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  • Tombras School Senior Takes Every Opportunity to Learn and Succeed During College Career

    Tombras School Senior Takes Every Opportunity to Learn and Succeed During College Career

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations senior Olivia Hailey took every opportunity she could while at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to better herself to be set up for success in the workforce after she graduates this spring.  Hailey is originally from Memphis but her family moved to Knoxville when she was in middle…

  • CCI Recognizes 2024 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners

    CCI Recognizes 2024 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners

    Every spring, the College of Communication and Information recognizes and honors those who have made significant achievements in their work, whether it be excellence in teaching, research, or volunteering, or the time that they have contributed before retiring. In 2023, CCI has had much to celebrate from its graduate students, faculty, and staff. The following…

  • PhD Grad Kibum Youn Finds a Future in Teaching Business

    PhD Grad Kibum Youn Finds a Future in Teaching Business

    It has been a long journey both geographically and timewise for Kibum Youn to walk away from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a PhD degree in hand.  Youn came to the United States from South Korea to pursue a career in academia after earning his undergraduate degree with a double major in communications and…

  • Graduating Tombras School student and Army National Guard Soldier Accomplishes Academic Goals

    Graduating Tombras School student and Army National Guard Soldier Accomplishes Academic Goals

    Army National Guard Soldier and nontraditional student Logan Korn is a senior at the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. He transferred to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from Pellissippi State Community College where he studied business, economics, and history. Faculty in the Tombras School describe him as hardworking and a go-getter but he…

  • UT Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Initiates New Members

    UT Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Initiates New Members

    Nine students from the School of Journalism and Media and the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations were initiated into the Willis C. Tucker chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society on Monday. Friends and family gathered in the College of Communication and Information lobby on Monday to celebrate the newest cohort of students…

  • Tombras School students travel to Washington State to attend PRSSA Leadership Assembly

    Two Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations students had the opportunity to visit Seattle to expand their leadership skills at the 2024 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Leadership Assembly. Juniors Drue Hamlet and Isabella Sucheski represented the Volunteer Chapter of PRSSA as the current vice president and PR director, respectively. During their…

  • Tombras School dominates the American Academy of Advertising Awards at the 2024 Conference

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations faculty and two Ph.D. students were recognized for their work at this year’s American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Conference in Portland, Oregon. The AAA is a global organization of advertising scholars and professionals that is widely recognized as the world’s foremost platform for advertising scholarship and education. It…

  • CCI students meet with Tombras School Alumni during academic trip to Atlanta

    CCI students meet with Tombras School Alumni during academic trip to Atlanta

    Several College of Communication and Information students had the opportunity to travel to Atlanta with the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations to visit multiple professional industries and get a first-hand look at how their degrees are used in the real world. Students visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Omnicom Group, American…

  • JEM and ADPR Students Learn About Careers in New York City

    JEM and ADPR Students Learn About Careers in New York City

    The week before classes started this spring, a cohort of College of Communication and Information (CCI) students packed their bags and headed to New York City to visit agencies and media outlets to gain insight into their future careers. This year’s trip included students from the School of Journalism and Media and the Tombras School…

  • Three Volunteers Recognized at Volunteer PRSA Communicator of the Year Awards Ceremony

    Three Volunteers Recognized at Volunteer PRSA Communicator of the Year Awards Ceremony

    Caption: Drue Hamlet (left), Chancellor Donde Plowman (middle), and Cole Pawlaczyk (right) at the 2024 Volunteer PRSA Awards Ceremony. Three Volunteers were recognized for their remarkable work in the fields of marketing, public relations, and communications, at the Volunteer Public Relations Society of America’s 2024 Communicator of the Year Awards Ceremony. The recipients included University…