More than 420 students attended panels at the eighth annual UT Social Media Week, which was held February 26-28 in CCI’s Scripps Lab Theater and Patrick Auditorium. #UTSMW2019 also generated 59,000 impressions and over 2,000 engagements on Twitter over a two-week period. This year’s event featured 21 guest speakers over eight sessions, including one that […]
Cara Hunter is a public relations major (UTK ’19) and plans to graduate in December. Hunter currently serves as the social media intern for the School of Advertising and Public Relations (ADPR). During her time with ADPR, Hunter has worked to establish a connection with students on social media. Among her successful campaigns is the […]
Advertising and Public Relations students ventured outside of the classroom for a week to partake in the annual Ad Club New York Trip. This yearly endeavor provides students the opportunity to network with industry professionals while learning about their future career. Students who attended this trip in January of 2019 all came with similar career […]
New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein earned his BS in communication in 1977 from the College of Communication and Information. While attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the Chattanooga native acted in dozens of plays and contributed to the Daily Beacon as an editor, columnist, and cartoonist. It was this experience that […]
Welcome back to Rocky Top! The faculty and staff in the School of Advertising and Public Relations welcome you back for the spring 2019 semester. We have a lot of exciting activities planned for the new year including the AdClub New York City trip, an internship and job fair, AdClub and PRSSA meetings, UT Social Media Week, and a […]
Finding the right career path as a college student is a tough journey and looks different for everyone. For Matt Myers, a senior studying advertising, his journey included attending the advertising trip to New York City. The AdClub is a student-run organization that hosts an annual trip to New York City to provide students the […]
Sally McMillan: Interim Director of the School of ADPR, written by Cara Hunter After 20 years at the University of Tennessee serving as a faculty member, associate dean in the College of Communication and Information and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. Sally McMillan will serve as interim director of the School of Advertising and […]
The School of Advertising and Public Relations is hiring an intern for the Spring 2019 semester. This is a paid internship for registered University of Tennessee students. Applications are due to adpr@utk.edu by November 5, 2018. School of ADPR Marketing/Communication Intern Duties Include: Social media ad creation Social media campaign creation Social media strategy […]
Doctoral Student Spotlight: Brandon Boatwright by Cara Hunter On October 10, the Howard Baker Center hosted the US senatorial debate between Representative Marsha Blackburn and former Governor Phil Bredesen. While the debate took place, the university’s Adam Brown Social Media Command Center provided live social media analysis of the sentiment of the debate. Dr. Courtney […]
#SheCan Campaign Comes to Life written by Cara Hunter When students spend an entire semester working on a project, they long for their ideas to be utilized for a real organization. For Alexandria Dodson and her fellow group members, Kayley Green, Maci Mays, Madi Mayfield, Bridgette Givand, Madeleine Constantine, this dream became a reality. Dodson […]
