February 27, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood University of Illinois alumna Karen Lucas Petitte pursued a career in journalism at a time when barriers were common for women, and opportunities were few. But that didn’t stop the visionary trailblazer from building an illustrious career as an award-winning journalist—and helping to advance gender equality in journalism along […]
February 9, 2023 | Lois Yoksoulian, University of Illinois News Bureau Since its inception, the Internet has been viewed by technology experts and scholars as a way to access information at a global scale without having to overcome hurdles posed by language and geography. However, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that how […]
Get to know some of our College of Media faculty. Jason P. Chambers is the associate dean for access and engagement and professor of advertising. How long have you been a professor at the College of Media? What sparked your interest in teaching advertising?I’ve been at the College of Media since August 2001. I started working […]
Get to know some of our College of Media faculty. Marisa Peacock has been an advertising lecturer since Fall 2019. What is the best part about advertising?Two things. The first one is simple: Every industry needs advertising—it’s always going to exist. Secondly, advertising is constantly changing and creating. I specialize in social media, which didn’t […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Isabel Mercado is a Class of 2025 advertising major. How did you know you wanted to major in advertising? I attended a visual and performing arts high school that allowed me to pursue my academics but dancing as well. I had an advertising assignment in high […]
February 1, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood JR Reed considers himself a lifelong learner who enjoys meeting new people and exploring new places—just a few of the many qualities that will serve him well in his new role as assistant director of advancement at the College of Media. Reed, who officially began in January, is bringing […]
January 20, 2023 Each academic year, the College of Media seeks nominations for a teaching award that honors faculty who display a strong commitment to the undergraduate teaching mission. This year, Josh Heuman and Yiran Gao have been recognized as recipients of the 2022 College of Media Teaching Awards. Heuman, a teaching assistant professor in […]
January 19, 2023 Seven seniors in the University of Illinois chapter of the American Advertising Federation were named to the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Multicultural Students Class of 2023—an honor given to only 50 students each year throughout the United States. Honorees include advertising majors Julie Garcia, Asia Griffin, Carmen Larios, Kassandra Leyva, Blake Morrow, and […]
Award-winning alumna Demetria Kalodimos (MS ’83, journalism) has released a nine-part true crime podcast about a 1975 cold case murder. Carol’s Last Christmas examines the murder of Carol Rofstad at Illinois State University in 1975. The podcast, which was produced by Kalodimos’ company, Genuine Human Productions, is the culmination of a two-year investigation with Alexandra Daskalopoulos, […]
January 10, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood Since Mike Wychocki (BS ’83, advertising) graduated from the University of Illinois College of Media nearly 40 years ago, he has helped build and sell two advertising/marketing agencies, traveled around the world, and become Chief Marketing Officer of a global container-shipping transportation company. In all that time, Wychocki has […]