Advertising recognizes faculty, graduate students with awards for exceptional teaching, research

May 14, 2024 The Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising has honored several faculty and graduate students with awards for extraordinary teaching, research, service, and mentoring.  The recipients received $500 to be placed in a discretionary account to support their teaching, service, or research, and a certificate.   Named after James Webb Young, a legendary advertising executive and […]

College of Media collaborates with University, community partners to offer local children access to new opportunities in education, technology

April 10, 2024 | Kelly Youngblood The College of Media is collaborating with University of Illinois and community partners to present educational workshops to local children this spring as part of a new public engagement effort. The collaboration between the College of Media and the Center for Social and Behavioral Science focuses on creating hands-on […]

Advertising department collaborates with Amazon Ads to bring industry experience and certifications to students through new courses

May 16, 2022 | Holly Rushakoff   As the first advertising education program in the country, the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising continues to pioneer innovative learning experiences in the classroom.  This academic year, students not only worked on research-based ad campaigns for real brands, but they also learned resources and tools from Amazon […]

Hall wins distinguished Cummings Gold Medal Award from AAF

Steve Hall, a senior lecturer in the Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising, received the 2021 Barton A. Cummings Gold Medal Award with a unanimous vote from the American Advertising Federation.  The award recognizes distinguished individuals for their service to advertising through volunteer work with the AAF, and this is the first time that it […]