JEM senior Anais Duenas’ social media internship at Scripps Networks Interactive was an invaluable learning experience. Take a look at this video to learn why, YouTube link. Six students from the School of Journalism and Electronic Media networked with newspaper professionals and also put their journalistic skills to use at last week’s Tennessee Press Association […]
Dallas Abel (BS/JEM ’14) received a Regional Emmy Award (Chicago/Midwest) for outstanding achievement in sports programs for his work on “The Foundation: Northwestern Basketball,” produced at Studio N for Northwestern University. He has since returned to UT, working with Vol Football and VFL Films. Annie Carr (BS/JEM ’15) won a top evening newscast Regional Emmy […]
CS Assistant Professor Jenny Crowley received a Professional and Scholarly Development Grant of $5,000 from the UT Office of Research and Engagement. Her project is titled, “Coping with opioid substance abuse: The challenges of identity and supportive communication for opioid afflicted couples.” CS Professor Joan Rentsch received her certification as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) […]
Baker Donahue, a communications studies senior, has reached the semifinals in the national Student Startup Madness (SSM) competition with his student startup company In With the Old. The social media-based clothing retailer repurposes and resells vintage collegiate apparel through online social auctions. SSM began at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2012. The final eight semifinalists […]
New York Times senior staff writer David E. Sanger, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and current national security correspondent for the Times, visited UT on Thursday, January 25. He spoke about national security strategies used by recent administrations and how the current administration plans to deal with such challenges going forward. His appearance on campus […]
Moxley Carmichael, a cornerstone communications firm in East Tennessee for 25 years, provides valuable work experience to students through the company’s paid internship program. Since 1992, more than 140 interns have passed through Moxley Carmichael’s doors in downtown Knoxville, 80 of whom have been University of Tennessee students. Six interns have subsequently been hired […]
After a four and a half year battle with cancer, Cindy McConkey Cox (BS/JEM ‘80) passed away January 25, 2018. She was an emeritus member of the CCI Board of Visitors and retired Scripps Networks Interactive SVP for corporate communications. She most recently served as chief operating & marketing officer for Random Acts of Flowers. […]
CCI study abroad students participating in the 2017 Australian Global Scholars program in Sydney were the subjects for several videos produced on behalf of UT’s Experience Learning. The video series was produced to promote study abroad programs at the University of Tennessee and can be viewed at http://www.cci.utk.edu/video-library and an overview video is available at […]
The grandsons of Beverly Dance (MS/IS ’73; BS/EDUC ’50), Danny and Phil Dance, have established a scholarship in the School of Information Sciences in her memory. She graduated from UT in 1950 and returned decades later to complete her Master’s degree in library and information science. Originally from Memphis, Dance served as president of Delta […]
ADPR Professor Eric Haley led the UT Ad Club on its annual trip to New York City January 15 – 20, 2018. This marks the 25th consecutive year he has guided students on this important networking and experiential learning trip to the media capital of the world. Haley’s special anniversary was recognized with the […]
