Go to Atlanta with CCI this spring
Join faculty and fellow students from the College of Communication and Information (CCI) for a three-day networking trip in Atlanta March 24–26, 2026. Students will meet with industry professionals, network with alumni, and explore career options in the communication and information industry as part of this immersive, hands-on professional development opportunity.
Trip information
CCI faculty and students will depart for Atlanta on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, and return on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
Students will stay at the AC/Moxy Hotels Atlanta Midtown, 53 14th Street, Atlanta, GA 30309.
Trip itineraries will be shared with the selected students later. Itineraries will align with students’ CCI academic majors (advertising, communication studies, information sciences, journalism and media, and public relations) to maximize each student’s professional development experience.
A limited number of students can participate from each academic major.
CCI will also host an alumni reception during the trip to provide students an opportunity to connect with CCI alumni in communication and information industries in Atlanta.
Trip fee
The trip fee for each student will be $30. Transportation, hotel, and the alumni social are included in the fee. All other expenses will be paid by the student.
The college subsidizes the expenses associated with CCI networking trips to provide more students with meaningful hands-on learning and professional development opportunities.
Application details
The application for the trip will open at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026, and close 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2026, or until the trip is fully reserved. Students will be added to a waitlist if all spots are filled.
Please complete the application form below to express your interest in attending the trip.
After completing the form, students will be contacted about their application status. This process may take up to 7-10 business days.
Completion of the form does not guarantee selection for the trip.
Trip participant selection
A selection committee will use the following criteria when selecting participants:
- Priority will be given to students with a higher class rank (senior, junior, etc.).
- There can be up to three graduate students on each track if selected for the trip.
- Priority will be given to students who have not participated on a previous industry networking trip or engaged in another CCI-sponsored professional development trip, such as trips with The Media Center.
- Students cannot have any academic misconduct violations. The selection committee will verify through the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
- Students must answer the following prompt in 200 words or less: Describe how your attendance on a trip will benefit you academically or professionally.
Students with questions about the networking trip may contact Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Assistant Professor of Practice Joe Stabb at [email protected].