After more than 15 years away, Dania Sarelska returned to Rocky Top in 2018 from her home country of Bulgaria to pursue a PhD in Communication and Information with an emphasis in Journalism and Electronic Media. She was part of two Journalism and Electronic Media non-degree exchange programs in 2000 and 2003 while studying at…
School of Journalism and Electronic Media Professor Rob Heller has been selected as the fourth recipient of the CCI Board of Visitors Professorship. The BOV Professorship, currently held by Suzie Allard, Chancellorâs Professor in Information Sciences and CCI Associate Dean for Research, was made possible by generous gifts from donors including current and emeritus members…
Abebe Rorissa will be the new director of the School of Information Sciences on July 1, 2021. He is currently Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Associate Professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. âServing as the Director of the School of…
The College of Communication and Information named the theater in the Scripps Convergence Lab for longtime Board of Visitors member and former chair Ed Ingle (BS/Communications â83) during the virtual BOV spring meeting on April 16. Ingle was honored as a Torchbearer when he graduated from UT with a degree in journalism in 1983. He…
Students from the College of Communication and Information received 53 accolades from the 2021 Academic Honors Banquet and the 2021 Volunteers of Distinction program. Below are the CCI award winners: 2021 Academic Honors Banquet Top Collegiate Scholars River Bailey (Journalism & Electronic Media) Anna Franklin (Communication Studies) 2021 Volunteers of Distinction Academic Achievement Megan Albers…
KNOXVILLEÂ â The Tennessee Association of Broadcastersâ (TAB) Distinguished Service Award, TABâs highest honor for service to the industry and community, was presented to Dr. Sam Swan. Dr. Swanâs background encompasses over 50 years in broadcast journalism, broadcast management, broadcast education, and international media training. Dr. Swan began his broadcasting career in 1967 as a radio…
Communication Studies Associate Professor Courtney Wright was one of four University of Tennessee faculty members to receive a 2021 Excellence in Teaching award. The award is bestowed by the Office of the Chancellor and the Teaching Council of the Faculty Senate to honor outstanding work in the classroom. Read more about 2021 Chancellorâs Honors Banquet…
Students from the UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media walked away with multiple awards in Southeast Journalism Conference competition. Winners were announced March 26. Best of the South awards are given for a body of journalistic work completed in the past academic year in competition with 30 SEJC member colleges and universities. Alumnus Noah…
Washington, D.C. â Dr. Michael O. Wirth, Professor and Dean of the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named the 2021 Broadcast Education Association’s Distinguished Education Service Award (DESA) winner. An internationally known expert in the field of cable telecommunication and broadcast economics, law and management, Dr. Wirth…
The College of Communication and Information will host the 13th annual CCI Experience Diversity Banquet virtually April 9. Civil Rights Pioneer Theotis Robinson Jr. served as the keynote speaker, and two individuals who have made outstanding contributions to diversity and inclusion were presented with the 2021 CCI Diversity Award: Yassin Terou, owner of Yassinâs Falafel…