Jim Schlueter, generous donor and retired Boeing communicator, receives 2023 College of Media Distinguished Alumni Award

May 18, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood When it comes to career accomplishments, Jim Schlueter (BS ’80, journalism) could name a few, but none are quite as important to him as his ability to build up others.  It’s an honorable trait Schlueter has carried with him throughout his life—as an undergraduate student at Illinois, during his […]

Hollywood executive and alumna Emma Miller honored with 2023 College of Media Emerging Leader Award

May 18, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood When Emma Miller (BS ’08, media studies) graduated from the University of Illinois she wasn’t sure where her degree would take her.  Now, 15 years later as a Hollywood executive taking on a new leadership role at Netflix, Miller can say she’s exactly where she wants to be.  After […]

Journalism students win NATAS Mid-America Student Production Awards

May 9, 2023 Several journalism students in the UI7 Newsroom team were recognized as winners of the 2023 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Mid-America Student Production Awards.  Winners include journalism graduate student Manu Ferreira for “Succeeding in a New World” in the Non-Fiction – Long Form category; journalism and political science dual-degree undergraduate student J. […]

Students place 2nd in AAF’s district-wide National Student Advertising Competition

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 […]

2022-2023 student award and scholarship recipients

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 […]

Advertising faculty and graduate students recognized at 2023 AAA conference

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 […]

Inaugural MACS Student Showcase to celebrate student media production projects

April 11, 2023 | Kelly Youngblood Update 5/10/2023: The MACS Student Showcase program is now available to watch online: The Department of Media & Cinema Studies presents the inaugural MACS Student Showcase, featuring faculty-curated work created by students in MACS classes throughout the academic year.  The event, which celebrates student media production, will be held on […]

Media faculty and TAs make list of teachers ranked as excellent

Congratulations to all of the College of Media faculty and teaching assistants who were ranked as excellent by their students! This list is based on Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) questionnaire forms completed by students during the Fall 2022 semester. Only those instructors who distributed ICES forms at least once during this time period and who […]

2022 College of Media Teaching Award recipients announced

January 20, 2023 Each academic year, the College of Media seeks nominations for a teaching award that honors faculty who display a strong commitment to the undergraduate teaching mission. This year, Josh Heuman and Yiran Gao have been recognized as recipients of the 2022 College of Media Teaching Awards.  Heuman, a teaching assistant professor in […]

AAF selects seven students for diversity, equity, and inclusion program

January 19, 2023 Seven seniors in the University of Illinois chapter of the American Advertising Federation were named to the American Advertising Federation’s Most Promising Multicultural Students Class of 2023—an honor given to only 50 students each year throughout the United States. Honorees include advertising majors Julie Garcia, Asia Griffin, Carmen Larios, Kassandra Leyva, Blake Morrow, and […]

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