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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

Dean Joe Mazer

Joe Mazer

Dean

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Suzie Allard

Suzie Allard

Associate Dean for Research

Director, CCI Research and Innovation Center

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Emily Paskewitz

Emily Paskewitz

CCI Interim Associate Dean for Research

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865-974-1171

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Courtney Childers

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success

Interim Director, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

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Julie Longmire

Julie Longmire

Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Advising

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Jon Hess

Professor and Director, School of Communication Studies

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Amy Jo Coffey

Amy Jo Coffey

Professor and Director, School of Journalism and Media

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Abebe Rorissa

Professor and Director, School of Information Sciences

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