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Four Fellows Named for CCI’s Information Integrity Institute

September 21, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Four inaugural Information Integrity Institute fellows have been selected from among the faculty at the College of Communication and Information, one from each school and all of whom are already conducting research that falls under the institute’s scope: “I wanted to have representation from the schools and also a mixture of rank from full professor, […]

Filed Under: CCI Research & Innovation Center, Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media

A booklet from CCI Convocation that says "CCI Successes"

CCI Welcomes 11 New Faculty this Fall

August 24, 2023 by Hillary Tune

Eleven new faculty have joined the College of Communication and Information this year, ready to add their expertise, scholarship, and instruction to their respective schools, the college, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Here’s a little bit more about them: The School of Communication Studies  Lecturer of Practice Abigail Barnes Barnes comes to the school […]

Filed Under: Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media

Dean Joe Mazer speaks to CCI faculty and staff at the 2023 Convocation

CCI Celebrates Faculty Promotions at Convocation

August 23, 2023 by Hillary Tune

The College of Communication and Information honored seven of its faculty who earned promotions this year at the 2023 CCI Convocation. The work these faculty do, in their research, classrooms, and service work, will continue to make an impact on their fields and on future generations to come. Here’s a little bit about them: School […]

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Meredith Goins speaks to a table of conference attendees.

CCI’s Links up with World Data System as a Leader in Open Science Initiatives

August 7, 2023 by CCI

Caption: Meredith Goins, director of World Data System, speaks with attendees at the World Data Systems Conference in Knoxville in summer 2023 A communication college working with the Department of Energy is not a very common occurrence. But the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has never been afraid of charting new courses, and the College of […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, CCI Research & Innovation Center, Faculty News, Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences

Becky Wright and her three sons and husband

MSIS Student Navigates Alaska, Homeschooling, and Online School

July 25, 2023 by CCI

After she has spent the morning homeschooling her three sons in Alaska, Becky Wright settles into her chair to begin her own classes. Wright is pursuing her Research and Data Management Certificate as part of the Master of Science in Information Sciences (MSIS) program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Given the time difference, her […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, News, School of Information Sciences, Student News

Gage Taylor speaks to a student about his work at a NASA contractor.

Online Master’s Student Heads to Kyrgyzstan for Russian Immersion Program

June 15, 2023 by CCI

Some people binge-watched television shows during the pandemic. Others took up baking or DIY projects. Gage Taylor (‘19) decided to learn how to speak Russian. Taylor is a science writer at KBR, Inc., a third-party contractor at NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO).  He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with an English degree […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, News, School of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication Studies, School of Information Sciences, School of Journalism & Media, Student News

Graduating Senior Makayla Crawford Found a Home at UT and CCI

May 16, 2023 by CCI

Makayla Crawford had no connection to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville when she began her college search. She had offers to play lacrosse at the Division I level from some schools but knew there wouldn’t be a future for her in the sport after college. The Raleigh, N.C. native decided to make a visit to […]

Filed Under: DEI News, Featured Story, School of Information Sciences, Student News

Dean Joe Mazer and retired distinguished lecturer Annette Winston.

CCI Recognizes 2023 Retirees, Students, and Award Winners

May 11, 2023 by Deborah Crouse

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 […]

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Two people are sitting at a table, from left are Nicki and Tommy Lamar. Behind them are their children, from left, Todd Lamar and his sister, Mindi.

UT Alum Establishes First SIS Endowed Scholarship as a Gift to His Parents

December 13, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Just before Thanksgiving, Todd Lamar (’85) headed from his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, to his parents’ house in Memphis to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. There was much to celebrate with family, but Lamar wanted to make Tommy and Nicki Lamar’s six decades together extra-special with an unusual gift: the establishment of the Lamar […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Information Sciences

School librarian Patty Williams in a black Tennessee pullover on the third-floor terrace, in front of Neyland Stadium.

Endowed Professorship, Terrace Established in Honor of Patty Williams

November 14, 2022 by Hillary Tune

Patty Williams always enjoyed sitting and reading out on the third-floor patio of the Communications Building when her husband, John Williams (‘71) would attend College of Communication and Information Board of Visitors meetings. Both of them knew their lives wouldn’t have been the same if it hadn’t been for their time at the college—John as […]

Filed Under: Alumni News, Featured Story, Impact Stories, School of Information Sciences

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