School of Communication Studies

23rd Annual EUReCA

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The University of Tennessee’s 23rd Annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) was held April 15-18, 2019 at Hodges Library. Eight students from the School of Communication Studies represented the College of Communication and Information. Congratulations to the following students:

Dara Carney-Nedelman, 1st place award winner, CMST project entitled “AUIGTROSAI (Acronym Usage in Groups: The Relationship of Socialization and Identification)” faculty mentor-Emily Paskewitz

Emily Caylor, 2nd place award winner, CMST project entitled “Family Communication Patterns and Advice Response Theory: How Emerging Adults View Parental Advice on Money” faculty mentor-Courtney Wright

Max Davenport, CMST project entitled “Inter-professional … Read more... “23rd Annual EUReCA”

Charles J McClung Public Speaking Contest

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The largest speech contest was held last night Monday, April 15, 2019, in the Alumni Memorial building, Cox auditorium. Hundreds of students and staff showed for this event. The Spring 2019 contest winners were:

First Place-Jordan Henger

Second Place-Jackson Long

Third Place-Jake Lester

Fourth Place-Gen Kim

Fifth Place-Seth Jackson Davis

Congratulations to all!

The judges were: John Haas, Director/Assoc. Professor, Jenny Crowley, Assistant Professor, and Michelle Violanti, Associate Professor

A Special Thank you to the Emcee: Kylie Julius, CMST Graduate student.

Alex Yost

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Alex Yost is a Senior at the University of Tennessee majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Entrepreneurship. Alex is from Nashville, Tennessee. Alex began his journey as a Communication Studies major his sophomore year and has been an active student within the College of Communications, as well as a leader in other areas of campus life. Read More

He has served for the past two years with ACE,  held positions with the Interfraternity Council and Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and has been a member of the Student Body Government during his time at UT. He is currently the President of … Read more... “Alex Yost”

Ms. Purple

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Ms. May Lee and DJ Woo

During spring break, Dr. DaJung Woo took a trip to Silicon Valley, CA to visit some tech organizations and learn about their cultures. She met with employees of Apple, scientists at SLAC-Stanford National Laboratory, and her former research collaborator in the urban planning field.  Among those whom she enjoyed meeting was Ms. May Lee (aka “Ms. Purple”), who is a graduate of UTK (Computer Science major, ’88) and currently works as the Marketing Communication Manager at HP. 

 Ms. Purple has served as the UTK Alumni Association’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter President for many years and also on UT’s Board … Read more... “Ms. Purple”

Alumni Spotlight – Brad Vinson

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Brad VinsonBrad Vinson completed his undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee, majoring in communication. He went on to attend law school at South Texas College of Law Houston, where he met his law partner, Jarrod Smith. While in law school, Brad co-founded the South Texas Criminal Law Society, working to help educate fellow South Texas students on important issues in the field of criminal law, such as mass incarceration, media influence on high profile criminal cases, and the death penalty. As a South Texas professor’s personal research assistant, Brad spent considerable time researching and writing about issues in criminal law, … Read more... “Alumni Spotlight – Brad Vinson”

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Joan R. Rentsch

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Dr. Joan R. Rentsch earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Psychology with a specialty in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Maryland and her B.S. in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She is a Professor of Communication Studies at The University of Tennessee where she has served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Management. Dr. Rentsch’s expertise is in the psychological processes of organizations, teams, cognition, communication, and mindfulness.

Dr. Rentsch finds that mindfulness enhances her personal and professional life, and she sees its potential to enhance communication and teamwork. Before teaching mindfulness to college students, … Read more... “Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Joan R. Rentsch”

Alumni Spotlight

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News the death penalty. As a South Texas professor’s personal research assistant, Brad spent considerable time researching and writing about issues in criminal law, criminal procedure, and military justice.
Brad was a fierce mock trial competitor. He and his law partner, Jarrod Smith, finished first place in the annual Garland Walker Mock Trial competition. He then went on to compete in a variety of mock trial events and traveled to New York to compete in a national tournament as a varsity advocate in South Texas College of Law Houston’s nationally ranked mock trial team. Brad was named Summer Trial Academy … Read more... “Alumni Spotlight”