Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

  • Dr. Michael Hoefges Passes Away

    Dr. Michael Hoefges, who taught from 2001-03 in the Department of Advertising (now the School of Advertising and Public Relations), died March 9 at age 61. He had served as an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2003.  Click to read his obituary. 

  • CCI Alumni Start VOLs Remote Internship Program for Students

    As many students around the country had their summer internship plans put on hold because of COVID-19 and economic uncertainty, the University of Tennessee’s New York City Alumni Chapter quickly organized a virtual internship program for future communicators.  The VOLs Remote Internship pilot program paired five interns from CCI with social media and digital communication…

  • 2020 ICA Conference – CCI Participants

    The 70th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, originally scheduled to be held in Gold Coast, Australia, was held virtually May 20-27. A number of professors and students from the School of Advertising and Public Relations, the School of Communication Studies,  and the School of Journalism and Electronic Media participated.  Discussion Moderators & Chairs ADPR…