School of Communication Studies

Student Spotlight – Maura Lamb

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Maura Lamb was born and raised in Knoxville,TN.

She attended Milligan College in Johnson City,TN her freshman year, then transferred to UT Sophomore year. She worked at Chick-fil-A for 7 years (started at the age of 14) where she was a supervisor and marketing team member. “What I love about UT is that it is home to me, so close to my best friends growing up, and there are so many networking opportunities. The professors in CMST are always supportive. Coming to UT as a sophomore, I wasn’t sure what career i wanted to pursue. Once I found that i … Read more... “Student Spotlight – Maura Lamb”

Student Spotlight – Kaitlyn Morehead

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Kaitlyn Morehead is a senior Communication Studies Major with a minor in American Sign Language. As a first generation college student, Kaitlyn was determined and motivated to make every moment in college count. She describes her time at the University of Tennessee as “the greatest, yet most challenging”, years of her life.

“UT has taught me to challenge myself in ways I could have never imagined from picking a major that I love, to branching out and joining organizations, I have pushed myself to find different things I enjoy.”
Kaitlyn is currently a member of Student Organization for Deaf Awareness … Read more... “Student Spotlight – Kaitlyn Morehead”

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”