{"id":85888,"date":"2023-07-06T15:57:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T19:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adpr.utk.edu\/beta\/?page_id=85888"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:31:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/adpr\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Advertising & Public Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About Advertising & Public Relations<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to both providing opportunities for all students and producing high-quality, impactful research. Everything we do at the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations is a reflection of our commitment to access, engagement, excellence, and creating community<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A program of excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With its nationally recognized educators and wide-ranging opportunities, the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations continues to be a program of excellence at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Our ACEJMC-accredited program goes above and beyond to prepare students and scholars to become innovative leaders in their respective fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The future of the University of Tennessee\u2019s College of Communication and Information lies in innovative learning, scholarship, and societal engagement. The primary aspiration of the college can be summarized in a single word: excellence. The college and its individual units will become recognized for their excellence internationally, nationally and regionally and for the caliber of their research and creative activity, teaching, and service. Collaboration across the units will maximize our contributions to the university and society. Aligned with this vision, the School of Advertising and Public Relations is one excellent school with two strong and distinct programs committed to teaching, research, and service to the professions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The College of Communication and Information is a community of scholars and creators devoted to the study of communication and information and their related processes and technologies. This mission is achieved through excellence in research\/creative activity, teaching and service. The college shares the values of intellectual pursuit, international and intercultural awareness, engagement and other core ideals of the University of Tennessee in the land-grant tradition. The Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations applies the college\u2019s mission to its programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CCI and the Tombras School are committed to fostering a sense of collegiate and social community. The culture of CCI and the Tombras School includes an emphasis on the responsibility of access to information and the exercise of freedom of expression. CCI and the Tombras School promote new knowledge creation through research and creative activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The college and the Tombras School believe in and cultivates the following values: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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