Congratulations to our students in the Institute of Communications Research for all of their hard work in the 2020-2021 academic year. They have written articles for publication, edited a journal, presented research at conferences, and received numerous awards, grants, and honors. Below is a roundup of their accomplishments. PUBLICATIONS Craft, S., & Kristensen, M. (2020). […]
In the third installment of Illinois Public Media’s American Portrait | Central Illinois, a College of Media student shares her journey while living alone on campus, decidedly making the best of the circumstances she was thrust into because of the pandemic. “Shavonne’s Year”—which will be released across Illinois Public Media’s social media channels on Sundays at […]
Carrie Wilson-Brown returned to campus this fall as a lecturer in the Department of Media & Cinema Studies and the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising. She previously attended the College of Media’s Institute of Communications Research as a graduate candidate in 1993 through 1999. This semester, she is teaching new courses in Public Relations and Entertainment […]
A first-base, utility slow-pitch softball player and a die-hard Celtics fan, Stephen Warren is a newly appointed lecturer focused on sports media in the Department of Journalism and Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising. This fall, he is teaching Classics of Sports Journalism, Crisis Communications, and Sports Public Relations. “What drew me to the University […]
This year, the College of Media will explore a social justice theme to build community and connections for students, faculty, and staff. The idea for an annual, opt-in theme emerged during the College of Media strategic planning process, and selection of an inaugural theme was voted on by faculty and staff last spring. Angela Aguayo, […]
Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert, announced today that its 22nd annual event has been rescheduled as a result of a spike in variants of the COVID-19 virus in Illinois. The festival, also known as “Ebertfest,” has been rescheduled for April 20-23, 2022, at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign. “It is […]
The Murray Kalis Award for Creativity in Advertising, established in 2020 by College of Media alumnus Murray Kalis, is given to a few select advertising students who demonstrate exceptional creative work in the classroom. The criteria for these awards includes: smart positioning, outstanding creative concept, strong execution, and a “wow” factor. The inaugural winners are: The students created […]
Journalism students in JOUR 215: Multimedia Reporting spent the Fall 2019 semester covering the Punkin Chunkin world championships, through print, audio, and video stories. They were selected to present their work at the 2020 University of Illinois Undergraduate Research Symposium. Below is an excerpt from the students’ application, as well as some of the videos and audio […]
The U.S. Supreme Court case Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. was framed as a major test of the social media free-speech rights of K-12 public school students and the regulation of cyberbullies. However, nobody really knows the decision’s true ramifications yet: The student in the case won the battle, but the public school […]
Brittany Duff, an associate professor in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, was selected to become the inaugural Charles H. Sandage Scholar in Advertising Research. The Charles H. Sandage Scholar in Advertising Research was established in 2021 through generous gifts to the advertising department to honor outstanding associate professors who are accomplished scholars in […]