SLIS Professor Wins Gold Award for Poetry
SLIS professor Jeff Weddle has won the FAPA 2024 Gold President’s Book Award for Poetry for his book, Driving the Lost Highway.
Tag Awards/Recognition
C&IS honors faculty and staff at awards luncheon
The 2024 C&IS Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon occurred Monday, May 6, at the Hotel Capstone. This yearly event honors members of the C&IS community who go above and beyond in their work within the college, as well as those promoted into the next phase of their tenure or contract. The people who were honored…
Journalism Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Public Service
Chris Roberts, Ph.D., won the Dorothy Bowles Award for Outstanding Public Service from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The award honors his work with the AEJMC election committee and the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) ethics committee. He is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media…
Alabama Forensics Council wins ten National Championships
The AFC has won ten championships in recent tournaments, including sweepstakes champion at the National Online Forensics Championship tournament.
C&IS Alumni Recognized for Professional and Service Achievements
On April 5, C&IS held its Honors Day ceremony and presented awards to nine college alumni.
Communication Studies professor nominated for research award, attends SXSW
This March, assistant professor Heather Ashley Hayes, Ph.D., presented at South by Southwest EDU. She will also receive the John I. Sisco Excellence in Teaching Award from SSCA on April 6.
Ads of the World features Minerva students’ work
Ads of the World is showcasing nine advertising campaigns from UA students in Minerva.
APR wins national acclaim from NABJ and RTDNA
Alabama Public Radio (APR) has won national recognition for its radio and web news series, “No Stone Unturned: Preserving Slave Cemeteries in Alabama."
Hayes Awarded Donald H. Ecroyd Award
The National Communication Association (NCA) has awarded Dr. Heather Hayes the Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teacher in Higher Education for the 2023-2024 year.
SLIS professor named finalist in first-ever BRAVA Awards
Assistant professor Sarah Bryant in the SLIS was named a finalist for the inaugural BRAVA Awards.