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    CCI ExpandS your

    Network

    CCI’s networking trips connect students with real-world career insights

    The College of Communication and Information prepares students to be career ready through immersive networking trips to major cities around the country. 

    What are CCI

    networking trips?

    Every year, schools within the College of Communication and Information (CCI) organize networking trips as part of a commitment to deliver a best-in-class student experience at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 

    Students tour businesses, agencies, and organizations where they meet industry professionals who take them behind-the-scenes to see what careers look like in the real world. This professional development opportunity puts CCI students one step ahead of competitors when they graduate and enter the workforce.

    Article: CCI invests in networking trips

    Why you should go on a CCI networking trip?

    Invaluable networking opportunities

    You’ll get to connect with professionals in communication, journalism and media, advertising, public relations, and information industries.

    Learn more about your field of study

    Tours and other engagement opportunities enhance your understanding of the field as you observe real-world applications of what you have learned in the classroom.

    Engage and connect with CCI alumni

    You’ll meet CCI alumni who are an invaluable resource to students for mentorship, insider perspectives, and general career advice as fellow members of UT’s “orange network.”

    CCI’s networking trips

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    Atlanta

    CCI’s Atlanta trip provides students with more opportunities to visit industries and network with professionals and alumni. They will get a first-hand look at how their degrees are used in a Southern city known for its significant media industry presence. 

    Applications for this trip will open in spring 2027.

    Nashville

    CCI began offering a college-wide immersive industry and networking trip to the state’s capital in 2025.

    This experience provides students with a first-hand view of communication and information careers in one of the South’s most dynamic cities. 

    Applications for this trip will open in spring 2026.

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    New York City

    For more than 30 years, students have traveled with CCI to New York City to engage with professionals at some of the city’s largest media companies and advertising agencies; tour facilities and iconic sites; and network with CCI alums.

    Applications for this trip will open in spring 2026.

    Washington, DC

    CCI began offering a college-wide immersive industry and networking trip to the state’s capital in 2025.

    This experience provides students with a first-hand view of communication and information careers in one of the South’s most dynamic cities. 

    Applications for this trip will open in spring 2026.

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    Contact us

    Alexis Andershock

    Director of Career Development

    [email protected]

    Dean Joe Mazer laughs after talking to a group of students in New York City during a networking trip.

    Providing students with unique opportunities to network with industry professionals—especially our own alumni who want to support the next generation of Volunteers—will set them up for success after graduation. Giving our students a chance to see what their futures could look like means they’re more likely to enter a career they will thrive in, which is our goal as a college.” 

    Joe Mazer

    Dean and Faye Julian Dean’s Chair
    College of Communication and Inforamtion