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 […]
The Institute of Communications Research is excited to announce our newest cohort! Please learn more about their research interests in their profiles below and join us in welcoming them to the University of Illinois College of Media community this fall. Tingyu Chen received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and her master’s degree in communication at […]
Thomas Benjamin Littlewood, who served as head of the Department of Journalism from 1977 to 1987 and retired as professor emeritus in 1996, died on June 6. He was 92 years old. “He was a powerful leader for our department in the 1980s,” recalled Professor Brian Johnson. Littlewood had a high-profile career as a journalist at the Chicago Sun-Times from […]
Update 8/26/2021: Ebertfest rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns Update 8/18/2021: Ebertfest announces first films and guests, COVID-19 protocols Passes for the 22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” are now on sale. Festival passes cover all of the screenings during the festival, which runs September 8-11 at the Virginia Theatre, a restored downtown Champaign movie palace, with […]
A new campus-funded initiative on strategic communication and emerging technology will connect advertising students, faculty, and brands, putting research into practice. The Hub for Brand Innovation and Advertising Technology is a partnership between the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, the Siebel Center for Design, and Technology Services at Illinois. Their proposal was selected to […]