Student News
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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, here’s 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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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. Shaw’s internship will be with Katz Media Group, the largest media rep firm in the United States,…
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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…
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Longmire reflects on how JEM program shaped her into a Torchbearer
Growing up in Corryton, Tennessee, just 15 miles north of Knoxville, senior Elizabeth Longmire always knew where she wanted to go to school. The Volunteer Spirit at the University of Tennessee is more than just about wearing orange and white. It is about being challenged by peers and professors to grow into the best possible…
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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…