The 18th biennial Kentucky Conference on Health Communication invites competitive paper and poster abstracts and panel proposals to be submitted for its 2024 conference in Lexington. The theme for the conference is "Innovations in Health Communication." Although this call seeks original contributions in all areas related to health communication, special consideration will be given to those that address issues related to the conference theme.
The best way to describe Ann Evans is as a Renaissance woman — caterer, event planner, fundraiser, marketing guru, business administrator and community outreach specialist. These skills and abilities, along with specialized training in etiquette and protocol at the highest level, have stood her in good stead as the only person to serve as executive director of the Kentucky Governor's Mansion under father and son governors.
The College of Communication and Information’s college-specific CI Career Week, held in October, brought together professionals, employers, alumni and students from various industries to share insights, resources and strategies for career success.
Four University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information faculty members were selected to participate in the inaugural Land-grant Engagement Academy, a two-day program through UK’s Land-Grant Engagement Office focused on building multi-disciplinary partnerships around community-level engagement work.
The 2023 James Madison Award recipient for service to the First Amendment is Michael (“Mike”) Abate, a preeminent First Amendment advocate, defender of government transparency and litigator with Kaplan, Johnson, Abate & Bird in Louisville. The School of Journalism and Media and its Scripps Howard First Amendment Center present the award annually.
Kyu Ho Youm, media law expert, will deliver the State of the First Amendment Address 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. The title of the address is “Beyond the First Amendment in the Global Century: Freedom of Speech as America’s Best Export.”
School of Information Science Assistant Professor Brian Real and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Department of Communication Chair Anthony Limperos were both recently named Beam Institute Faculty Fellows at the James B. Beam Institute of Kentucky Spirits in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Beecher Reuning, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Media participated in multiple film festivals in September 2023. Two productions that Reuning was involved in were nominated for state and international awards.
Join the College of Communication and Information Oct.16-20 for the Fall 2023 CI Career Week full of career and internship-focused events to help connect students with employers, alumni and peers with similar interests.
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