Conferences and Events

Faculty and students in the College of Information and Communications actively pursue a wide array of initiatives that drive forward both research and creative scholarship. A cornerstone of this scholarly environment is the hosting of multiple conferences and symposia year. These events attract national and international participants that highlight cutting-edge research and showcase the creative work of faculty and students alike. 

Symposiums and Conferences

CIC Research & Creative Scholarship Symposium

The CIC Research & Creative Scholarship Symposium is an internal forum for CIC faculty and doctoral students to learn each other’s research and creative scholarship.

Global Strategic Communication Consortium

Identifying trends and shaping the future of research/strategy in the field is the goal of the Global Strategic Communication Consortium. 

Media & Civil Rights History Symposium

This biennial event welcomes scholars from various disciplines and approaches that address the vital relationships between civil rights and public communication from local/national/transnational contexts, perspectives and periods. 

Farrar Award in Media & Civil Rights History

The Ronald T. and Gayla D. Farrar Award in Media & Civil Rights History, given biennially, recognizes the best journal article or chapter in an edited collection on the historical relationship between the media and civil rights published during the previous two years.