College of Communication Arts & Sciences Information & Media Ph.D. Orientation 2017

Location: CAS 182

9:00 a.m. 

Welcome breakfast, meet your cohort and program overview

  • Dr. Manuel Chavez, Program Director
  • Nancy Ashley, Graduate Academic Program Coordinator

9:45 a.m. 

Meet the I&M Executive Committee 

  • Dr. Lucinda Davenport, Director, School of Journalism
  • Dr. Serena Carpenter, School of Journalism
  • Dr. Johannes Bauer, Chairperson, Media and Information
  • Dr. Emilee Rader, Media and Information
  • Dr. Steve Lacy, Interim Chairperson, Advertising + Public Relations
  • Dr. Patricia Huddleston, Advertising + Public Relations

10:00 a.m. 

Web presence essentials

  • Dr. Robby Ratan

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. 

Break

10:45 a.m. 

Gradplan and program forms

  • Nancy Ashley, Graduate Academic Program Coordinator

11:15 - 11:45 a.m.

I&M student overview

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Student & faculty lunch mixer

12:30 p.m. 

  • New student introductions
  • I&M faculty introductions and research interests

1:30 p.m.

  • Meet your advisor - register for Fall 2017 & Spring 2018 classes
  • Questions and comments