Friday, May 2, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students.

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COLLEGE NEWS

--College commencement ceremony set for May 9
The College of Communication and Information commencement ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9 at the Knoxville Convention Center in Exhibit Hall A.

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

--School awards scholarships at annual convocation
The School of Advertising and Public Relations presented awards to its top students Monday, April 21 at its annual Honors Convocation. The event was held in the University Center Ballroom and honored more than 30 students.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

--Tenopir keynote focuses on e-journals, reading patterns
Carol Tenopir presented the keynote talk at the annual user group meeting of VTLS Inc., a global company that creates library automation software. Tenopir spoke about her ongoing research on "How E-Journals are Changing Scholarly Reading Patterns" at the event, which was held April 24 on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--JEM students receive scholarships
The School of Journalism and Electronic Media presented 2008-2009 academic year scholarship awards to outstanding students Monday, April 21 at the JEM Honors Convocation.

--Photojournalism students receive honors
Two of Rob Heller's advanced photojournalism students received good news this week. Adam Brimer, a member of last year's advanced photojournalism class, will assist legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Heinz Klutmeier at the Kentucky Derby this weekend. Katie Hogin, a current student in the class, has been accepted into the Danish School of Journalism Photojournalism program for the fall semester. She is one of only eight students worldwide who participating in the program.

--Student news site seeks input for upcoming special section
The staff of the Tennessee Journalist, the news Web site of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, is putting together a special section for incoming freshmen this summer. If you have ideas or know of ways that you or your students can contribute to this effort, please get in touch with the summer editor-in-chief Shannon Petrie at spetrie(at)utk.edu.

--Luther will present work at international conference
Catherine Luther will present her paper entitled, "Rhetoric of Terror and the Promulgation of U.S. Policies," at the Human Condition Series International Conference on Terror. The conference will take place May 2-3 in Ontario, Canada.

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

--Technical editor joins genome management project team
Holly Haun joined the Genome Management Information System (GMIS) project team at ORNL last month as a technical editor. Two other Center for Information and Communication Studies employees, Marissa Mills and Kris Christen, are also part of the GMIS project team.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--SIS Retirement Celebration for Dr. Bill Robinson, 2-4 p.m., May 3, UT Visitors Center. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend. Submit your favorite memories of Robinson to Joel Southern at jsouthern(at)utk.edu or post them on a student-created blog for inclusion in a memory book for Robinson. Visit http://www.sis.utk.edu/node/5035 for more information.

--CCI Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Rehearsal, 1 p.m., Thursday, May 8, McClung Museum Auditorium. For more information, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/commencement.   

--School of Information Sciences Graduation & Awards Ceremony, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Friday, May 9, University Center Ballroom.

--College of Communication and Information Commencement Ceremony, 2 p.m., Friday, May 9, Knoxville Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A. For more information, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/commencement.

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EDITOR'S NOTE

Inside CCI will move to a biweekly schedule for the summer semester and will return to its weekly schedule in the fall.

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students. 

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COLLEGE NEWS

--College honors students and faculty at annual convocation
The College of Communication and Information presented awards to its top students and faculty members Monday, April 21 at the college's annual Honors Convocation. The event was held in the University Center Ballroom and honored more than 75 students and faculty members from each of the college's four schools. Read more>>

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

--Journal accepts Hoy's article on online privacy and security
Mariea Hoy's article, "Online Privacy and Security Practices of the 100 Largest U.S. Nonprofit Organizations," co-authored with Joe Phelps, University of Alabama, has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES

--Kotowski presents papers at health communication conference
Michael Kotowski recently presented two co-authored papers at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication at the University of Kentucky: "Action Tendency Emotions Associated with Memorable Breast Cancer Messages and Prevention and Detection Behaviors" and "Increasing Intentions to Use Hearing Protection in Auto Repair Workers Using the Using the Extended Parallel Process Mode."

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--WUTK tops Metro Pulse poll for third consecutive year
Student-run radio station WUTK-FM 90.3 "The Rock" has been voted best Knoxville radio station for the third straight year by readers of the Metro Pulse, a Knoxville weekly. "The Funhouse" hosts, Rob and Derek, were runners-up in the best radio personality category. For the second year, WUTK-FM General Manager Benny Smith won runner-up to Coach Bruce Pearl for Best Knoxvillian. For more information, visit the Metro Pulse.

--The New York Times publishes article by JEM lecturer
"Long in the Shadows, a Player's Legacy Is Restored," by JEM lecturer Chris Wohlwend was published in the April 18 edition of The New York Times. The article tells the story of Jackie Walker, an All-American linebacker at UT and his eventual induction into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--Graduating seniors, be a part of the CCI commencement slideshow
Graduating seniors, if you would like to have your memories of UT included in the CCI pre-commencement slideshow, e-mail your photos to April Moore at amoore9(at)utk.edu. The presentation will play for family and friends immediately before the ceremony begins.

--Graduating seniors RSVP online now for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by TODAY. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--Spring Semester Classes End, TODAY.

--School of Communication Studies Alumni Reception, Saturday, April 26, The Foundry, World's Fair Park. For more information, contact John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu.

--School of Communication Studies Awards Ceremony, 6 p.m., Monday, April 28, UT Visitors Center. For more information, contact the School of Communication Studies at 974-0696.

--SIS Retirement Celebration for Dr. Bill Robinson, 2-4 p.m., May 3, UT Visitors Center. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend. Submit your favorite memories of Robinson to Joel Southern at jsouthern(at)utk.edu or post them on a student-created blog for inclusion in a memory book for Robinson. Visit http://www.sis.utk.edu/node/5035 for more information.

--CCI Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Rehearsal, 1 p.m., Thursday, May 8, McClung Museum Auditorium.

--School of Information Sciences Graduation & Awards Ceremony, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Friday, May 9, University Center Ballroom.

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students.

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COLLEGE NEWS

--College Board of Visitors member knighted as Dame of Justice at Cambridge
CCI BOV member Dhyana Ziegler, professor of journalism at Florida A&M University, was knighted as a Dame of Justice on April 12 by the Chivalric Order of the Knights of Justice during the World Reunion and Festive Knights Ceremony of Investiture at Cambridge University in England. The order is formerly known as the Knights of the Roundtable. In April 2007, Ziegler was awarded a bronze medal for meritorious service by the Chivalric Order of the Knights of Justice at Warwick Castle for her contributions to education. Ziegler has also been appointed to a five-year term on the Academic Board for the London College for Higher Education.

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

--PR student campaigns win awards
Two public relations campaigns created by UT students were recognized at the 2008 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Volunteer Chapter Gala, held Thursday, April 10 at the Foundry in Knoxville, Tenn. Andrea List and Nicole Arnold's "What's Your Missing Piece" campaign for the OCS branch of the U.S. Army National Guard received an Award of Excellence in the student entries category while Tara Hoffman, Kelly McCune and Abbey Taylor's "Vols Buckle Up: One More. One Less." campaign received an Award of Quality.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

--Journal publishes pilot study by Mehra and Lambert
A paper by Bharat Mehra and doctoral candidate Cheryl Ann Lambert (School of Advertising and Public Relations) entitled "Priority Information Needs of African American Graduate Women: A Pilot Study" has been accepted for publication in the second edition of Communication and Social Change. The journal is an annual peer-reviewed publication of the Center for Excellence in Communication Arts, Clark Atlanta University. The second edition is scheduled for publication in June 2008

--SIS students present at Tennessee Library Association meeting
Several SIS students participated in the annual meeting of the Tennessee Library Association, held last week in Kingsport, Tenn. Talks by SIS master's students Sonia Sarangthem and Michelle Garrett and doctoral student Cynthia Manley were featured as part of the meeting's annual SIS Research Forum. Carol Tenopir moderated the forum.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--CD sales benefit WUTK
Student-run radio station WUTK 90.3 "The Rock" recently released a compilation CD, "ReDistilled-25 Years of Knoxville Rock," to celebrate the station's 25-year history of support for Knoxville music. The disc features 17 local bands and musicians (including Scott Miller, Superdrag and R.B. Morris) covering songs released during the past 25 years by other Knoxville bands and musicians (including The V-Roys, The Judybats, and Balboa). Money raised from the CD sales will benefit WUTK. CDs are available at The Disc Exchange, Cat's, Lost & Found Records, Pluto Sports, Rik's Music and Sound, the WUTK tent at Sundown in the City, and P-103 Andy Holt Tower.

--Rescued scholar from Belarus to speak at Baker Center luncheon
Oleg Manaev, a visiting professor in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, will discuss his continued fight for democratic freedom in his native Belarus--despite government-led propaganda attacks and arrest threats--at a luncheon on April 23 at The Foundry at World's Fair Park. The event is sponsored by the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. Cost of the luncheon is $15. RSVP by Friday, April 18 to Rachel Berghorst at rberghor(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-0931. For more information, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/5381.

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

--Faculty members receive SARIF grants
Several faculty members have received Scholarly Activity and Research Incentive Funds (SARIF). The UT Knoxville Office of Research administers over $1.1 million to support research and creative activities through SARIF programs. Recipients of the 2008 SARIF Graduate Research Assistantships include Dr. Peter Gross (Journalism and Electronic Media) with Katerina Spasovska (student) and Dr. Elizabeth Avery and Dr. Courtney Childers (Advertising and Public Relations) with Sora Kim (student).

--Dates set for fall research forums
CICS wishes to thank everyone who participated in this year's College Research Forums - both the speakers who volunteered to present their research and the audience for their participation. The center has reserved Sept. 17, Oct. 14 and Nov. 12 for the fall 2009 semester forums.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--Graduating seniors, be a part of the CCI commencement slideshow
Graduating seniors, if you would like to have your memories of UT included in the CCI pre-commencement slideshow, e-mail your photos to April Moore at amoore9(at)utk.edu. The presentation will play for family and friends immediately before the ceremony begins.

--Graduating seniors RSVP online now for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--College of Communication and Information Convocation, 3 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--School of Information Sciences Convocation, 4 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--School of Advertising and Public Relations Convocation, 4:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--School of Journalism and Electronic Media Convocation, 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--Lambda Pi Eta Initiation, 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, University Center. Lambda Pi Eta is the national honor society for communication students sponsored by the National Communication Association.

--Communication Studies Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 298 Communications Bldg. The director of tourism for the State of Tennessee will be the guest speaker.

--Spring Semester Classes End, Friday, April 25.

--School of Communication Studies Alumni Reception, Saturday, April 26, The Foundry, World's Fair Park. For more information, contact John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu.

--School of Communication Studies Awards Ceremony, 6 p.m., Monday, April 28, UT Visitors Center. For more information, contact the School of Communication Studies at 974-0696.

--SIS Retirement Celebration for Dr. Bill Robinson, 2-4 p.m., May 3, UT Visitors Center. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend. Submit your favorite memories of Robinson to Joel Southern at jsouthern(at)utk.edu or post them on a student-created blog for inclusion in a memory book for Robinson. Visit http://www.sis.utk.edu/node/5035 for more information.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students.

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COLLEGE NEWS

--Chancellor recognizes CCI students and faculty member at annual honors banquet
Twelve students and one faculty member from the College of Communication and Information were honored at the annual University of Tennessee Chancellor's Honors Banquet, held Wednesday, April 8 at the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center. Read more>>

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES

--CS students learn about career opportunities during Washington, D.C. visit
The School of Communication Studies sponsored a trip to Washington, D.C. in March for 12 undergraduate and graduate students to meet with leaders in government and industry. The group met with representatives from The Washington Post, Toyota North American Government Relations, Microsoft Government Relations, the FBI, Dames & Moore Group, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. to discuss career opportunities for communication studies majors. The group also visited the White House and the Smithsonian Institution. The school plans to continue the program next year. For additional information, contact John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu.

--Students meet with NATO officials over spring break
Ken Levine led seven students in a study abroad program to Paris over spring break. The students met with business leaders and officials from NATO to examine organizational communication across cultures. For additional information, contact Ken Levine at klevine(at)utk.edu.

--Conference session focuses on faculty members' work
Seven faculty and graduate students (Lu Tang, Mike Kotowski, John Haas, Ken Levine, Bob Ambler, Linda Jurczak, and Justin Davis) presented their work at the 78th annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association in Savannah, Ga. A special spotlight session at the convention was dedicated to the research of Lu Tang and Mike Kotowski.

--Doctoral student's analysis of post-Katrina news coverage to be published
Justin Davis, a PhD student, had his manuscript, "Blaming Victims and Survivors: An Analysis of Post-Katrina News Coverage," accepted for publication in the special issue on hurricanes and crisis in the Southern Communication Journal.

--Lambda Pi Eta initiation set for April 22
The School of Communication Studies will induct 23 students into Lambda Pi Eta at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 at the University Center. Lambda Pi Eta is the national honor society for communication students sponsored by the National Communication Association.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--Tennessee Journalist wins regional Mark of Excellence Awards
The Tennessee Journalist, the online news site of the School of Journalism and Electronic Media, recently earned several honors at the 2007 Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards presented by the Society of Professional Journalists. The publication won several first place awards for reporting, feature writing, and opinion and commentary. In addition, TNJN.com was named best all-around independent online student publication. For more information, visit the Tennessee Journalist.

--JEM faculty members and students present research at annual Broadcast Education Association Conference
Several JEM faculty members and students will present their research at the annual Broadcast Education Association Conference. The conference will be held April 16-19 in Las Vegas. Conference presentations and authors include

• "Rating Offensive Words in Three Television Program Contexts," Barry Sapolsky, Dan Shafter (Florida State), and Barb Kaye. (Awarded second place by BEA's research division.)
• "How the Embedded Media Are Perceived by Combat Troops Preparing to Deploy for the Iraq," PhD candidate Charlie Gee and Jeanine Kabrich. (Top paper, debut category, news division.) 
• "Tell Me a Story: Using Blogs to Hear the Voice of the ‘Other,'" Naeemah Clark. Clark will moderate a panel, "Diversity in the New Media Environment."
• "Mediated Medicine: Websites and African-American Healthcare," doctoral candidate Cheryl Lambert.
• "Observed Differences between Male and Female Student Reactions to Diversity Issues in a Classroom Setting," Catherine Luther.

--Bates to present research at ASIS&T conference
Ben Bates will present "Transforming Information Markets: Implications of the Digital Network Economy" at ASIS&T 2008, the annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. The meeting will be held in Columbus, Ohio, in October.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--Diversity Student Leaders Program presents expo
The CCI Diversity Student Leaders Program (DSLP) will present its inaugural Expo Exhibit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 17 in the third-floor lobby of the Communications Building. The purpose of the Expo Exhibit is to introduce this exciting new CCI program to CCI students, faculty, and staff, including its mission, goals, and upcoming events. DSLP students will be available to answer questions regarding how to participate in the program. Snacks will be provided.

--Graduating seniors, be a part of the CCI commencement slideshow
Graduating seniors, if you would like to have your memories of UT included in the CCI pre-commencement slideshow, e-mail your photos to April Moore at amoore9(at)utk.edu. The presentation will play for family and friends immediately before the ceremony begins.

-- Graduating seniors RSVP online now for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--Spring Faculty/Staff Meeting, 2:30-4 p.m., TODAY, McClung Museum Auditorium.

--College Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, April 14, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Peter Gross will discuss "Media in Central Asia."

--International Brown Bag Series - Conducting Research in Another Country, CANCELLED.

--College of Communication and Information Convocation, 3 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--School of Information Sciences Convocation, 4 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--School of Advertising and Public Relations Convocation, 4:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--School of Journalism and Electronic Media Convocation, 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 21, UC Ballroom.

--Communication Studies Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 298 Communications Bldg. The director of tourism for the State of Tennessee will be the guest speaker.

--School of Communication Studies Alumni Reception, Saturday, April 26, The Foundry, World's Fair Park. For more information, contact John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu.

--SIS Retirement Celebration for Dr. Bill Robinson, 2-4 p.m., May 3, UT Visitor's Center. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend. Submit your favorite memories of Robinson to Joel Southern at jsouthern(at)utk.edu or post them on a student-created blog for inclusion in a memory book for Robinson. Read more>>

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Friday, April 4, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students.

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

--Journal of Advertising publishes paper by McMillan
"Evaluation of internet advertising research: A bibliometric analysis of citations from key sources," by Juran Kim (PhD '06) and Sally McMillan, has been published in the Journal of Advertising. The study addresses how scholarly research has shaped the Internet advertising field since the mid-1990s through a bibliometric analysis of academic literature on Internet advertising.

--Fall presents research at travel and tourism conference
Lisa Fall presented "Using Public Relations Segmentation for Audience Analysis: Differentiating Travel Behaviors Among Generational Cohorts" at the Southeastern Travel and Tourism Research Association's Annual Conference on Tuesday, April 1 at The Grove Park Inn located in Asheville, NC.

--Journal selects Morrison as "Reviewer of the Year" finalist
Margie Morrison has been selected as a finalist for "Reviewer of the Year" for the Journal of Advertising. The Journal of Advertising is the premier journal devoted to the development of advertising theory and its relationship to practice. The major purpose of the journal is to provide a public forum where ideas about advertising can be expressed.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

--Study by Tenopir appears in April 2008 ASIS&T journal
"Finding and Using Journal Article Components: Impacts of Disaggregation on Teaching and Research Practice" by Robert Sandusky, Carol Tenopir, and Margaret Casado has been published in the April 2008 edition of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology.

--SIS honors Bill Robinson's career
The School of Information Sciences will sponsor a retirement party for Dr. Bill Robinson from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on May 3 at the UT Visitors Center. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend. SIS also invites you to contribute your remembrances of "Dr. Bill." The school will compile the responses into a memory book which will be presented to Robinson at his retirement party. Submit your favorite memories of Robinson to Joel Southern at jsouthern(at)utk.edu or post them on a student-created blog.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--Photojournalism students have "Eyes on LaFollette"
Rob Heller and his advanced photojournalism class are spending Friday, April 3 in LaFollette, Tenn. working on the 11th edition of "Eyes on LaFollette." Started in 1993, this is the longest continuously running project of its kind in the country. Students will spend all day today and part of tomorrow documenting life in the small town north of Knoxville. A special section of the LaFollette Press newspaper will feature the students' work.

--Bates, visiting scholars to present research on journalism in China
Three papers coauthored by Ben Bates and visiting scholars from China have been accepted for presentation at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference in July in Stockholm, Sweden. Two of the papers, "Copyright in China: Implementation Issues in Electronic Media" and "From Political Risk to Grass-roots Enlightenment: Fostering Citizen Consciousness through Environmental Reporting in China," are coauthored by Tao Liu and Bates. The third, "Civic Journalism in China and the Democratization Process: A Case Study," is coauthored by Chuzhi Wang and Bates.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--Graduating seniors, be a part of the CCI commencement slideshow
Graduating seniors, if you would like to have your memories of UT included in the CCI pre-commencement slideshow, e-mail your photos to April Moore at amoore9(at)utk.edu. The presentation will play for family and friends immediately before the ceremony begins.

-- Graduating seniors RSVP online now for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--Kappa Tau Alpha Initiation, 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 11 in Communications 420.

--Spring Faculty/Staff Meeting, 2:30-4 p.m., Friday, April 11, McClung Museum Auditorium.

--College Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, April 14, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Peter Gross will discuss "Media in Central Asia."

--International Brown Bag Series - Conducting Research in Another Country, 12-1:30 p.m., Friday, April 18, 420 Communications. Dania Bilal will discuss her research in Lebanon and Egypt.

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

--Mehra facilitates Watauga Regional Library strategic planning session
Bharat Mehra facilitated the strategic planning board meeting of the Watauga Regional Library on March 13 in Johnson City, Tenn. The 60-year-old regional library includes 12 multi-county regions serving 211 small and medium-sized public libraries throughout the state. Mehra presented to the board current trends and challenges public libraries face. He also conducted a SWOT analysis with the board members and representatives of the state library and archives network. After Mehra's presentations, the group created an implementation and action plan and developed a concrete timeline for the strategic planning outcomes.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--"A Public Conversation on Web Journalism" set for April 3-4
Web journalism experts from around the country will gather April 3-4 at UT for "A Public Conversation on Web Journalism." The event, hosted by the School of Journalism and Electronic Media and its student news Web site, the Tennessee Journalist, features leaders in Web journalism from Scripps Interactive, the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Poynter Institute, knoxviews.com, The Tennessean, tvguide.com and WBIR-TV, among others. Most sessions are open to the public.

--Bowles to participate in Second Amendment roundtable
Join the Baker Center for a roundtable discussion of the Second Amendment with UT Law School Professors Otis Stevens and Glenn Reynolds, Cumberland Law School's Brandon Denning and UT Journalism and Electronic Media Professor Dorothy Bowles. Bring your questions, bring your comments and be ready for a fascinating dialogue. The discussion will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 3 on the first floor of Hodges Library. The event is open to the public.

--Bates to present work in Sweden and Denmark this summer
Two papers by Ben Bates have been accepted for presentation at international conferences this summer. Bates will present "Content at the Margins: Threshold Effects of Intellectual Property Policy" at the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference in July in Stockholm, Sweden. He will also present "PERFORM Anxiety: Threshold Effects in Online Music Licensing" at AoIR 9.0, the Association of Internet Researchers conference, which will be held in October in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Center submits NSF grant
CICS submitted on behalf of Suzie Allard, Lorraine Normore and Carol Tenopir a $3.8 million grant to NSF, as part of a five-year $20 million NSF grant with an international team of scientists.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--Graduating seniors, be a part of the CCI commencement slideshow
Graduating seniors, if you would like to have your memories of UT included in the CCI pre-commencement slideshow, e-mail your photos to April Moore at amoore9(at)utk.edu. The presentation will play for family and friends immediately before the ceremony begins.

-- Graduating seniors RSVP online now for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

--CCI Diversity Program Meeting, 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 1. If you are interested in participating, contact Sherry McNair (smcnair(at)utk.edu or 974-1540) for more information and to RSVP.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--Spring Faculty/Staff Meeting, 2:30-4 p.m., Friday, April 11, McClung Museum Auditorium.

--College Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, April 14, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Peter Gross will discuss "Media in Central Asia."

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Inside CCI - The newsletter for College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

--Wang presents invited lecture at East China Normal University
Peiling Wang was invited to present "Use of Internet-based Information Resources for Research" at the East China Normal University on March 12. She was invited by the university's Department of Informatics, located in its School of Business. Wang's talk was based on her research on how academic researchers use the Internet resources for research information needs.

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Symposium presentations and poster papers available online
Symposium presentation papers and poster papers made available by for posting are now online. The keynote presentation by Reggie Murphy is posted on the site as well.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

-- Graduating seniors can RSVP online for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--Spring Break, March 14-20. No classes.

--Spring Recess, March 21. No classes, most offices closed.

--Alfred and Julia Hill Lecture, 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, Shiloh Room, University Center. Alan Boyle, award-winning science writer for MSNBC.com, will present "Britney Spears vs. Chimps with Spears: Talking about Science in a Tabloid Culture." The program is free and is open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Mark Littmann at (865) 974-8156.

--International Brown Bag Series: Leading a Study Abroad Program, 12-1:30 p.m., Friday, March 28, location TBA. Ken Levine will share insights he has gained leading several groups to Paris and Brussels and offer suggestions for those interested in leading future groups.

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EDITOR'S NOTE

--Inside CCI will not run next week because of the Spring Break and Spring Recess holidays. The newsletter will return Friday, March 28.

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Friday, March 7, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

--PR students' campaign encourages middle school students to buckle up
More than 1,000 students and teachers at Knoxville's South-Doyle Middle School took part in the Big Orange Buckle Campaign 2008 during a Feb. 27 event led by UT public relations students. The outreach campaign, which focused on seatbelt safety, usage, and awareness, was part of the Public Relations Student Society of America's Bateman competition. The competition challenged public relations students across the country to create and execute a month-long campaign for a designated client. This year's client was Chevrolet's Safe Kids Buckle Up in cooperation with General Motors and Chevrolet. The event was made possible by West Chevrolet and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

--"UT Today" to air on local NBC affiliate
"UT Today," a news magazine program produced by journalism and electronic media students, will begin an eight-week run this Saturday on WBIR-TV Channel 10. The show will air on the NBC affiliate at 1 p.m. Saturdays through April 28. The 30-minute news magazine program has three sections: news, features and sports. Stories focus on UT Knoxville or provide a UT perspective on national and international news. WBIR-TV provides airtime for the show to UT. Students in a media sales class sell advertising time for the news magazine and proceeds are used to offset the expenses of the program. For more information, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/node/5229.

--Annual Hill Lecture set for April 25
Alan Boyle, award-winning science writer for MSNBC.com, will present the annual Alfred and Julia Hill Lecture at 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 25 in the Shiloh Room of the University Center. Boyle will speak on "Britney Spears vs. Chimps with Spears: Talking about Science in a Tabloid Culture." Boyle joined MSNBC.com when it was founded in 1996 and has been has been the science editor for the site since 1997. The program is free and is open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Mark Littmann at (865) 974-8156.

--Students win top prize at annual conference festival
A student project created for the fall 2007 semester JEM 336 has won the Best of Festival Award for the entire student video division at the Broadcast Education Association's annual Festival of Media Arts. Four students--Doug Griffey, Alyssa Walker, James McLendon, and Kirby Reitz--created the piece titled "Fourth Wall." It will be showcased at the BEA convention in Las Vegas this April. The student video competition is a peer-reviewed event with acceptance rates that rival major discipline publications. The award carries with it free Avid software and a $1,000 cash prize for the participating students.

--Kabrich accepts teaching position
JEM doctoral student Jeanine Kabrich has accepted a full-time teaching position at one of the military academy specialty schools. Kabrich will be a public affairs instructor at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md. beginning March 17. She will be responsible for teaching and certifying military officers in public affairs, and she also will teach journalism and radio/TV courses to enlisted soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines.

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-- Symposium committee names winners
Congratulations to the 30th Annual College Research Symposium award recipients:

• Best Doctoral Paper - James E. Miller, "'Students Don't Just Have Carte Blanche to do Whatever They Want': A Qualitative Investigation of Public College and University Administrators' Perceptions on their Role as Overseers of the Student Press after Hosty v. Carter"
• Best Master's Paper - Amanda Womac, "Frames of Mountaintop Removal in Print Journalism"
• Best Collaboration - Dr. Michael Palenchar and Bernardo Motta, "Awareness, Attitudes and Utilization of Community Right to Know: Public Relations Practitioners and Environmental Risk Communication"
• Best Poster - (Tie) Karen Freberg, "From Supersizing to Healthy: Can McDonald's Change Its Image Among Today's College Students?" and Tulika Biswas, Taewoo Kim, Lei Wu, Liuyan Yang, "Asian Stereotypes Lost or Found in the First Season of TV Series ‘Lost'?"

Presentations made available for posting will be added to the college's website next week at http://www.cci.utk.edu/symposium/program. The keynote presentation by Reggie Murphy is already posted on the site.

--CICS staff member attends Web 2.0 conference
Mary Bartolini, assistant director of grants for the Center for Information and Communication Studies, is attending the Institute of Museum and Library Services 2008 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World March 6-7 in Miami Beach, Fla. The theme for this year's conference is "WebWise 2.0: The Power of Community." The conference explores how libraries and museums can utilize the new Web 2.0 "architecture of participation," in terms of preservation and access to museum and library collections.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

-- Graduating seniors can RSVP online for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

--SIS Alumni & Friends Day 2008, 1-4 p.m., Saturday, March 8, McClung Museum Auditorium. Attendance is free and the event is open to the public. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman@utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend.

--College Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, March 10, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Michael Palenchar will present "Secret Persuaders: Ethical, Legal and Rhetorical Perspectives on the Use of Public Relations Front Groups."

--Spring Break, March 14-20. No classes.

--Spring Recess, March 21. No classes, most offices closed.

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Friday, February 29, 2008

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COLLEGE NEWS

--Cable Mavericks Lecture Series brings Scripps execs to CCI classes
The College of Communication and Information will host The Cable Center's Cable Mavericks Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 4. Doug Hurst, senior vice president and general manager of non-linear distribution at Scripps Networks, and Annette Brun, vice president of marketing at HGTV, will speak to classes and attend a reception. The Cable Center and Scripps are interested in recruiting students from all CCI majors and representatives from both will attend a 2:30-4 p.m. reception in the Communications Building third-floor lobby the day of the lecture. The reception is open to the public and students are encouraged to attend. For more information, see the news release.

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--Watch portions of today's 30^th Annual College Research Symposium online
Two sessions of today's 30^th Annual College Research Symposium will be available for viewing online during the sessions and will archived for later viewing. The first session is an 11:25 a.m.-12:25 p.m. panel presentation featuring four CCI alumni. The second session is a 12:30-2 p.m. keynote luncheon address featuring alumnus Reggie Murphy, director of research for Gannett Co. Inc.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--CCI Diversity Program holds second organizational meeting
The next organizational meeting of the CCI Diversity Program will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 in the Dean's Conference Room (COM 302). The group will continue organizing and discussing CCI Diversity program goals. Dinner will be served.  RSVP to Sherry McNair at smcnair(at)utk.edu by Tuesday, March 4 if you plan to attend.

--Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement deadline is March 5
The Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURCA) will be held April 2-4 in the University Center. Participating students display their research and creative work and compete with other undergraduates for prizes - including more than $400 in prize money. Completed "Intent to Participate" forms are due to Dan Haygood by 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 5. Students or their faculty advisors can e-mail the forms to dhaygood(at)utk.edu or bring them by 401E Student Services Building. For more information on EURCA and a copy of the "Intent to Participate" form, visit UT's undergraduate research site and click on the link for "Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement." For more information, contact Haygood at (865) 974-1960.

-- Graduating seniors can RSVP online for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP at http://www.cci.utk.edu/commencement by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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--SIS Research Forum, 12-1 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 420 Communications. The School of Information Sciences invites you to hear Dr. Ismail Abdullahi speak on "LIS Education in a Diverse and Global World." The presentation will be webcast. For more information, visit the SIS website.

--SIS Alumni & Friends Day 2008, 1-4 p.m., Saturday, March 8, McClung Museum Auditorium. Attendance is free and open to the public. RSVP to Linda Sherman at lsherman(at)utk.edu or (865) 974-7916 to attend.

--College Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, March 10, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Michael Palenchar will present "Secret Persuaders: Ethical, Legal and Rhetorical Perspectives on the Use of Public Relations Front Groups."

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

--Health Communication publishes McMillan article
An article co-authored by Sally McMillan, "The return of the house call: The role of internet-based interactivity in bringing health information home to older adults," has been published in Health Communication. McMillan co-authored the study with W. Macias.

--Doctoral student presents work at communication and sport event
Public relations doctoral student Angela Pratt will present a paper, "Inside the Lines: A Colorful Analysis of Televised NCAA Division I Basketball Games," at the 2007 Summit for Communication & Sport, set for Friday, Feb. 29 at Clemson University. Eli Perkins of Dell Inc. co-authored the paper. Pratt collaborated on a second paper to be presented at the event, "Communication with Donors: Donor Motivations and Athletic Development Web Sites," with CCI alumnus Rob Hardin, Gi-Yong Koo and Brody Ruihley from the UT's Department of Sport Management.

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-- Kupritz presents papers at international environmental design conference
Virginia Kupritz has had two paper presentations accepted at the International Environmental Design Research Association conference to be held in Veracruz, Mexico in late May. The presentations are entitled "The impact of environmental features on performance, stress and informal learning" and "Measuring the impact of workplace design on training transfer relative to other organizational communication factors." She recently received a SARIF grant to attend this international conference.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

-- Upcoming research forum focuses on library and information sciences education
The School of Information Sciences invites you to hear Dr. Ismail Abdullahi speak on "LIS Education in a Diverse and Global World" from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 in 420 Communications. The presentation will be webcast. For more information, visit the SIS website.

--"21^st Century Libraries" research forum available online
The School of Information Sciences Research Forum with Dr. Julie Todaro, president of the Association of College and Research Libraries, is now available for viewing online. Todaro's presentation focused on  "21st Century Libraries."

--SIS faculty members and students participate in annual Tennessee Library Legislative Day
SIS faculty members and students spent Thursday, Feb. 21 in Nashville as part of the 2008 Tennessee Library Legislative Day. Students assisted with registration and took part in several activities. The event featured a "Meet Your Legislator" session as well as a luncheon with legislators. It was sponsored by the Tennessee Library Association in cooperation with the Friends of Tennessee Libraries, TENN-SHARE, and the Tennessee Association of School Librarians with support of the Nashville Public Library.

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-- Bates to present papers at world media economics conference and new media conference
Ben Bates' paper "Framing Media Economic Policy: A Social Economics Approach," has been accepted for presentation at the 8^th World Media Economics Conference in May in Lisbon, Portugal. Bates will also present "Chasing Externalities in the Digital Network Economy: In Search of Nonmarket, Alternative, and Ancillary Value in Information and Media Products, Markets, and Policies" at a conference hosted by Texas A&M University. The conference, Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Context, takes place this week.

--Doctoral candidate presents campus press study
Doctoral candidate Jim Miller will present a paper titled "'Students Don't Just Have Carte Blanche to do Whatever They Want': A Pilot Study Investigating How Public College Administrators Balance the Constitutional Freedoms of the Campus Press and the Broader Interests of their Institutions" March 1 at the AEJMC Midwinter conference in Pittsburgh.

--Legendary White House reporter to participate in media ethics class
Lance Shultz, who teaches the Journalism and Electronic Media Special Topics class in Media Ethics, has arranged for journalist Helen Thomas to participate in Wednesday's class via webcam. Thomas has served as a Hearst Newspapers columnist since July 2000. She is best known for the 57 years she served as a correspondent for United Press International. As UPI's White House bureau chief, she covered every president since John F. Kennedy. Thomas was honored in 1998 with the inaugural Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award, established by the White House Correspondents' Association.

--Jordanian professors visit college
Three professors from the Middle East University of Graduate Studies are visiting the College of Communication and Information this week as part of the UT/IREX grant designed to strengthen journalism education in the Jordan. Sam Swan is coordinating the program for the visitors. CCI in cooperation with IREX and USAID is building a state-of-the-art convergence lab at MEUGS. Bob Legg is working closely with the faculty at MEUGS in the design of the facility. Visiting faculty members will receive special instruction on Avid Video and Audio software as well as curriculum design on television news and production.

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--College Research Forum set for March 10
Dr. Michael Palenchar will present "Secret Persuaders: Ethical, Legal and Rhetorical Perspectives on the Use of Public Relations Front Groups" at the next College Research Forum. The forum will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10 in Arena Dining Room C.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

--Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement deadline is March 5
The Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURCA) will be held April 2-4 in the University Center. Participating students display their research and creative work and compete with other undergraduates for prizes - including more than $400 in prize money. Completed "Intent to Participate" forms are due to Dan Haygood by 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 5. Students or their faculty advisors can e-mail the forms to dhaygood@utk.edu or bring them by 401E Student Services Building. For more information on EURCA and a copy of the "Intent to Participate" form, visit UT's Undergraduate Research site and click on the link for "Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement." For more information, contact Haygood at (865) 974-1960.

-- Graduating seniors can RSVP online for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP at http://www.cci.utk.edu/commencement by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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-- See Yourself in a Diversity of Careers, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, Black Cultural Center. Career/diversity panel session for undecided students. For more information, including a list of speakers and a registration form, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/diverse-careers.

--30^th annual College Research Symposium, "Celebrating the Past, Visioning the Future," Friday, Feb. 29. This year, a panel presentation will feature four CCI alumni: Dr. Kandi Walker (Louisville), Dr. Debbie Treise (Florida), Dr. David Sumner (Ball State), and Mr. John Wilkin (Michigan). Alumnus Reggie Murphy, director of research for Gannett, Co., Inc. will serve as the keynote luncheon speaker. To download a registration form, view the program, and learn more about the speakers, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/research/symposium. 

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Friday, February 15, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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COLLEGE NEWS

-- Date set for spring faculty/staff meeting
Mark your calendar for the spring semester faculty/staff meeting. The event will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 11 in the McClung Museum Auditorium.

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-- Cortez, doctoral student present workshop in Croatia
Ed Cortez and doctoral student Simon Aristeguieta-Trillos presented a workshop, "Toolkit for Assessing Grants and Publication Productivity and Impact," at the 2008 Bobcatsss Conference held Jan. 27-30 in Zadar, Croatia. BOBCATSSS is an annual symposium organized by students at a number of universities in Europe. It takes place under the auspices of EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research) and deals with themes from library and information science.

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-- Deadline to register for College Research Symposium is today
Today is the deadline to register for the 30^th annual College Research Symposium, "Celebrating the Past, Visioning the Future," set for Friday, Feb. 29. This year, a panel presentation will feature four CCI alumni: Dr. Kandi Walker (Louisville), Dr. Debbie Treise (Florida), Dr. David Sumner (Ball State), and Mr. John Wilkin (Michigan). Alumnus Reggie Murphy, director of research for Gannett, Co., Inc. will serve as the keynote luncheon speaker. To download a registration form, view the program, and learn more about the speakers, visit the symposium site.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

-- Graduating seniors can RSVP online for spring/summer 2008 commencement
Registration is now open for eligible students who wish to participate in the College of Communication and Information Spring/Summer 2008 Commencement Ceremony. Students must RSVP online by Friday, April 25. The event will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Knoxville Convention Center.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

-- SIS Research Forum with Dr. Julie Todaro, 12-1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium. The School of Information Sciences invites you to hear Dr. Julie Todaro speak on "21st Century Libraries." Todaro will focus on today's world where libraries exist in a "flat" and ever evolving environment.

-- CCI International Brown Bag Series - The Fulbright Program, 12-1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, 420 Communications. Catherine Luther, Ben Bates, and Carol Tenopir will discuss their Fulbright experiences.

-- See Yourself in a Diversity of Careers, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, Black Cultural Center. Career/diversity panel session for undecided students. For more information, including a list of speakers and a registration form, visit the event site.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

-- Ad students secure paid internships in NYC for the upcoming summer
Five UT advertising students received and accepted paid internship offers for summer 2008 with major New York advertising agencies as a result of the recent annual advertising student professional development trip to NYC. Nathan Morrow, TJ Fletcher, Lindsay Reynolds, and Amanda Sherrod will intern at Y&R. Jaclyn Gonzales will intern at Publicis. Several other trip participants are actively interviewing for internships at Lowe, McCann Erickson, MTV, and Hill Holliday. This was the 16th annual UT Ad Student NYC Professional Development trip. During the 5-day event, students visited advertising-related companies in the city to get a behind-the-scenes look at the advertising world. 

-- Ad/PR doctoral students to present paper at ICA
School of Advertising and Public Relations doctoral candidates Yoon-Joo Lee and Sora Kim will present their paper, "Media Framing in Corporate Social Responsibility: A Korea US Comparative Study," to the PR division of International Communication Association at its May conference in Montreal. Dr. Eric Haley, professor of advertising, was a co-author of the paper. 

-- Journal accepts article by Haley and doctoral candidates for publication
The research article, "Does Consumers' Product-Related Involvement Matter When It Comes to Corporate Ads?" by AD/PR doctoral candidate Sora Kim along with Eric Haley and doctoral candidate Yoon-Joo Lee has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising.

--Article by doctoral alumnus and Haley to be published in marketing communications journal
The article, "The Influence of Advertising Context on Perceptions of Offensiveness," by CCI doctoral alumnus Tim Christy and professor Eric Haley has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Marketing Communications. 

-- Professors present results of account planning study at American Academy of Advertising Conference
Eric Haley, Ron Taylor, and Margaret Morrison will present the results of their study, "How Advertising Creatives Define Effective Account Planning," at the upcoming annual conference of the American Academy of Advertising in San Mateo, Calif. in March. Taylor recently presented the results of the study to advertising creatives at Saatchi and Saatchi Health Care in New York.

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-- Luther, co-authors present two papers at upcoming conferences
Catherine Luther and CCI PhD alumnae and co-authors Carolynn McMahan, University of North Florida, and Tiffany Shoop, Shenandoah University, have had two papers accepted at international conferences. The papers and the conferences at which they will be presented are

• "Depictions of Men and Women in Advertisements Featured in American Fashion Magazines," International Academy of Business Disciplines conference, Houston, April 3-5.
• "Depictions of Women and Men in Advertisements Featured in Japanese Fashion Magazines," International Communication Association conference, Montreal, Canada, May 22-26.

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-- Center submits IMLS grant proposal on behalf of Wang
The Center for Information and Communication Studies recently submitted a grant proposal to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) of behalf of Peiling Wang. The goal of Wang's proposed study is to create personalize-able intelligent and affective scaffolding tools to empower individual learners in their natural learning settings and task contexts for using digital information resources and systems.

-- Forum announces revised speaker schedule
The speaker line-up for the college's brown bag research forum has been revised. Michael Palenchar will now present "Secret Persuaders: Ethical, Legal and Rhetorical Perspectives on the Use of Public Relations Front Groups" at the March 10 forum. Peter Gross will present "Media in Central Asia" on April 14.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

-- College of Communication and Information Diversity Program Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, Dean's Conference Room (302 Communications). All CCI undergraduates are welcome. Lunch will be served. RSVP to Sherry McNair at smcnair@utk.edu by Monday, Feb. 11.

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-- CCI International Brown Bag Series - The Fulbright Program, 12-1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, 420 Communications. Catherine Luther, Ben Bates, and Carol Tenopir will discuss their Fulbright experiences.

-- College Research Symposium, Friday, Feb. 29. For more information, including a registration form, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/symposium/registration.

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

-- Deadline to register for tourism conference is today
Today is the last day to register for the Feb. 8 "Hit Your Target: Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar." The event, hosted by the School of Advertising and Public Relations in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the University Center.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Violanti to present paper at International Communication Association Meeting
Michelle Violanti's paper, "The Role of Brain Dominance in the Communication Feedback Process," has been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal.

-- Kotowski presents research at Communication Across Borders Conference
Mike Kotowski and Gildásio M. dos Santos' paper, "The Role of the Connector in Bridging Borders through Virtual Communities," has been accepted for presentation at the Communication Across Borders Conference at The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. The conference is scheduled for July 6-9. The purpose of this conference is to convene a select group of international experts to explore the role of communication in defining, characterizing, crossing, and facilitating border interactions of all types.

-- Students travel to Washington D.C. to learn more about career opportunities
Several graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Communication Studies will visit Washington D.C. from Sunday, March 2 to Wednesday, March 5 to meet with leaders in business and government about career opportunities. Organizations participating in the visit range from Toyota's North American Government Relations Office to the Office of U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan. For more information about the trip, contact John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu

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-- Bates, co-authors present three papers at upcoming conferences
Ben Bates recently had three conference papers accepted for presentation.

• "Chasing Externalities in the Digital Network Economy: In Search of Nonmarket, Alternative, and Ancillary Value in Information and Media Products, Markets, and Policies," February 2008 Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Context Conference, College Station, Tex.
• "Value in a Converged Marketplace: Competition, Substitutes, and Added-Value," March 2008 AEJMC Midwinter Conference, Pittsburgh.
• "Public Opinion on Public Interest: Radio Audience Perceptions of Localism & Diversity," May 2008 American Association for Public Opinion Research conference in New Orleans. Co-authors include Mark Harmon, Glenn Hubbard, and CCI alumni Steven McClung and L. Todd Chambers.

-- Bates joins editorial board
Ben Bates has been appointed to the editorial board of The Open Communication Journal, a peer-reviewed, open access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews, and short articles in all areas of communication sciences and communication studies. Bates also recently served as an external reviewer for the Social Science Research Council of Canada.

-- New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development features JEM professor's paper
A paper written by Ben Bates as a response to a copyright policy proposal in New Zealand has been made available online by the Ministry of Economic Development. The paper outlines Bates' thoughts (as of 2003) on how to deal with the challenges of copyright with digital media. Another paper by Bates, "What Makes a Good Radio Remote: Factors Leading to Perceived Cost-Effective and Well-Received On-Site Radio Promotional Sales Events" is now available online through Enterpreneur.com. The article was originally published in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.

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-- Center submits IMLS grant proposal to study Asperger's and information seeking
The Center for Information and Communication Studies recently submitted an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant proposal of behalf of Drs. Dania Bilal and Bharat Mehra to explore the information seeking world of autistic children with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). The faculty members will study cognitive, affective, and sensorimotor behaviors of a group of children with AS while the children interact with Web interfaces available in their school. If the proposal is funded, faculty members will be assisted by a school psychologist specializing in autistic disorders, a middle school library media specialist, and a middle school special education teacher.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

-- College of Communication and Information Diversity Program Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, Dean's Conference Room (302 Communications). All CCI undergraduates are welcome. Lunch will be served. RSVP to Sherry McNair at smcnair(at)utk.edu by Monday, Feb. 11.

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-- Communication Studies Club meeting, 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5. Contact Amy Harp at aharp1(at)utk.edu or John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu for more information.

-- CCI International Brown Bag Series - The Fulbright Program, 12-1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, 420 Communications. Catherine Luther, Ben Bates, and Carol Tenopir will discuss their Fulbright experiences.

-- College Research Symposium, Friday, Feb. 29. For more information, including a registration form, visit the conference website.

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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COLLEGE NEWS

-- Leading international broadcaster to kick off International Communication and Information Lecture Series
Gary Thatcher, associate director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, will present the first in a series of annual College of Communication and Information International Lectures with "Twice Burned: Gathering and Presenting News in Troubled Countries." The event is set for 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, in the McClung Museum Auditorium. A reception will follow. Thatcher has extensive experience with international broadcasting issues from Russia to the Balkans and now in the Middle East. He has recently helped develop U.S. broadcasting operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. IBB oversees the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio and TV Marti, and Radio Sawa.

-- College announces International Brown Bag Luncheon Series schedule
The college's International Brown Bag Luncheon Series schedule is now set for the spring 2008 semester. The events will be held Thursday, Jan. 31; Friday, Feb. 22; Friday, March 28; and Friday, April 18. All will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Communications, Room 420.

• Thursday, Jan. 31 - Gary Thatcher, associate director of the International Broadcasting Bureau overseeing Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Sawa, Al Hurrah, Radio and TV Marti, and other external broadcasting units of the U.S. government, will discuss training and research opportunities sponsored by IBB. He will also address grant funding opportunities available through the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
• Friday, Feb. 22 - The Fulbright Program, presented by Catherine Luther, who will discuss her recent Fulbright in Japan, and Ben Bates and Carol Tenopir, who will discuss their Fulbright experiences in Finland.
• Friday, March 28 - Leading a Study Abroad Program. Ken Levine will share insights he has gained leading several groups to Paris and Brussels and offer suggestions for those interested in leading future groups.
• Friday, April 18 - Conducting Research In Another Country.  Dania Bilal will discuss her research in Lebanon, Egypt, and elsewhere.

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--Doctoral candidates to present study results at international conference
Public relations doctoral candidates Emma K. Wright and Sora Kim have had their study, "Cultural Issues in Crisis Communication: A Comparative Study of Crisis Messages Chosen by South Korean and U.S. Print Media," accepted for presentation at the International Communication Association Conference, which will be held May 22-26 in Montreal.

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-- Assistant professor's article to be published in Journal of Business Ethics
Lu Tang's article, "An integral model of collective action in organizations and beyond," has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business Ethics.

-- Faculty members and students to present research at International Communication Association
Several faculty and graduate students have had papers accepted for presentation at the 58th annual meeting of the International Communication Association Meeting, which will be held May 22-26 in Montreal. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.icahdq.org/.

• Mike Kotowski, "Measuring Cancer Clinical Trial Understanding" and "Types and Sources of Memorable Breast Cancer Messages: Their Impact on Prevention and Detection Behaviors"
• Michelle Garland and John Haas, "Assessing the Impact of the Interpersonal Communication Course"
• Lu Tang, "Transactional vs. interactive knowledge sharing: A Theory of interorganizational knowledge networks"
• Ken Levine, "Communicating charisma: Developing the charismatic leadership communication scale"

-- Faculty members and graduate students plan strong showing at Southern States Communication Association meeting
Seven faculty members and graduate students in the School of Communication Studies have had papers accepted for presentation at the 78th annual meeting of the Southern States Communication Association in Savannah, Ga. Bob Ambler, Justin Davis, John Haas, Linda Jurczak, Mike Kotowski, Ken Levine, and Lu Tang will deliver presentations during the conference. For more information, please visit http://www.ssca.net/convention-info/index.php.

-- School sets date for alumni reception
The third annual Communication Studies Alumni Reception will be held Saturday, April 26 at the Foundry located in the World's Fair Park. The reception will begin at 7 p.m. and will include a buffet dinner, silent auction, and live music. For more information, please contact John Haas at jhaas1@utk.edu or at 974-2090.

-- Communication Studies Club sets next meeting date
The next meeting of the Communication Studies Club is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5.  Please contact Amy Harp at aharp1@utk.edu or John Haas at jhaas1@utk.edu for more information.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

-- Bilal article is journal's most downloaded in 2007
Dania Bilal's article, "Differences and Similarities in Information Seeking: Children and Adults as Web Users," was Information Processing and Management's most downloaded article in 2007. The article, which Bilal co-authored with J. Kirby, was originally published in the Journal in September 2002. 

-- SIS announces date of annual alumni and friends day
The School of Information Sciences will hold its annual Alumni and Friends Day on Saturday, March 8 in the McClung Museum Auditorium. The event will begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. RSVP to Linda Sherman, lsherman@utk.edu or (865) 974-7916, to attend. For more information, including a program, visit http://www.sis.utk.edu/alumni/alumniandfriends.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

-- Three JEM students to gain hands-on experience at Super Bowl XLII
JEM students Kyle Blackburn, Erin Hoskins, and Keri Vaughn have been selected to participate behind the scenes in Super Bowl XLII as part of Team UT. The team of 12 UT students will observe and work with the organizers of one of the world's largest one-day sporting events. For more information, visit http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4405.

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Next College Research Forum focuses on interorganizational knowledge networks
Dr. Lu Tang, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, will discuss "Interorganizational Knowledge Networks: The case of the biotechnology industry" at the upcoming College Research Forum. The event is set for 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, in Arena Dining Room C.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

-- University-wide Study Abroad Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, University Center Ballroom.

-- Hit Your Target: Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar, Feb. 8, University Center. Hosted by the School of Advertising and Public Relations in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. For more information, visit http://web.utk.edu/~advconf/.

-- College Research Symposium, Friday, Feb. 29. For more information, including a registration form, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/symposium/registration.

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Friday, January 18, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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COLLEGE NEWS

-- Knoxville News Sentinel supplement features CCI faculty members and students
Two CCI faculty members and their students are recognized in a Knoxville News Sentinel Outreach supplement published in the Friday, Jan. 18 edition. Lisa Fall and her public relations students are featured in an article entitled "Caregivers enjoy day of celebration through project." Bharat Mehra and information sciences students are featured in an article entitled "Homebound residents live a socially richer life via computers." The Outreach supplement of the News Sentinel is a project of the UT Knoxville Outreach Council. Sam Swan, director of internationalization and outreach for CCI, coordinates outreach activities in the college.

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

-- Palenchar publishes one article, will present two others at Beijing conference
Michael J. Palenchar's research paper, "Risk Communication and Community Right to Know: A Public Relations Obligation to Inform," has been accepted for publication in Public Relations Journal. In addition, Palenchar will present two papers at the June 2008 International Conference on Corporate Reputation, Brand, Identity and Competitiveness, in Beijing. The first, "Community Right to Know in China and the United States: Global Implications for Brand and Reputation Management," was co-authored with doctoral student Bernardo Motta. The second, "Yahoo! Inc.'s Reputation Management in China: A Case Study of Corporate Personality and Media Challenges," was co-authored by doctoral student Karen Freberg.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

-- Library Trends publishes article by Mehra
An article by Bharat Mehra and D. Braquet entitled "Library and Information Science Professionals as Community Action Researchers in an Academic Setting: Top Ten Directions to Further Institutional Change for People of Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities," has been published in the fall 2007 edition of Library Trends.

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Research forum dates set for spring semester
Mark your calendar now for the spring semester research forums. The forums will be held Monday, Jan. 28; Monday, March 10; and Monday, April 14. All will take place from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Arena Dining Room C.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

-- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Monday, Jan. 21.

-- College Brown Bag Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Lu Tang, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, will discuss "Interorganizational Knowledge Networks: The case of the biotechnology industry."

-- University-wide Study Abroad Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, University Center Ballroom.

-- Hit Your Target: Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar, Feb. 8, University Center. Hosted by the School of Advertising and Public Relations in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

-- College Research Symposium, Friday, Feb. 29. For more information, including a registration form, visit the symposium Web site.

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Friday, January 11, 2008

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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COLLEGE NEWS

-- CCI Board of Visitors member presents ethics workshop for FEMA
Board of Visitors member and CCI alumna Mary Beth West was one of several national leaders of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) who conducted a communications workshop for FEMA public affairs and management staff at its Washington, D.C. headquarters. The presentation, which included an ethics workshop by West, was broadcast to FEMA's 10 regions across the country. West is the national chair of the PRSA advocacy advisory board.

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

-- Fall serves as tourism conference keynote speaker
Lisa Fall and her husband, Joe Fall, are keynote speakers at the annual Tennessee Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus conference hosted this year on Jan. 17-18 at Fall Creek Falls State Park. Lisa will discuss results from her year-long state of Tennessee welcome center survey and provide marketing recommendations for Tennessee destination managers. Joe will discuss recent trends - including culinary and agri-tourism - and their relevance to Tennessee.

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INFORMATION SCIENCES

-- Mehra presents work at ALISE conference
Bharat Mehra presented two papers, "Integrating Socially Relevant Projects and Achieving Meaningful Community Outcomes in Required Library and Information Science Courses: From a Service Model to Community Engagement" and "Applications of Community-Based Action Research in Elective Courses:  Partnering Library and Information Science Students with Underserved Populations to Meet their Information Technology Needs," (co-authored with Robert Sandusky) at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) annual conference, held Jan. 8-11 in Philadelphia. Mehra also served on a conference panel, where he presented "Cross-Cultural Learning Process of LIS International Doctoral Students."

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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Center submits two more grant proposals
The Center for Information and Communication Studies submitted two grant proposals in late December on behalf of faculty members. The Intercultural Leadership Toolkit for Library and Information Professionals, led by the School of Information Sciences in partnership with the University of Puerto Rico, would provide tools to address the needs of many cultures. The proposal was submitted by Suzie Allard, Bharat Mehra, Ed Cortez, and Michelle Violanti. The second proposal, Public Library Leaders for the 21st Century (PUBLIC), meets a need for public librarians with interdisciplinary competencies through internship/practice in public libraries, graduate instruction, and curriculum support. The proposal was submitted by Bharat Mehra and Ben Bates.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

-- CCI Master's Program Open House, 9:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 18. For more information, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/msopenhouse.

-- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Monday, Jan. 21.

-- College Brown Bag Research Forum, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Lu Tang, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, will discuss "Interorganizational Knowledge Networks: The case of the biotechnology industry."

-- Hit Your Target: Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar, Feb. 8, University Center. Hosted by the School of Advertising and Public Relations in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. For more information, visit http://web.utk.edu/~advconf/.

-- College Research Symposium, Friday, Feb. 29. For more information, including a registration form, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/symposium/registration.

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Friday, December 14, 2007

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

-- Registration now open for Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar
Registration for the Feb. 8, 2008, "Hit Your Target: Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar," hosted by the School of Advertising and Public Relations, is now open. The school is hosting the event in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development.

-- Hoy's work presented at Cross Cultural Research Conference
"A Comparative Perspective of Online Disclosure Presentation from Web Sites in United States and Singapore," by May O. Lwin, Nanyang Technological University, and Mariea Grubbs Hoy was presented Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Cross Cultural Research Conference in Honolulu.

-- Student earns highest individual honor from collegiate public relations society
Leslie Street, a senior in public relations, was one of 18 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) members honored with a National Gold Key Award at the PRSSA 2007 National Conference in Philadelphia. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed upon members of the organization. PRSSA is a pre-professional public relations organization with more than 9,600 members and 289 chapters at colleges and universities in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES

-- Five students earn honors in McClung Public Speaking Contest
Four hundred people attended the final round of the annual McClung Speaking Contest on Monday, Nov. 26 in Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building. Five finalists - Jacob Feuer, Stephanie Paluda, Haylee Cook, Cody Richardson, and Brandon Lawson - competed for the title, which was won by Feuer. More than 800 students were eligible to participate in the contest during the fall 2007 semester

-- Communication studies students raise $3,500 for scholarship fund
Approximately 100 students, family, faculty, and friends participated in the Nathan Boals Memorial Walk held Sunday, Dec. 2, in Circle Park. The goal of the event, sponsored by the Communication Studies Club and the School of Communication Studies, was to raise funds for a scholarship in Boals' memory. Participants raised more than $3,500 for the scholarship fund and more than 20 local organizations contributed to the walk.

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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA

-- Clark to discuss "becoming an outsider" as part of conference panel
The Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery has accepted the panel "Strangers in Strange Lands: Becoming the Outsider," featuring Naeemah Clark and professors from the University of North Florida and Louisiana State University. Clark will discuss "Crossing the Mason-Dixon Line: Southerners as Outsiders." The conference will be held in March 2008.

-- JEM student earns Dow Jones Editing Internship
Shannon Petrie, a senior Journalism and Electronic Media major, has been named one of Dow Jones' Editing Interns for summer 2008. The program selects only 50 students nationally each year based on a qualifying test, resume, and essay. Petrie will be working for Scripps Networks/HGTV to help launch a new network. This is the school's fifth Dow Jones editor in a row.

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RESEARCH CENTER

-- Date and topic set for first research forum of 2008
The first CCI Brown Bag Research Forum of 2008 will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, in Arena Dining Room C. Dr. Lu Tang, an assistant professor in the School of Communication Studies, will discuss "Interorganizational Knowledge networks: The case of the biotechnology industry."

-- Faculty members submit two grant proposals
Three CCI faculty members have recently submitted new project grant proposals. Peiling Wang, along with Jian Huang of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, submitted a grant proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) to collect, visualize, and analyze real-world data of active learners' learning process of complex software systems. Sally McMillan and Ed Cortez submitted a grant proposal to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to offer a comprehensive approach to recruiting, educating, and developing communication-savvy and culturally-aware library leaders.

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TELL YOUR STUDENTS

-- Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS) debuts in spring 2008
Computational modeling and simulation have become indispensable tools in nearly every field of science and engineering today. But to learn how to use these tools well, students must follow a course of study that cuts across the traditional curriculum in a non-traditional way. UT's new Interdisciplinary Graduate Minor in Computational Science (IGMCS) offers students an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to practice these methods and put them to work in their careers. Thirteen departments are participating in the IGMCS program, including the School of Information Sciences. To learn more about the program, visit the IGMCS Web site.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

-- Graduate Hooding Ceremony, TODAY, 4:30 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena.

-- Fall Commencement, 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, Thompson-Boling Arena.

-- Winter Break, Dec. 24-28, most university offices closed.

-- New Year's Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1, most university offices closed.

-- Spring Semester Classes Begin, Wednesday, Jan. 9.

-- CCI Master's Program Open House, 9:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 18. For more information, visit http://www.cci.utk.edu/msopenhouse.

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EDITOR'S NOTE

The next issue of Inside CCI will be published in January 2008. Thank you to everyone who contributed information to the newsletter this year. Happy holidays!

 

Friday, November 30, 2007

Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students

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COLLEGE NEWS

-- College invites prospective master's program students to open house
Prospective master's program students considering study in advertising, communication studies, journalism and electronic media, or public relations are invited to an open house at the College of Communication and Information on Jan. 18, 2008. The event will include program overviews, lunch with current students and faculty, and a tour of facilities. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the third-floor lobby of the building.

-- Tenopir receives two awards
Carol Tenopir, director of the Center for Information and Communication Studies and director of research for the college, has been awarded the Contributions to Information Science and Technology Award by the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. The award goes each year to information science educators and practitioners recognized as exceptional leaders whose dedication, commitment and vision inspire others, or whose contribution to information science has been significant. Tenopir also recently received the Whittier College Alumni Achievement Award at the college's annual Poet Awards. She earned her bachelor's degree from Whittier.

-- Institute names leading faculty and programs, includes CCI
The Communication Institute for Online Scholarship has compiled its list of Leading Scholars and Leading Research Programs. Several CCI faculty members and schools were included in the listing. 

The Leading Research Programs are listed by topics, and the following are listed:
Advertising and Public Relations - Computer
Communication Studies - Aging
Journalism and Electronic Media - Asia, Economics, Language, Political-Elections, Radio

CCI faculty members are listed as Leading Scholars in the following areas:
Ben Bates - Broadcasting & Media, Economics, Television
Barb Kaye - Computer, Language, Politics & Government, Technologies, Television
Catherine Luther - Print Journalism
Sally McMillan - Computer, Technologies
Michelle Violanti - Educa