Dani Jackson-Smith (BS ’06, advertising), founder of the Cre8tors, a creative management agency rooted in culture and social impact, participated in a panel discussion, “REAL TALK: Pushing Creativity Outside Your Lane,” at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity held on June 23 in Nice, France. The annual festival is home to the world’s most prestigious advertising awards. Jackson-Smith, a member […]
June 5, 2023 Update 4/26/2024: Congratulations to the students who created Roomiversity for winning a combined total of $750 in the Cozad New Venture Challenge campuswide competition in Spring 2024! Four students in the Spring 2023 ADV 409: Media Entrepreneurship course have won 2023 American Digital Design Awards presented by Graphic Design USA magazine. Congratulations to Caroline […]
June 2, 2023 Jen Li, a senior in computer science + advertising, discussed the work she did as a Mark L. Brandt Public Engagement Fellow for the “Mis/Disinformation in Asian American Communities Research Project” led by Rachel Kuo, assistant professor of media and cinema studies. As part of the project, Li reviewed the process of conducting oral history […]
June 2, 2023 In Spring 2023, students in ADV 498: The Sandage Project worked on an advertising campaign for the nonprofit organization C-U at Home, which helps people who are experiencing homelessness by providing a safe environment and vital resources. Ayah Aldadah, a senior in advertising and a media planner on the team, described their campaign […]
College of Media alum Kevin Finke (BS ’92, advertising) was the keynote speaker on May 7 at the Senior 100 Honorary ceremony, which recognizes graduating seniors who exhibit academic success as well as a commitment to campus involvement and community service. Media students who received the Senior 100 Honorary this year were Zoe Lewis Nielsen […]
May 5, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood A group of Illinois advertising and computer science + advertising students earned second place in the district level at the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition held April 27-28 in South Bend, Indiana. After extensive marketing research, the Illinois NSAC team of students—which includes researchers, strategists, creatives, media […]
May 5, 2023 Updated May 31, 2023 Congratulations to these College of Media students who received campus and college awards and honors, and scholarships and fellowships that were made possible thanks to our donors. HONORS Bronze Tablet Inscription on the Bronze Tablets in the Main Library recognizes students ranking in the top three percent of their graduating […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! William Hohe, Class of 2025, is pursuing a dual degree in advertising and photography. What made you want to major in advertising? What’s your favorite thing about the major? I chose to major in advertising as a way to complement my studies in photography (BFA). As […]
April 27, 2023 Students from the College of Media are participating in the 16th annual University of Illinois Undergraduate Research Symposium, held Thursday, April 27, in the Illini Union. The symposium features presentations, posters, and performances from students across campus. (View the program.) Pictured above is “Yellow Hollywood” by Alex Gallegos, a sophomore in media and cinema studies, who was […]
April 24, 2023 The American Academy of Advertising held its annual conference March 23-26 in Denver, Colorado, where five faculty from the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising and graduate students in advertising and from the Institute of Communications Research presented papers, led panel discussions, and won awards. Sela Sar, professor of advertising and director […]