Friday, November 9, 2018
Inside CCI – Available online at http://www.cci.utk.edu/insideCCI.
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ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Associate Dean and Associate Professor Michael Palenchar presented, “”Playing with theory outside the academy: Consulting and translating communication research for organizations,” at a preconference of the National Communication Association in Salt Lake City, UT, November 7, 2018.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
Professor Bharat Mehra edited a special issue, “From Diversity Theory to Diversity in Action,” of the International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion with articles from four of his students in INSC 590 Diversity Leadership in Information Organizations taught during spring 2018. Mehra’s guest editorial, “Emerging voices in diversity and inclusion leadership: Applications of the strategic diversity manifesto,” appeared in the special issue available at https://publish.lib.umd.edu/IJIDI.
Clinical Associate Professor Cindy Welch presented an invited workshop on ethics, intellectual freedom and self-censorship to the Public Library Management Institute, a certificate-type program offered by the State Library of Tennessee on November 6. Twenty-five small- to medium-sized public library managers and supervisors attended the workshop at Montgomery Bell State Park, in Burns, Tennessee.
Congratulations to Judy (Pui-yi) Li for successfully defending her dissertation. Thanks to her dissertation committee chair Chancellor’s Professor Suzie Allard, and her other committee members: Associate Professor Devendra Potnis, Chancellor’s Professor Carol Tenopir and Professor Anne Smith (HCB). The title of Dr. Li’s dissertation is “Knowledge sharing matters: A mixed methods study on knowledge practices among university presses.”
JOURNALISM & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
The sixth annual WUTK Beer Dinner Fundraiser will be at the Sunspot restaurant November 13 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The fundraising event includes a five-course dinner a craft beer pairing and giveaways. Sunspot is located at 2200 Cumberland Avenue.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
November 9 |
Fall CCI Board of Visitors Meeting 10 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. |
November 9 |
CCI Awards & Scholarship Donor Appreciation Banquet, Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 6:30-8:30 p.m. |
November 10 |
CCI Alumni Tailgate, CCI Patio 3 hrs. prior to UT vs. Kentucky kickoff |
November 22 – 23 |
Thanksgiving Holidays – UT Closed |
November 30 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Meeting, Patrick Auditorium, 9:00-11:00 a.m. |
December 4 |
Last Day of Classes |
December 5 |
CCI Faculty/Staff Holiday Party (& Study Day) |
December 6-7 & 10-13 |
Final Exams |
December 13 |
UTK Graduate Hooding, Thompson-Boling Arena |
December 14 |
UTK Fall Commencement, Thompson-Boling Arena |
December 24 – 28 |
Winter Holiday – UT Closed |
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