Michael Purdy
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2019 CCI Commencement Highlights
UT Interim Chancellor Wayne T. Davis conferred degrees on 257 CCI spring graduates (213 undergraduate, 40 masterâs, 4 doctoral) during CCIâs May 9, 2019 Commencement ceremony at Thompson Boling Arena. Summer graduates were also honored at the event. Pinnacle Financial Partners Chairman Martha S. âMissyâ Wallen (BA/CS â73), a longtime member and former chair (2015-17) of…
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Information Sciences to Launch Undergraduate Major This Fall
UT will launch the stateâs first bachelorâs degree program in information sciences in the fall, Provost David Manderscheid announced today. The program, approved by UTâs Board of Trustees in March, received final approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission in May. âLaunching this program offers an exciting opportunity to build on our highly regarded graduate…
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Author, Actress Danica McKellar to Narrate Imagination Library Documentary
Author and actress Danica McKellar will narrate The Library That Dolly Built, the first feature-length documentary about Dolly Partonâs book gifting program, The Imagination Library, produced by Land Grant Films in the University of Tennessee, Knoxvilleâs School of Journalism and Electronic Media. Land Grant Films provides UT students experience in documentary storytelling while providing local nonprofit organizations…
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Staff Profile: Gary Peterman
By Josh Witt A beloved figure at the University of Tennessee is retiring at the end of this semester. No, itâs not the coach of one of the university sports teams, and it isnât a member of the university administration. His name is Gary Peterman, and heâs been here longer than many of the universityâs…
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April 2019: Faculty/Staff Notes
STAFF RETIREMENTS Longtime CCI staff members Diana Hall and Gary Peterman recently retired after dedicating their careers to tirelessly helping students behind the scenes. We wish them all the best in their retirement! Hall served as administrative services assistant to the CCI Associate Dean for Academic Programs and worked at UT for 26 years (1992-2018).…
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2019 CCI Outstanding Graduates: What’s Next?
Every graduate has that next step ahead, whether walking across the stage means a journey toward further education or the launching point of a career. As graduation season returns to Rocky Top, hereâs a look at the outstanding graduates from each CCI school and major including their future plans and how thier majors prepared them…
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2019 CCI Outstanding Graduates: What’s Next?
Every graduate has that next step ahead, whether walking across the stage means a journey toward further education or the launching point of a career. As graduation season returns to Rocky Top, hereâs a look at the outstanding graduates from each CCI school and major including their future plans and how their majors prepared them…
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April 2019: Student News
SHAW, ALBRIGHT RECEIVE IRTS FELLOWSHIPS Reed Shaw (MS C&I) and Jorden Albright (JEM) were two of 35 students nationally selected into the prestigious IRTS Summer Fellowship Program, which runs June 2 to Aug. 3 in New York City. Shawâs internship will be with Katz Media Group, the largest media rep firm in the United States,…
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April 2019: Alumni News
Beverly Banks (BS/JEM â18) received the White House Correspondentsâ Associationâs 2019 Deborah Orin Scholarship. She is pursuing a  Masterâs of Science in Journalism with a focus on Politics, Policy, and Foreign Affairs at Northwestern University and plans to work as a political correspondent in Washington, D.C. Read more here. Julia Small (BA/CS â96), Knoxville Police…
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Students Win Five Tennessee AP Awards
The University of Tennessee garnered five first-place honors at the annual Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors college journalism competition. Final results were announced Saturday, April 28, at the John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville, Tennessee. One first-place award took a true team effort from the School of Journalism and Electronic Media. Senior Lecturer Melanie…