Stories Tagged ‘College of Communication & Information Sciences’ 
Time Warner Executive to Address UA Students
Ellen East, executive vice president and chief communications officer for Time Warner Cable, will deliver the 15th Koten Distinguished Lecture in Public Relations Feb. 9.
UA Journalism Names Mobile Native as Cason Award Winner
Frye Gaillard, author and former news reporter and columnist, has been selected for The University of Alabama journalism department's nonfiction writing award.
High School Students Honored as Winners in UA’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Essay Contest
School winners in The University of Alabama’s 11th annual “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay Contest for high school students were recognized with a luncheon and awards ceremony Friday, Jan.27.
UA PR Students to Kickoff Childhood Obesity-Awareness Campaign
University of Alabama advertising and public relations students will implement the "It's Your Move!" campaign at the Tuscaloosa YMCA to empower children to make better choices after school for a healthier lifestyle.
UA Researchers to Use Video in Aiding Early Autism Diagnoses
A team of University of Alabama researchers was awarded funding to build a video-based decision-support system aimed at improving diagnosis time for rural Alabama children showing signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
UA Advertising, PR Students Raise $4,000 for Literacy
Literacy Is The Edge raised more than $4,000 for the Literacy Council of West Alabama in its 2011 campaign.
For Fourth Consecutive Year, UA’s PR Program Finalist for Education Program of Year
The University of Alabama's public relations program is one of five finalists for PR Education Program of the Year, according to national awards compiled by and published in PRWeek magazine.
UA School of Library and Information Studies Awards Books to Black Belt Schools
The University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies will award more than $7,000 in free books this month to elementary-, middle- and high-school libraries in the Black Belt region of Alabama.
UA Winter Commencement Ceremonies Scheduled for Dec. 17
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17 in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. Two University-wide commencement ceremonies will be held this year, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., to award degrees.
UA Student Films on International Justice to Debut at Screening
The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the department of telecommunication and film at The University of Alabama will host the third annual International Documenting Justice film screening on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre.
Students at UA Raise Funds for Secret Meals Program
Advertising and public relations students in a service-learning class at The University of Alabama have raised some $5,585 for Secret Meals For Hungry Children, an Alabama Credit Union program that benefits needy area children.
UA Students Partner with Secret Meals for Hungry Children to Host Fundraisers
University of Alabama students are partnering with the Alabama Credit Union to raise awareness and funds for Secret Meals For Hungry Children through Nov. 8.
UA Literacy Advocacy Group’s Campaign Kicks Off Monday
Literacy is the Edge, a student-advocacy group dedicated to ending functional illiteracy in West Alabama, will launch its 2011 campaign to raise funds and produce communication materials for the Literacy Council of West Alabama on Monday, Nov. 7
UA’s Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations Recognizes PR Mentors
The second "Milestones in Mentoring" Awards Banquet raised nearly $50,000 for public relations education programs.
UA Communication Studies Department to Host Annual Speak Off
An annual contest on Nov. 9 seeks to find the best public speaker in an introductory University of Alabama course.
UA’s C&IS Announces 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
The University of Alabama's College of Communication and Information Sciences' Communication Hall of Fame welcomed four new inductees Oct. 27.
UA Student Organizations to Host Meteorologist Documentary Screening, Panel
The Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association, along with the Capstone Association of Black Journalists, will host a screening of "Meteorologists in the Storm" tonight at 6:30.
UA’s APR Department to Host ‘Curiously Strong’ Speaker
Steffan Postaer, best known for his creative work on the "Curiously Strong Mints" campaign for Altoids, is the keynote speaker at Advertising Day 2011, an Oct. 13 event hosted by The University of Alabama's advertising and public relations department.
C&IS, Women’s Resource Center to Host Screening, Discussion of CNN Documentary at UA
The College of Communication and Information Sciences' Diversity Forum and the UA Women's Resource Center will sponsor the screening of "Latino in America 2: In Her Corner," as part of the University's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Documentary by UA Students Wins at Sidewalk Festival
“The Chief,” a documentary two University of Alabama students created through UA’s Documenting Justice course, won Best Alabama Film at the 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival.
UA Book Arts Instructor Wins Award
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts presented Sarah Bryant, a book arts instructor in The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies, with the MCBA Prize, the first honor to recognize book art from across the field and around the world.
UA Advertising and Public Relations Professor Honored for Red Cross Service
Dr. J. Suzanne Horsley, assistant professor of advertising and public relations at The University of Alabama, has been recognized by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for volunteer work with the American Red Cross after the April 27 tornado.
APR’s News Director to Participate in National Webinar Panel
Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio, a University of Alabama unit, will soon put his knowledge of the NASA program on display as a panel member for a webinar hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
UA TCF Class Project Selected to Screen at New York Television Festival
A class project produced by a group of University of Alabama telecommunication and film students has been picked to screen at the New York Television Festival's Independent Pilot Competition.
UA Plank Center Adds Members, Re-Elects Leaders
The board of advisers for The University of Alabama's Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations has elected a vice-chair, re-elected five members and added three new advisers.