Twelve faculty joined the College of Communication and Information this year, ready to add their expertise, scholarship, and instruction to their respective schools, the college, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Here’s a little bit more about them: School of Communication Studies Assistant Professor Elizabeth Carlson Carlson made the move to the University of Tennessee, […]
The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations and the School of Journalism and Media received the 2024 Equity and Diversity Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) at its annual conference in Philadelphia. AEJMC is a prominent international organization for academics in the field, providing regional and national conferences […]
Katie Martinson spent her summer interning at Regal Cinemas, one of the largest theatre circuits in the United States. Martinson is a senior at the College of Communication and Information majoring in advertising with a minor in business administration. The San Diego native chose the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, because she wanted to attend school […]
Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations Assistant Professor Jeannettee Iannacone was honored with the James E. Grunig and Larissa A. Grunig Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award at the 2024 International Communication Association Conference (ICA). Iannacone was part of a group of College of Communication and Information doctoral students and faculty members from the Tombras […]
Autumn Murphy (’24) is a recent graduate from the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations and completed a fellowship in New York with The International Radio and Television Society Foundation, Inc. (IRTS). She is currently interning at Streamlined Media and Communications as a research analyst and marketing intern. Murphy was born and raised in […]
Isabella Sucheski, a Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations senior, is spending her summer interning at La Torre Communications in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Sucheski is originally from the Harrisburg area and decided to study at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, after visiting a family friend and being captivated by the campus atmosphere. “I was set […]
The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations offers a content creation summer workshop for high school students through the Emerald Youth Foundation’s Calling and Career program. The “Content Creators Toolkit” workshop offers students the opportunity to learn advertising and PR skills from Tombras School faculty. The workshop provides hands-on experience in social media management, […]
Going to college can seem unattainable to those who live in marginalized and underrepresented communities, but the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations is working with high schools across the state to make sure every high school senior knows they are welcome at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and can see themselves one day […]
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations was honored on the 2024 Education A-List by PRNEWS. The Tombras School is one of only twenty schools nationwide to be named on this prestigious list of the best higher education institutions in public relations. The content director for PRNEWS, Kaylee Hultgren, said, […]
Spending a summer in New York is every advertising and public relations student’s dream. Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations junior Isabella Hughes gets to make that dream a reality after being accepted into The Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP). Hughes said she chose to go to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, on a […]
