July 28, 2026 The 2026 Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together, presented by the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana. The event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will include professional panels, a creative hackathon, networking, food, and more. For […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Giuliana Means is a Class of 2028 journalism major. Why did you decide to major in journalism? During my freshman year of high school, I walked into the 96.1 KJTZ radio station, and that experience set my goal in stone that I wanted to be […]
June 4, 2026 Five College of Media alumni have won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for their contributions to a Chicago Tribune piece on immigration. Angie Leventis Lourgos (BS ’03, journalism), Dan Petrella (BS ’06, journalism; BA ’06, LAS; MS ’10, journalism), Marianne Mather (BS ’96, media studies), Bob McCoppin (BS ’85, journalism), and […]
May 21, 2026 | Kelly Youngblood After transitioning from sports to the tech industry, Anglada now helps others shape their narratives as a senior strategic development manager for video at Adobe. “I made the jump to the tech world and that’s been an incredible career opportunity for me,” she said. “Now I get to meet […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Nathan Murphy is a Class of 2026 media and cinema studies major. What first interested you in the media and cinema studies (MACS) major? Ever since I was young, I’ve loved watching movies, but as I got older, I became more interested in how they […]
Get to know some of our College of Media Students! Rafael Aguirre is a Class of 2028 advertising major. What made you choose advertising as your major? A specific moment that really confirmed my interest happened during my senior year of high school when I visited Revolution, a sports marketing agency. They work on advertisements […]
May 15, 2026 1. What first drew you to filmmaking and production, and how did that evolve into your current role today? Ever since I was a kid, I told people, “I want to make movies,” before I even knew what that meant or how that would even be possible. All I knew is that […]
May 8, 2026 Poulter, a two-time Olympian, along with seven other elite Illini athletes, will be honored at the Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, at State Farm Center. Poulter helped lead the United States to Olympic Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games and Silver at the 2024 Paris Games, while […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Rikkie Gunawan is a class of 2027 journalism major. What excites you most about being a journalism major at the University of Illinois? The most exciting part is how many opportunities there are as a journalism major. Students can get involved in The Daily Illini, […]
Get to know some of our College of Media students! Rawan El-Bawab is a Class of 2026 CS + advertising major. What led you to your decision to major in CS + advertising? In high school, I really enjoyed math and statistics, but I was also very interested in psychology. When I was applying to […]