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UT Student Journalists win regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Student journalists at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won several first-place and finalist awards at the annual Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 12 Conference last month. Award-winning work included stories covering Hurricane Helene and the 2024 presidential election campaign. Senior journalism and media major and The Daily Beacon Editor-in-Chief Shelby Wright said she is…
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MSIS Student Ginny Edwards is Changing Lives through Volunteering on Awards Committees
When Ginny Edwards started to volunteer on different award committees, she didn’t think her vote could change the course of an author’s life. Edwards is currently pursuing her master’s degree in information sciences while working full-time as a children’s and teen librarian at Irondale Public Library in Irondale, Alabama. Her love for libraries began when…
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Three Doctoral Students Receive 2025 CCI Graduate Student Awards
The College of Communication and Information has announced the recipients of its annual CCI Graduate Awards for 2025, which recognize students for excellence in academics and teaching: Carla White PhD candidate Carla White’s passion for research throughout her doctoral program has resulted in an impressive four published articles in top journals, two of which she is…
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Senior Helene Burch Presents Research on Female Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Sports Uniforms at IACS Conference
Graduating senior Helene Burch knew accepting School of Journalism and Media Assistant Professor Guy Harrison’s invitation to help with his research last year was a good opportunity. But she never predicted the impact it would have on her academic career. Last month, she presented her own research at the International Association for Communication and Sport…
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UT’s MSIS Program Ranks 13th Among Public Institutions Nationally in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s School of Information Sciences master’s program has been ranked 13th in the nation among public universities by U.S. News and World Report. This is a significant achievement for the university, the College of Communication and Information (CCI), and the School of Information Sciences (SIS). These rankings highlight the growing strength…
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Student Media Leadership Openings
The Media Center is excited to launch the search process for 2025-2026 student media senior leadership. The student media senior leadership includes: All positions are paid, student positions. Specific pay rates and length of appointment will be discussed during the interview process. To apply, you must be a current student in good standing with at…
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Living East Tennessee Host, Mental Health Advocate Embodies Volunteer Spirit
Growing up, Amber Lynn Carroll (‘13) knew she wanted to do something that honored her inner performer. She also loved to write. So, when the School of Journalism and Media alumna discovered there was a career path combining both passions, she wanted in. She joined her high school TV station and started covering sports. It…
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Graduating Senior Griffin Hadley Proud To ‘Carry The Torch’
Griffin Hadley and Kate McCarville the Tennessee men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams receiving the Torchbearer award at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, TN. (Photo By Kyndall Williams/Tennessee Athletics) School of Journalism and Media Professor Erin Whiteside met graduating senior Griffin Hadley for the first time during an informational session for students…
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Land Grant Films Team Produces Award-Winning Short Documentary on Blind Woodworker
Senior Carter Moore interviewing Greenville, Tennessee native and woodworker George Wurtzel for the Land Grant Films short documentary “Carving The Creative Vision”. In small-town America, there always seems to be that person everyone knows who perfectly reflects what that community is all about. This phenomenon is what prompted Nick Geidner, School of Journalism and Media…
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Communication Studies Major Meredith Schmerda Selected for Jupiter Entertainment’s First Launch Program
Senior Meredith Schmerda likes keeping her career choices open—so long as she gets to use her hyper-creative mind—and that was a significant contributor as to why she chose communication studies as her major. “As a little freshman, I wanted to do something very broad because I didn’t know what I wanted to do and that…