Events

February 12, 2020 By Amanda Pruitt

2020 UT Social Media Week

The College of Communication and Information hosted the ninth annual UT Social Media Week, February 18-20 in the Communications Building.

Sessions ranged from disinformation and misinformation on social media – an important news topic leading up to the 2020 election – to social media marketing and branding for teams, companies, and community organizations.

More than 470 students attended the six in-person events. Nine CCI Classes served as official anchor classes with students from 18 UT classes attending overall.

Student social media ambassadors took over Social Media Week accounts to engage the university community. #UTSMW2020 generated 50,000 impressions and over … Read more “2020 UT Social Media Week”

January 22, 2020 By Amanda Pruitt

Robert Booker Named 2020 CCI Diversity Award Winner

The University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information presented civil rights activist, author, and historian Robert Booker with the 2020 CCI Diversity Award at the 12^th annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet, which was held Feb. 21 at Bearden Banquet Hall.

“The Power of Connecting” was the theme of this year’s banquet that featured dramatizations from members of the CCI Diversity Student Leaders Society on the topics of health insurance, prescription drugs, and immigration.

Booker served as the keynote speaker for the banquet and was introduced by 2009 CCI Diversity Award winner and close friend, Theotis Robinson Jr. The … Read more “Robert Booker Named 2020 CCI Diversity Award Winner”

September 25, 2019 By Amanda Pruitt

RSVP for the CCI 50th Anniversary

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Celebrate the past, present, and future of the University of Tennessee College of Communication and Information at the CCI 50^th 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. with cocktails, followed by faculty and alumni awards, dinner, and a program celebrating the college’s legacy. After the program, the dance floor will be open with accompanying music from Just a Few Cats.

Longtime Tennessee news anchors Anne Holt Blackburn (JEM ’73) … Read more “RSVP for the CCI 50th Anniversary”

September 23, 2019 By Amanda Pruitt

Diversity & Inclusion Week 2019 – Event Schedule

CCI Diversity and Inclusion Week is targeted at all members of the CCI community with specific focus on our 1,240 undergraduate majors. The 4-day event offers participants an opportunity to gain diversity skills and knowledge along with a chance to dialogue about diversity and inclusion issues and to share best practices by bringing together leaders and experts from inside and outside the college and university.

Our 2019 theme is “Diversity and Inclusion – Reflect, Retool, Reclaim.” Two keynote speeches, an open forum, eight panels, and a diversity festival will provide our students, faculty, staff and the UT Knoxville community with … Read more “Diversity & Inclusion Week 2019 – Event Schedule”

March 18, 2019 By CCI

Emmy-Winner Sarah Holt to Speak at 27th Hill Lecture

Emmy Award-winning science and history documentarian Sarah Holt will deliver a presentation on “Turning Complex Science Stories into Compelling Television” at the 27^th annual Alfred and Julia Hill Lecture at the University of Tennessee’s McClung Museum Auditorium on April 2 at 8 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public. Free parking will also be available on Circle Park Drive and in nearby lots. Refreshments will be served before and after the lecture.
Holt has won three Emmy Awards for her scientific and historical film work: RX for Survival (2006), Shackleton’s Voyage of Endurance (2003), and MacArthur… Read more “Emmy-Winner Sarah Holt to Speak at 27th Hill Lecture”

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March 11, 2019 By CCI

2019 Experience Diversity Award & Experience Diversity Banquet

Longtime Knoxville social justice and civil rights pioneer Arnold Cohen was presented with the CCI Diversity Award at the 11th annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet on February 22 at Bearden Banquet Hall.

The evening’s theme, “We Are the World, We Are the People,” was captured throughout the evening with dramatic performances, dance, music, and talks by both Cohen and keynote speaker Stan Bowie, associate professor from the College of Social Work.

The banquet was hosted by the CCI Diversity Student Leaders Society (DSLS), led by Communication Studies Lecturer and DSLS Director Alice Wirth. A total of $6,500 was raised … Read more “2019 Experience Diversity Award & Experience Diversity Banquet”

March 6, 2018 By CCI

2018 CCI Diversity Award & CCI Experience Diversity Banquet

The tenth annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet on Friday, Feb. 23 provided poignant reminders of the need to foster greater understanding and empathy toward others. Actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian Cylk Cozart, the 2018 CCI Diversity Award recipient, delivered an inspirational keynote address that captivated those in attendance while focusing on this theme.

The lead-in for the keynote was provided by a special video featuring many of Cozart’s well-known friends and colleagues including: Kevin Hart, Louis Gosset, Jr., Martin Luther King, III, and Jon Voight. As a part of his speech, Cozart told stories of growing up in East Tennessee and … Read more “2018 CCI Diversity Award & CCI Experience Diversity Banquet”

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Robert Heath Keynotes CCI 40th Annual Research Symposium

Internationally renowned public relations, crisis communication issues management, risk communication and business-to-business communication scholar Robert Heath served as the keynoter for CCI’s 40^th annual Research Symposium on February 14, 2018. Heath, a professor emeritus at the University of Houston who has published over 100 journal articles and several award-winning books, highlighted the possibilities of research in the communication and information fields by sharing his insights about theory, methods and outcomes.

In addition to the keynote, CCI faculty and students delivered an exceptional array of research topics at the Symposium, whose theme was, “We LOVE Research.”

The day began with … Read more “Robert Heath Keynotes CCI 40th Annual Research Symposium”

Events

February 15, 2018 By CCI

Social Media Week to Host Experts from Sports, Entertainment, Media, and More

UT’s seventh annual Social Media Week will kick off Tuesday, February 20, and continue through Thursday, February 22.
All Social Media Week events are free and open to the public. All sessions will be held in the Communications Building on Circle Park Drive.
The week will begin Tuesday, February 20, with a live remote broadcast by WUTK 90.3 FM in front of the Communications Building from 9 to 9:40 a.m.
Panel discussions and guest speakers will feature social media professionals representing a wide range of industries, including media, sports, entertainment, advertising, public relations, and security.
Students will have the opportunity … Read more “Social Media Week to Host Experts from Sports, Entertainment, Media, and More”

February 6, 2018 By CCI

Facebook UX Researcher Honored with UT Accomplished Alumni Award

Facebook User Experience Researcher Reggie Murphy was presented with the University of Tennessee Accomplished Alumni Award on Friday, January 26, 2018 in recognition of his notable career successes and distinction in his field. Murphy, who began his time at Facebook as a user experience research manager in 2016, obtained his PhD in Communications from the UT College of Communication and Information (CCI) in 1998 and his Master’s in 1994.

Prior to joining Facebook, Murphy spent: four years with Electronic Ink as a principal consultant; twelve years with Gannett as general manager of corporate research, general manager of audience research, director