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A New Addition to The Media Center Sparks Student Growth
This article was written by Drue Hamlet The Media Center in the College of Communication and Information welcomes a highly anticipated new publications advisor, Cheryl Welch. “I’m honored to join a university with such a strong tradition of student media. The digital age has opened so many avenues for storytelling, and I’m eager to help…
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Communication Studies’ Jennifer Koella Earns TLI’s AI Innovator Award for Integrating AI Literacy and Accessibility into Courses
While some academic instructors see generative artificial intelligence as an insidious intruder that undermines student learning, School of Communication Studies Assistant Teaching Professor Jennifer Koella views tools such as ChatGPT as an assistant that can enhance critical thinking skills. “When generative AI hit, and when ChatGPT was released in November of 2022, I already had…
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CCI Alum Teams up with Communication Studies Faculty to Improve Emergency Weather Communication in Appalachia
From left: Assistant Professor Elizabeth Carlson; Assistant Professor Michelle Saunders of Mississippi State University; Elizabeth Hurst Marold, PhD, University of Oklahoma; Associate Professor Emily Paskewitz. When Beth Hearst Marold (‘17) was growing up in a small, rural town in East Tennessee, she’d always been told that tornadoes weren’t a threat as they don’t cross mountains. That commonly…
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CCI Welcomes New Faculty & Celebrates Promotions
From left, top row: Teaching Assistant Professor Alyson Farzad-Phillips, Teaching Assistant Professor Jennifer Koella, Assistant Professor of Practice Heather Haley. Second row from left: Assistant Professor Ryan Beaty, Assistant Professor Yingying Han, Assistant Professor of Practice David Norman. Third row from left: Assistant Professor Yingbo Ma, Lecturer Anna Franklin , Assistant Professor Sieun Ha The College…
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Big Night for CCI at 2025 TAB Excellence in Broadcasting Awards: WUOT, School of Journalism and Media, The Media Center, Earn Honors
From left to right: WUOT-FM audio engineer, Tim Berry, Associate Professor of Practice Brittany Tarwater, and WUOT reporter Pierce Gentry pose together with their awards. A Night to Remember The Tennessee Association of Broadcasting (TAB) Excellence in Broadcasting Awards is always an exciting night for the organization’s members. Those in the world of TV and…
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Voice of the Vols Mike Keith Joins Journalism & Media Faculty
When Mike Keith (‘91) accepted the job to be the Voice of the Vols, he knew immediately he wanted to do even more for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, by taking his renowned play-by-play sports analyst skills beyond the courts and fields and into the classrooms of the College of Communication and Information. For Keith,…
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Rocky Top Business Award Alumni Feature: Amber Harden, co-owner of Harden Law Firm
As an attorney, Amber Harden (’07) practices real estate law, estate planning, and probate law. As the co-owner of a quickly growing law firm, Harden said she constantly draws on the skills she learned during her time at the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations as a public relations major. Her dual background in…
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Communication Studies Students Explore Intercultural Communication and Well-being in Dublin
Every year, the School of Communication Studies takes a direct approach to teaching intercultural communication to students via its long-standing annual global programs trip to Dublin, Ireland. For four weeks the students are immersed in a foreign culture all while taking two courses that dive deep into how different cultures around the world communicate. “This…
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Rocky Top Business Award Alumni Feature: Tanya Ickowitz (’12), Co-Founder of Patdome Promotions
Tanya Ickowitz (‘12) jokingly says that when she earned her Master of Science in Communication and Information, she didn’t know she’d be using it to “fold boxes.” But folding boxes is by far not all the College of Communication and Information alumna does at Patdome Promotions, a Knoxville-based creative agency and promotional product company she…
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CCI Hosts NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar; Will Host Again in 2027
When Professor Jenny Crowley stepped into the role of coordinator of graduate studies for the School of Communication Studies, she did it with a deep belief in the positive impact of mentorship. “I really care about graduate education, graduate advising, and I feel like I got really good mentorship as a graduate student and want…