{"id":7526,"date":"2026-05-22T14:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/?p=7526"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:42:13","slug":"celebrating-dr-jeanine-turner-as-she-concludes-her-term-as-cct-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/news-story\/celebrating-dr-jeanine-turner-as-she-concludes-her-term-as-cct-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Dr. Jeanine Turner as She Concludes Her Term as CCT Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/05\/Owen-Turner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/05\/Owen-Turner.jpg 893w, https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/05\/Owen-Turner-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/240\/2026\/05\/Owen-Turner-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Communication, Culture &amp; Technology (CCT) program announces a leadership transition as Director Dr. Jeanine Turner concludes her three-year term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her tenure as Faculty Director from 2023 to 2026, Dr. Turner guided the program through a period of significant change in higher education and technology while maintaining a strong focus on community and student engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting on CCT, Dr. Turner highlighted the enduring strength of the CCT community: \u201cOver the last three decades of CCT, the common denominator and incredible strength of the program has been our engaged and thoughtful students and alumni. They are the heart and soul of CCT. Their curiosity and enthusiasm about embracing uncertainty are at the core of graduate education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her leadership consistently centered on supporting students as they explored their academic and professional interests at the intersection of communication, culture, and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As she concludes her term, Dr. Turner will return to teaching and research. \u201cI am proud to have served the CCT community as Director, and I am excited to continue to contribute,\u201d she shared. The program extends its gratitude for her leadership and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Meg Leta Jones will assume the role of Director, with a full introduction to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Communication, Culture &amp; Technology (CCT) program announces a leadership transition as Director Dr. Jeanine Turner concludes her three-year term.&nbsp; During her tenure as Faculty Director from 2023 to 2026, Dr. Turner guided the program through a period of significant change in higher education and technology while maintaining a strong focus on community and student [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":484,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"gu_featured_image_display":true,"footnotes":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":5,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[26,18,25],"class_list":["post-7526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-story","tag-director","tag-faculty","tag-jeanine-turner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Dr. Jeanine Turner as She Concludes Her Term as CCT Director - Master&#039;s in Communication, Culture &amp; 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