CCIM Digest

News and stories from the College of Communication, Information, and Media

Category: Insights

  • Good News October
    October 29, 2021 by

    Happy October everyone and welcome back to our “Good News” outlet. We’ve missed you.   CCIM Units CCIM women’s table raised over $2,000 at “Just Desserts” (Boys and Girls Club Fundraiser). On October 4th, we announced a series of key changes, including: The Department of Journalism is renamed the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. […]

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  • Meet Our Faculty: Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins
    December 15, 2020 by

    Meet Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins, Associate Professor in our Telecommunications department. In this blog post, Dr. Maria — as her students call her — takes a walk down memory lane and pens an inspiring essay on the journey that led her to become the teacher that she is today. *** Aphorisms, mantras and a few good […]

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  • Adam Weber Headshot

    Five Things Students Can Do Right Now to Lead a Fulfilling Professional Life
    September 27, 2020 by

    On Saturday, September 26, CCIM held its first virtual Dean’s List Ceremony. Over 340 participants—faculty members, Dean’s List students and their family and friends—joined the virtual celebration hosted by Dean Paaige Turner. ’09 Communication Studies alumnus and Emplify‘s Chief People Officer Adam Weber also tuned in and delivered an inspiring keynote speech. Watch Adam’s full […]

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  • Karen Mangia and her book

    How to Succeed from Anywhere
    August 13, 2020 by

    For me, success always looked like something external. Something “out there”, reserved for someone else. Maybe it was getting all A’s, money, or job title, or perhaps what looked like the “perfect life” (whatever that is, I’m still not sure). But it was always something just out of reach, and always on a timeline. Or […]

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  • Pride Flag

    Top 10 Ways You Can Become a Better LGBTQ Ally
    June 24, 2020 by

    This year LGBTQ Pride Month marks 50 years since the first Pride march and celebration took place. In June 1969, the Stonewall Riots at that eponymous establishment in New York City catalyzed what became the modern gay (later LGBTQ) rights movement. Make no mistake – they were indeed riots. In reality, there is no sugarcoating […]

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  • The 6 Steps to Publishing Using the Alumni Networking Approach
    May 22, 2020 by

    Information and Communication Sciences Professors Steve Jones and Frank Groom recently published their twelfth book together — an edited text on artificial intelligence and machine learning. However this book, like three other books prior to that one, comes with a twist; the authors of the chapters are alumni from the Center for Information and Communication […]

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  • 10 Podcasts to Take Your Mind Off the Daily Grind
    April 30, 2020 by

    CCIM podcast enthusiasts share their favorite shows, and the reasons why you should start listening to them, too. This month, we curated podcasts that will help take your mind off the daily grind, and the news cycle. The introduction below was written by Stan Sollars, Telecommunications faculty and IPR host. ___________________________________________ Decades ago, podcasts were […]

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