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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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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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UT Alumnus Behind Some of Your Favorite Stories
Chris Grabenstein 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein earned his BS in communication in 1977 from the College of Communication and Information. While attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the Chattanooga native acted in dozens of plays and contributed to the Daily Beacon as an editor, columnist, and…
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January 2019: CCI Faculty/ Staff Changes
CCI Associate Dean for Academic Programs Michael Palenchar is returning to his position as an associate professor in the School of Advertising and Public Relations effective February 1st. “We greatly appreciate Michael’s work to advance our graduate and undergraduate programs during his time as associate dean and wish him all the best as he returns…
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JEM Professor and Former Director Gross Retires
Journalism & Electronic Media Professor and former director (2006 – 2016), Peter Gross, retired at the end of January after 12 and one-half years of distinguished service to CCI and UT. Upon his retirement, Gross will become a Professor Emeritus. During Gross’ time as director of the School, JEM expanded and improved its curriculum, facilities,…
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ADPR Students Engage with CCI Alums on Annual NYC Trip
The UT Ad Club’s annual networking trip to New York City took place January 21 – 26. This immersive trip provides students with an insider’s view of advertising, public relations and media companies in the heart of the media capital of the world. Twenty-four students took part in this year’s trip led by ADPR professors…
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JEM Junior Selected for Carnegie-Knight News21 Program
JEM junior Sophie Grosserode was selected to participate in the highly competitive 2019 Carnegie-Knight News21 Program. She will join top journalism students from 19 universities to conduct a major investigation into disaster recovery in the US. Their work will culminate in a series of multimedia articles exploring many angles to the story. Grosserode, an award-winning…