School of Information Sciences
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Endowed Professorship, Terrace Established in Honor of Patty Williams
Patty Williams always enjoyed sitting and reading out on the third-floor patio of the Communications Building when her husband, John Williams (ā71) would attend College of Communication and Information Board of Visitors meetings. Both of them knew their lives wouldnāt have been the same if it hadnāt been for their time at the collegeāJohn as…
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Claire Jordan: SIS Alum and Library of Congress Research Librarian
Finding a job that fuels multiple passions is rare. But Claire Jordan (ā22) successfully did just that when she accepted a position working for the Library of Congress as a research librarian for the Congressional Research Service. After completing the masterās program at the School of Information Sciences, she returned to her old stomping grounds…
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SIS Teams Up with 4-H, UTIA, to Improve Digital Literacy in Rural Tennessee
Excellent scholarship and research is one of the core components of any Research 1 institution, and that has been a driving force behind the work of both faculty and students at the College of Communication and Information. But there is always room to grow, improve, and expand the scope of what is done, which is…
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SIS Celebrates 50th Anniversary of MSIS Programās ALA AccreditationĀ
Fifty years ago, the School of Information Sciences first went through the rigorous process of accrediting its Master of Science in Information Sciences program through the American Library Associationāthough at the time the degree was known as a Master of Science in Library Science. As society evolved, so have libraries and the field of information…
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CCI Welcomes 12 New Faculty Members in Fall 2022
The College of Communication and Information is welcoming 12 new faculty members to its ranks this fall to support its growing student body. These faculty members bring a wealth of expertise and experience to CCIās four schools and will help CCI to continue achieving its mission and fulfill the goals in its five-year strategic plan.Ā Hereās…
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Two SIS Grads Lead the Newly Relocated World Data System
Two alumni of the School of Information Sciences masterās program have taken the lead at World Data System (WDS) International Program Office (IPO), which relocated headquarters to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville this year after a successful bid to have the international institution move from Japan to East Tennessee. Meredith Goins, who not only graduated…
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SCRIPS Grant Funding Supports Innovative Research at CCI
The Research and Innovation Center (RIC) supports College of Communication and Information (CCI) scholarship by offering services to aid researchers throughout the research process, with a particular focus on helping compete for and win grants. This year, the center introduced the Summer CCI Research and Innovation Projects Support (SCRIPS) program. This competitive program provides CCI…
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PhD Alum Aims to Change Academia’s Approach to Inclusive, Accessible Learning
āThe need for systemic transformation in higher education requires a change in mindset from the traditional approach to teaching and learning, to an inclusive and universally accessible one. How do we get there?ā asked Kevin Mallary (ā22), who recently earned his PhD from the College of Communication and Information by successfully defending a dissertation that…
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SIS Director Rorissa Voted President-Elect of ASIS&T
Just as new School of Information Sciences Professor and Director Abebe Rorissa stepped into his role July 1, 2021, it was announced that he was elected to be president of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Rorissaās biography and position statement can be viewed here on the ASIS&T site. He has been heavily…