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Comm Studies Students on SEC Honor Roll
The School of Communication Studies was well-represented with seven students listed on the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll. The list recognizes fall sport student-athletes who achieved a 3.00 grade point average or greater for the academic year. Vols from Communication Studies to make the honor roll include five members of the football team:…
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February 2019: Student News
National Radio Honors Journalism and Electronic Media major Levi Johnson tied for 19th in the 2018-19 Hearst Journalism Awards Program National Radio Competition. The national collegiate journalism awards program is now in its 59th year and added broadcast news to the categories in 1988. Johnson is a correspondent for WUOT 91.9 FM. Morning JEM The…
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February 2019: Alumni News
Ballard Earns Award Named in His Honor Tom Ballard (BS/JEM ‘69) was honored by the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) with the first-ever Thomas B. Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award. The honor is named after Ballard for his contributions to TAEBC and will be awarded annually for exemplary leadership and success in championing, connecting,…
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February 2019: Class Notes
Alice Chapman (BA/CS ’94) is a managing partner of MP&F Strategic Communications, a communications firm in Nashville, Tennessee. She had been a partner at the agency since 2011. Jeremiah Muhammad (BA/CS ’13) is a policy associate for Little Village Environmental Justice Organization in Chicago, Illinois. He previously worked for the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Center…
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February 2019: Faculty/Staff News
Haley Named AAA President Elect ADPR Professor Eric Haley was chosen President-Elect of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA), the leading international organization for the advancement of advertising scholarship, education and practice. He is currently serving as Vice President and will assume his new role during AAA’s annual conference, March 28-31 in Dallas, Texas. Haley…
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Cohen Honored with 2019 CCI Diversity Award
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…
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Hendrix Lands Art Director Internship Through National Program
Until she received her official letter, senior advertising major Ashley Hendrix had no idea where her summer internship might take her. As it turns out, that place was Los Angeles County. In February, Hendrix received an art director internship with the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi through the Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP), a…
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CCI Holds 41st Research Symposium
The College of Communication & Information held its 41st Annual Research Symposium on Monday, February 11 in Patrick Auditorium, highlighting research work from CCI graduate and undergraduate students and faculty. This year’s symposium featured more than 20 presenters in sessions, panels and poster presentations. The Center for Information and Communication Studies (CICS) staff coordinated the…
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41st Annual Research Symposium – February 11, 2019
41st Annual Research Symposium Asking Important Questions & Finding Powerful Insights Date/Location: Monday, February 11, 2019 Patrick Auditorium 321 Communications Building Scripps Convergence Lab 4th Floor Communications Building University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 41st ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE 8:15-9:30 – Symposium Registration 8:30-9:30 – Poster Presentations (Atrium in front of Patrick Auditorium) Title…