Sarah Ali (JEM ’20) participated in the Going on Assignment in Prague program during the summer of 2019 with Professor Mark Harmon. A senior at the time, she has since graduated from UT, but we caught up with her to talk about her first time out of the country. Learn more about CCI’s Going on…
Raven Bailey (CS ’19) participated in the Communicating Across Cultures in Dublin program led by Associate Professor Laura Miller and Director John Haas during the summer of 2019. She is currently a master’s student in CCI. Learn more about CCI’s Communicating Across Cultures in Dublin summer program. Did you face any challenges in your decision to…
Public Relations major Kensi Juszkiewicz spent five weeks during the summer of 2019 in Siena, Italy, as part of the Public Relations in Siena with Professor Candice White. A sophomore at the time, Lyra sat down with us to talk about her experience in the program and the best summer of her life. Learn more…
Liza Cunningham (AD ’20) participated in two study abroad programs: the CCI Global Scholars program in Sydney and the Advertising in Rome program during mini-term with Professor Sally McMillan. Since graduating from UT, Cunningham is now an account executive with iHeartMedia, but we caught up with her to talk about her second time studying abroad in Italy. …
In a few months, Ciera Noe will earn her second degree from CCI as she completes the Master of Science in Communication and Information program with a concentration in Strategic and Digital Communication. The second one will definitely be a first. Noe completed her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Electronic Media in 2020 and is…
After more than 15 years away, Dania Sarelska returned to Rocky Top in 2018 from her home country of Bulgaria to pursue a PhD in Communication and Information with an emphasis in Journalism and Electronic Media. She was part of two Journalism and Electronic Media non-degree exchange programs in 2000 and 2003 while studying at…
School of Journalism and Electronic Media Professor Rob Heller has been selected as the fourth recipient of the CCI Board of Visitors Professorship. The BOV Professorship, currently held by Suzie Allard, Chancellor’s Professor in Information Sciences and CCI Associate Dean for Research, was made possible by generous gifts from donors including current and emeritus members…
Abebe Rorissa will be the new director of the School of Information Sciences on July 1, 2021. He is currently Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Associate Professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. “Serving as the Director of the School of…
The College of Communication and Information named the theater in the Scripps Convergence Lab for longtime Board of Visitors member and former chair Ed Ingle (BS/Communications ’83) during the virtual BOV spring meeting on April 16. Ingle was honored as a Torchbearer when he graduated from UT with a degree in journalism in 1983. He…
Students from the College of Communication and Information received 53 accolades from the 2021 Academic Honors Banquet and the 2021 Volunteers of Distinction program. Below are the CCI award winners: 2021 Academic Honors Banquet Top Collegiate Scholars River Bailey (Journalism & Electronic Media) Anna Franklin (Communication Studies) 2021 Volunteers of Distinction Academic Achievement Megan Albers…