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CCI Celebrates 50 Years with Anniversary Gala
Approximately 350 alumni, faculty, staff, and friends attended the College of Communication and Information’s 50th Anniversary Gala, October 11 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The evening celebrated the past, present, and future of the college, which was founded in 1969. Alumni spoke on the evolution of CCI through the decades, and students told stories of…
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Responding to the Call
As Veterans Day approaches, a College of Communication and Information staff member who has spent 16 years in the military is headed overseas to active duty. Jesse Cragwall, a major in the US Army Reserves, will take a leave from his job as assistant director of the Center for Information and Communication Studies, the research…
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Nannette Baker Receives 2019 Hileman Award
To celebrate a career that has spanned the newsroom and the courtroom, Nannette Baker (JEM ’78) was honored with the 2019 Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award at the CCI 50th Anniversary Gala on October 11 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The Hileman Award, established in 1994, is the highest alumni award presented annually by…
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New Website Catalogs Eyes on LaFollette Photojournalism Project
Each spring, professor Rob Heller from UT’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media in the College of Communication and Information takes his advanced photojournalism students to LaFollette, Tennessee, to find and photograph stories in the Campbell County community of 7,000, about 45 miles north of Knoxville. It’s a ritual that has been reaping rewards for…
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RSVP for the CCI 50th Anniversary
Update Your UT Alumni Contact Information Celebrate the past, present, and future of the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information at the CCI 50th Anniversary Gala, Friday, Oct. 11, at the Knoxville Convention Center. The event is open and free to all CCI alumni plus one guest. The gala begins at 5:30 p.m.…
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Women in Cable Telecommunications Provides Students with Career Development
Apply Here! (Deadline: Sept. 27) Are you a junior or senior looking to explore career opportunities, network with industry professionals and gain valuable development advice? Do you want to gain an invaluable mentor, but don’t know where to start? The Women in Cable Telecommunications Southeast Chapter Student Mentor Program just may be the opportunity you…
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Study Shows New Moms May be Vulnerable to ‘Sharenting’
Whether they need to commiserate about the trials of parenthood, get advice, or simply brag about their youngsters’ achievements, today’s parents often turn to an ever-ready forum: social media. Mariea Grubbs Hoy, DeForrest Jackson Professor in the School of Advertising and Public Relations in the College of Communication and Information, worked with Alexa K. Fox,…
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2019 CCI Commencement Highlights
UT Interim Chancellor Wayne T. Davis conferred degrees on 257 CCI spring graduates (213 undergraduate, 40 master’s, 4 doctoral) during CCI’s May 9, 2019 Commencement ceremony at Thompson Boling Arena. Summer graduates were also honored at the event. Pinnacle Financial Partners Chairman Martha S. “Missy” Wallen (BA/CS ’73), a longtime member and former chair (2015-17) of…
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Information Sciences to Launch Undergraduate Major This Fall
UT will launch the state’s first bachelor’s degree program in information sciences in the fall, Provost David Manderscheid announced today. The program, approved by UT’s Board of Trustees in March, received final approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in May. “Launching this program offers an exciting opportunity to build on our highly regarded graduate…