Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations

"It's a-me, Mario!" Yesterday, our Public Relations Writing Class (PBRL 320), taught by Assistant Professor of Practice, Joseph Stabb, Ph.D., TE, APR, ACUE, played the original Super Mario Bros to practice their feature article writing. The assignment was to write a feature story about Mario's adventures. Proof that class CAN be all fun and games! University of Tennessee, Knoxville UT College of Communication & Information

Yesterday, CCI leadership and UT's Center for Global Engagement hosted Chinese Embassy Minister Counsellor Shen Xuesong and Second Secretary of the Education Section Jiang Hongmin to discuss the 2 2 degree program with Liaoning University. We are proud to host one of the first programs of this kind at University of Tennessee, Knoxville and look forward to the opportunities it will create for our students.

Aubrey Steinberg was living out her “Emily in Paris” dreams over the summer, only she was across the pond in London.    During her internship, Aubrey, a senior at the Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations, had the opportunity to work with major brands like Monster Jam, Betty Crocker, and the popular Netflix show “Emily in Paris” and she even received course credit for her work. Check out the story below: tiny.utk.edu/wD6nA UT College of Communication & Information University of Tennessee, Knoxville

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: We're heading back to NYC!! Save the dates. More details to come! UT College of Communication & Information University of Tennessee, Knoxville UT Purpose Project

Jie Chen, a UT College of Communication & Information doctoral candidate with a concentration in advertising, gained valuable insights while shadowing Tombras Agency employees during the Advertising and Public Relations Fellowship for Future Educators this summer. She said the experience changed her perspective on her research and the advertising world. #TombrasAgencyFellowship tiny.utk.edu/Mbq9K University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Faculty and students from the Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations and the UT School of Journalism & Media made a strong showing at this year’s Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference. The highlight was both schools being given the AEJMC 2024 Equity and Diversity Award, which recognizes our commitment to promoting equity and diversity in journalism and mass communication. Read more about our time at the AEJMC Conference in Philadelphia earlier this month. http://tiny.utk.edu/t6Phg University of Tennessee, Knoxville UT College of Communication & Information

Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations senior Katherine Martinson spent her summer interning at Regal, one of the largest theatre circuits in the United States. Their headquarters are located near the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Take a look at the amazing opportunities Martinson had the chance to experience this summer! tiny.utk.edu/49LIR UT College of Communication & Information

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Last night, UT College of Communication & Information leadership and faculty from UT School of Journalism & Media and Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations received the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 2024 Equity and Diversity Award at the AEJMC conference in Philadelphia. This prestigious award, one of the highest honors in diversity and inclusion, recognizes academic programs in journalism and mass communication that are working toward, and have achieved measurable success in increasing equity and diversity. We are proud to share this prestigious honor with UT School of Journalism and Media! Thank you UT College of Communication & Information for your continued commitment and support of our schools' efforts to increase equity and diversity in the journalism and mass communication field. #AEJMC24

A special shout out to Tombras School of Advertising & Public Relations Assistant Professor Jeannette Iannacone on being honored with the James E. Grunig and Larissa A. Grunig Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award at the 2024 International Communication Association Conference this summer in Australia. The annual conference in the communication field attracts thousands of academics and scholars from around the world each year. It is a great opportunity for graduate students to network, meet with other scholars in their academic area, and potentially form collaborations. Several faculty members from The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, the UT School of Journalism & Media, and the UT College of Communication & Information doctoral students presented their research. We are proud of all our faculty and graduate students working to elevate CCI and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. tiny.utk.edu/gHcL8