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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