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  • Alumni Honored at 2024 MSIS Hooding and Awards Ceremony

    During the School of Information Sciences 2024 Hooding and Awards Ceremony, two alumni from the SIS master’s program were honored for their work in libraries and information sciences. Alice Faye Duncan (‘91) was awarded the SIS Distinguished Alumni Award and Isaiah West (‘14) was awarded the SIS Innovator’s Alumni Award.  Distinguished Alumni Award Presented to…

  • 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…

  • SIS Professor Dania Bilal Recognized Among World’s Top Scientists

    SIS Professor Dania Bilal Recognized Among World’s Top Scientists

    School of Information Sciences Professor Dania Bilal has been recognized as one of the world’s top 2 percent of scientists based on her number of citations.  Bilal publications focus on children’s information behavior and interaction with technologies. “Being in the top 2 percent of most-cited scientists worldwide speaks to the impact of my long-term and…

  • SIS Senior Honored for Academic Achievements After Finding Interest in UX Design

    As a graduate of Bearden High School, Sarah Yeow knew she wanted to go to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, but she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to study. Now, as a graduating senior from the School of Information Sciences, Yeow has a better understanding of what she wants to do in the career…

  • 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…

  • Graduating Tombras School student and Army National Guard Soldier Accomplishes Academic Goals

    Graduating Tombras School student and Army National Guard Soldier Accomplishes Academic Goals

    Army National Guard Soldier and nontraditional student Logan Korn is a senior at the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations. He transferred to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from Pellissippi State Community College where he studied business, economics, and history. Faculty in the Tombras School describe him as hardworking and a go-getter but he…

  • SIS Director Receives High Honors from Alma Mater 

    SIS Director Receives High Honors from Alma Mater 

    School of Information Sciences Director Abebe Rorissa was recently awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award from his alma mater, the University of North Texas’s College of Information, Department of Information Science.  Rorissa has been the director of the School of Information Sciences since July 2021. He also served as the associate dean of faculty affairs for…

  • SIS Assistant Professor Explores How Research Data is Published and Reused

    SIS Assistant Professor Explores How Research Data is Published and Reused

    Assistant Professor Kai Li is an experienced information scientist and scholar who has worked for libraries and companies worldwide, in addition to higher education institutions. Li obtained a bachelor’s degree in history from Beijing Normal University, a master’s degree in information science from Syracuse University, and a PhD from Drexel University. During his studies, he…

  • UT Alumnus Teaching Course in Sports Promotion and Branding while Working for UT Athletics

    UT Alumnus Teaching Course in Sports Promotion and Branding while Working for UT Athletics

    Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations adjunct lecturer Josh Lively (‘16, ‘19) holds many roles at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In addition to teaching, he serves as an assistant director for strategic communications at Tennessee Athletics, where he’s responsible for overseeing the media relations of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and…

  • UTK SIS Students, Faculty, and Alumni Shine at the 2024 Tennessee Library Association Conference

    UTK SIS Students, Faculty, and Alumni Shine at the 2024 Tennessee Library Association Conference

    Every year, professionals from across the state in the fields of library and information sciences, along with students and supporters, gather to share ideas, learn about new findings in the field, and award those who have shown exemplary leadership in the field. This year, the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,…