at http://www.cci.utk.edu/insideCCI.
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ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Associate Professor Courtney Childers and Brandon Boatwright (PhD student) gave an invited presentation to the UT Chancellors Associates at their Tuesday morning breakfast on January 9. Childers and Boatwright shared about the power of social listening and how CCI integrates Salesforce Social Studio technology into classes and research. The session ended with a tour of the Adam Brown Social Media Command Center.
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Assistant Professor Jenny Crowley received a $5,000 Professional and Scholarly Development Award (PSDA) from the UT Office of Research and Engagement for her project, “Coping with Opioid Substance Abuse: The Challenges of Identity and Supportive Communication for Opioid Afflicted Couples.” PSDA awards provide seed funding to support applications for external research funding, collaborations, book contracts, juried competitions, fellowships, and journal papers in direct alignment with Vol Vision 2020 goals.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
Professor Peiling Wang and doctoral student Iman Tahamtan had their paper, “The state‐of‐the‐art of open peer review: Early adopters,” published in Proceedings of the Association for Information, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401170/full.
Tahamtan and co-author L. Bornmann (Max Planck Society, Munich, Germany) had their article, “Core elements in the process of citing publications: Conceptual overview of the literature,” published in Journal of Informetrics, 12(1), 203–16.
JOURNALISM & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Professor Sam Swan traveled to Bulgaria in December to continue his training workshops for Bulgarian TV journalists and managers. The focus of the workshops is on free press and free market economy issues.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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January 15 |
Martin Luther King Holiday |
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February 14 |
CCI 40th Annual Research Symposium |
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February 20 -22 |
UT Social Media Week |
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February 23 |
CCI Experience Diversity Banquet |
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March 2 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Meeting, Patrick Auditorium, 9 – 11 a.m. |
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March 12 – 16 |
Spring Break |
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March 30 |
Spring Recess |
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March 31 |
Staff Evaluations due to Human Resources |
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April 13 |
CCI Board of Visitors Spring Meeting |
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April 16 |
CCI, ADPR & JEM Honors Convocation |
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April 27 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Meeting, Patrick Auditorium, 9 – 11 a.m. |
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April 27 |
Last Day of Classes |
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April 30 |
Study Day |
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April 30 |
Communication Studies Student Awards Ceremony |
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May 1 – 4, 7-8 |
Final Exams, May 1-4, 7-8 |
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May 9 |
Mini-term begins, May 9 |
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May 10 |
Graduate Hooding Ceremony, TBA, 7:00 p.m. |
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May 11 |
SIS Hooding Ceremony, 10:00 a.m. |
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May 12 |
CCI Spring Commencement, 1:30 p.m., TBA |
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May 12 |
CCI Graduation Reception, 3:00 p.m., CCI Patio/Lobby |
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May 28 |
Memorial Day Holiday |
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May 30 |
Mini-term ends |
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