Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations

  • CCI Faculty Present At ICA Conference; Iannocone Earns Top Thesis/Dissertation Award

    CCI Faculty Present At ICA Conference; Iannocone Earns Top Thesis/Dissertation Award

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Assistant Professor Jeannettee Iannacone was honored with the James E. Grunig and Larissa A. Grunig Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award at the 2024 International Communication Association Conference (ICA). Iannacone was part of a group of College of Communication and Information doctoral students and faculty members from the Tombras…

  • Tombras School Alumna Earns IRTS Fellowship in New York this Summer

    Tombras School Alumna Earns IRTS Fellowship in New York this Summer

    Autumn Murphy (’24) is a recent graduate from the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations and completed a fellowship in New York with The International Radio and Television Society Foundation, Inc. (IRTS). She is currently interning at Streamlined Media and Communications as a research analyst and marketing intern.  Murphy was born and raised in…

  • Tombras School Senior’s internship takes her to Pennsylvania’s capital and beyond

    Tombras School Senior’s internship takes her to Pennsylvania’s capital and beyond

    Isabella Sucheski, a Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations senior, is spending her summer interning at La Torre Communications in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Sucheski is originally from the Harrisburg area and decided to study at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after visiting a family friend and being captivated by the campus atmosphere.  “I was set…

  • The Tombras School Helping Emerald Youth Students Expand their Communications Skills During Summer Workshops

    The Tombras School Helping Emerald Youth Students Expand their Communications Skills During Summer Workshops

    The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations offers a content creation summer workshop for high school students through the Emerald Youth Foundation’s Calling and Career program. The “Content Creators Toolkit” workshop offers students the opportunity to learn advertising and PR skills from Tombras School faculty. The workshop provides hands-on experience in social media management,…

  • Ten Howard School Graduates Obtain Full Scholarships to UT After Tombras School Visit

    Ten Howard School Graduates Obtain Full Scholarships to UT After Tombras School Visit

    Going to college can seem unattainable to those who live in marginalized and underrepresented communities, but the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations is working with high schools across the state to make sure every high school senior knows they are welcome at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and can see themselves one day…

  • Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Named on 2024 PRNEWS Education A-List

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Named on 2024 PRNEWS Education A-List

    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations was honored on the 2024 Education A-List by PRNEWS.  The Tombras School is one of only twenty schools nationwide to be named on this prestigious list of the best higher education institutions in public relations. The content director for PRNEWS, Kaylee Hultgren, said,…

  • Tombras School Student Accepted into MAIP Fellowship

    Spending a summer in New York is every advertising and public relations student’s dream. Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations junior Isabella Hughes gets to make that dream a reality after being accepted into The Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP). Hughes said she chose to go to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on a…

  • Tombras School Senior Takes Every Opportunity to Learn and Succeed During College Career

    Tombras School Senior Takes Every Opportunity to Learn and Succeed During College Career

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations senior Olivia Hailey took every opportunity she could while at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to better herself to be set up for success in the workforce after she graduates this spring.  Hailey is originally from Memphis but her family moved to Knoxville when she was in middle…

  • CCI Recognizes 2024 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners

    CCI Recognizes 2024 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners

    Every spring, the College of Communication and Information recognizes and honors those who have made significant achievements in their work, whether it be excellence in teaching, research, or volunteering, or the time that they have contributed before retiring. In 2023, CCI has had much to celebrate from its graduate students, faculty, and staff. The following…

  • PhD Grad Kibum Youn Finds a Future in Teaching Business

    PhD Grad Kibum Youn Finds a Future in Teaching Business

    It has been a long journey both geographically and timewise for Kibum Youn to walk away from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a PhD degree in hand.  Youn came to the United States from South Korea to pursue a career in academia after earning his undergraduate degree with a double major in communications and…