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Summer Internship in London Leads Public Relations Students to Work with Internationally Recognized Companies
As she enters her senior year, Aubrey Steinberg admits to feeling a little nervous about finding a job, but her confidence has increased after moving to a different continent to pursue a summer internship. Steinberg completed her summer 2024 internship in London and received course credit for it before returning to the Tombras School of…
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Tombras School Future Educator Fellow Gains Invaluable Knowledge from Tombras Agency
This is the second year the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations has partnered with the Tombras Agency to organize an Advertising and Public Relations Fellowship for Future Educators. This opportunity allows a doctoral candidate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to have the chance to shadow Tombras Agency employees and gain insights into…
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Students, First-Time International Travelers Report In Prague Over The Summer
It’s not every day a college student gets to report in a foreign country. That’s how School of Journalism and Media junior Alexa Durben viewed the opportunity to participate in this summer’s Going on Assignment in Prague study abroad program. It was also the aspiring newscaster’s first time traveling outside the United States. “I’ve never…
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Non-Traditional BSIS Student Finds Her Passion After Pursuing Second Degree
Catlin Rehders (’23) works as a financial intelligence analyst at Navy Federal. She completed her bachelor’s in information sciences in 2023 and now loves what she does for work, but that wasn’t always the case. Rehders describes herself as a non-traditional student as she did not find her true passion until seeking her second bachelor’s…
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SIS Assistant Professor using UX to help underrepresented communities in Africa and beyond
Assistant Professor Hope Chidziwisano had a very busy summer working on multiple research projects very close to his heart. He traveled across the world to his home country of Malawi to see if his research could improve the lives of those there. Chidziwisano grew up in Malawi and completed his undergraduate studies at the University…
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CCI Alumna Cierra Burdick Wins Olympic Bronze for USA 3×3 Basketball
Olympic bronze medalist and former Lady Vols star Cierra Burdick (’15) rarely slows down, on and off the basketball court. Between traveling to play internationally, visiting with family, and making appearances, the personable power forward made time to give an interview with her alma mater just weeks after winning a bronze medal at the 2024…
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Students Produce Documentary On Red Dead’s History, Popular UT Class, Book
Students and faculty advisors with Lumos Media Services and Land Grant Films pose for a group photo following Red Dead Redemption series actors Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff after they surprised students in one of Associate Professor Tore Olsson’s Red Dead History course this past spring. Alumnus and Lumos Media Services advisor Austin Orr (’22,’24) …
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CCI Welcomes 12 New Faculty in Fall 2024
Twelve faculty 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: School of Communication Studies Assistant Professor Elizabeth Carlson Carlson made the move to the University of Tennessee,…
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CCI Schools Win 2024 AEJMC Equity and Diversity Award
The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations and the School of Journalism and Media received the 2024 Equity and Diversity Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) at its annual conference in Philadelphia. AEJMC is a prominent international organization for academics in the field, providing regional and national conferences…
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Student Documenting Triathlete’s Journey To The 2024 Paralympic Games
Senior Lukas Vysniauskas (left) in Park City, Utah with triathlete Carson Clough (right) ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Senior Lukas Vysniauskas did not know what to expect when he traveled to Park City, Utah, this summer to film US Paralympian Carson Clough’s training ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Vysniauskas…