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At the College of Communication and Information, we strive to ignite students’ passions so they can carry on the torch of excellence. Once they become a part of the CCI community, they’ll learn to be innovative leaders, thinkers, and Volunteers in whatever calling they choose to follow in the communication and information world.
We are part of a Land Grant Institution embedded in communities to make those communities a better place. Our alumni, students, faculty, and staff strive to positively impact the lives of people in our state through our teaching, scholarship, creative work, and through our engagement and service. CCI as a college is well poised to deliver upon all of those areas to become the most nationally distinctive but locally relevant College of Communication and Information in the country.
CCI’s Academic Schools
Accreditation Statement
In addition, programs for which accrediting is available are fully accredited. The college’s undergraduate programs in advertising, journalism and media, and public relations are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Information Sciences is accredited by the American Library Association and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
College Governance
Leadership Team


Suzie Allard
Associate Dean for Research
Director, CCI Research and Innovation Center


Courtney Childers
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success
Interim Director, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations


Jon Hess
Professor and Director, School of Communication Studies
865-974-0696


Abebe Rorissa
Professor and Director, School of Information Sciences
865-974-9003



