The College of Communications and Information offers a masterâs program in Communication and Information with four different concentrations: advertising, public relations, communication studies, and journalism and electronic media. The program equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in both professional and management positions. Students gain knowledge in each concentration, regardless…
The College of Communications and Information offers a masterâs program in Communication and Information with four different concentrations: advertising, public relations, communication studies, and journalism and electronic media. The program equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in both professional and management positions. Students gain knowledge in each concentration, regardless…
As many students around the country had their summer internship plans put on hold because of COVID-19 and economic uncertainty, the University of Tennesseeâs New York City Alumni Chapter quickly organized a virtual internship program for future communicators. The VOLs Remote Internship pilot program paired five interns from CCI with social media and digital communication…
While she was a student in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, Gabriela Szymanowska (JEM â20) developed a passion for telling people’s stories that can raise awareness or inspire change on important social issues. She gained more experience telling those critical stories through writing and photography during her eight-month John and Patty Williams Fellowship…
While she was a student in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, Gabriela Szymanowska (JEM â20) developed a passion for telling people’s stories that can raise awareness or inspire change on important social issues. She gained more experience telling those critical stories through writing and photography during her eight-month John and Patty Williams Fellowship…
CCI Board of Visitors member and Seattle Public Library Executive Director and Chief Librarian Marcellus Turner (SIS ’88) credits the libraryâs staff for earning it the 2020 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year Award. âThis is well-deserved recognition of their commitment to involving community voices in programs, reducing barriers to access and actively pursuing key…
Alumna Lexie Little (JEM â18) placed sixth nationally in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition in the 2019-20 William Randolph Hearst Foundationâs Journalism Awards Program. Her award-winning feature article, âA Roustabout Career: The Forgotten Celebrity of Clarence Brown,â started as a class assignment but eventually appeared in the Torchbearer, the University of Tennesseeâs alumni magazine. Little is…
With many professional communicators now working from home because of COVID-19, we asked CCI alumni for their advice on making the most of telecommuting. For the most updated campus information related to the coronavirus as well as resources for students, faculty, and staff, please visit utk.edu/coronavirus. Wendy Bishop JEM, 1995 Copywriter/Editor, Jewelry Television Have set…
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students received a big surprise today when Peyton Manning dropped in on John Haasâ Communication Studies Senior Capstone class. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/19yUO1Vgqac”] âI realize this a unique time and probably not the ideal way you guys expected to spend your senior year,â Manning said. âI just encourage you to keep a positive…
To celebrate the College of Communication and Informationâs 50th anniversary, we asked our alumni about their proudest accomplishments. Before beginning professional careers, they learned to deliver speeches, meet deadlines, and tell stories about the Knoxville campus and beyond. [button link=”/2020/03/16/cci-50th-anniversary-my-proudest-moment-part-i” color=summitt]Read My Proudest Moment – Part I[/button] Sandra Frost Dickerson JEM, 1969 I graduated in…