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A monthly eNewsletter for CI alumni and friends
AUGUST 2022
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Innovative New Studio Space Will Take Media Education, Research to Next Level at UK
A state-of-the-art studio, production center and learning/research lab will be located in Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. CI, in partnership with UK Athletics and JMI Sports, will begin using the space in 2024. Read the full story here.
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Meet our latest alum in the spotlight- Rebecca Hanchett. Rebecca is a 1991 journalism graduate who worked as an assistant public information officer with the Legislative Research Commission in Frankfort for 20 years. She currently works as a freelance writer for Catena Media and writes about national business and legislative news. To read more about Rebecca's time in the journalism field, click here.
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Jeremy Jones (COM, 2011) uses his CI degree, and his love of sports, to help fight cancer at The V Foundation for Cancer Research. Read the full story here.
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Jill Grunenwald (LIS, 2008) is a full-time librarian, best-selling author and podcast co-host. Read her story here.
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George Cranwell (ISC, 2021) turned an in-class presentation into an internship and then a full-time position with acclaimed rock band Chicago. Read the full story here.
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Congratulations to ISC students on the National Student Advertising Competition team, who placed fourth in the nation, UK’s highest ever finish. The team also brought home the AdMall by SalesFuel Best Research Award, given to the national finalist team deemed to have demonstrated the best marketing research in their presentation and plans book, for the second year in a row. Read the full story here.
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Our student journalists, photojournalists, designers and content creators made their way back to the office in-person and won some serious awards along the way. Click here to read about their award-winning year.
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Congratulations to the 546 CI undergraduate students who earned a 3.6 GPA or higher and a spot on the Spring 2022 CI Dean’s List.
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Congratulations to ISC students Addison Cave (first) and Emme Schumacher (third) whose designs will be featured at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Washington, D.C.
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While working to finish her LIS degree in May, Carly Jessup brought a Little Free Library to the University of Kentucky’s campus as way to provide students and families in UK Graduate and Family Housing with 24/7 access to books. Read the full story here.
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Integrated Strategic Communication Professor Bobi Ivanov was named a 2022 University Research Scholar, which recognizes excellence across the full spectrum of research, scholarship and creative endeavors at UK. Read the full story here.
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CI academic advisor Jordan Hoehler (shown right) was named UK’s 2022 Ken Freedman Outstanding Advisor by the UK Advising Network. Read the full story here.
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