Month: February 2015

To end a day filled with speakers, frank invited the Gainesville community to join it and its attendees for night of food, fun and live music. On Thursday evening, more than 3,000 people gathered in Bo Diddley Downtown Community Plaza for a street fair to hear music from opening act Flat Land and headline performer […]

Earlier this afternoon, about 300 attendees gathered into the main stage of the Hippodrome. The room glowed in frank-colored lights, as Pristine Stringz, a local musical duo, The Savants of Souls, a local band, and two dancers clad in leotards soon filled the stage for a whimsical performance for the official opening ceremony of frank […]

Digital sites continue to be the primary source of news for young adults, but users of online-only news sites don’t feel as informed as those using sites affiliated with traditional media. More than half of young adults who prefer traditional news sites said they were “very informed,” a rating chosen by only four out of […]

Basking in a radiant orchid glow with soulful jams wafting through the wood structure of Gainesville’s recently restored train depot, the second annual frank gathering kicked off earlier tonight at the welcome rally. frank is more than a conference. It is a gathering of a community of public interest communicators dedicated to using strategic communications […]

Under streamers of colored flags, a crowd of faculty, staff, alumni, students and guests gathered Tuesday morning to attend the official dedication ceremony of The Agency. After months of preparation, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is proud to announce the opening of its newly created full-service strategic communication agency. “The Agency […]

New Agency is Led by Professionals, Staffed by Students and Inspired by Faculty GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2015) – The Florida Department of Citrus and Mexican theme park Experiencias Xcaret have signed on as initial clients for The Agency, a new integrated communication firm focused on the millennial sector. The Agency, which was officially dedicated […]

Time on February 17, 2015 published “The Key to Making Your Kid a Star Athlete: Back Off,” an interview with bestselling-author David Epstein (The Sports Gene) by Associate Professor and Interim Journalism Chair Ted Spiker. Spiker interviewed Epstein during the latter’s January visit as UF Science Journalist in Residence.

Master Lecturer Mike Foley will interview actor, writer and director James Franco as a part of the ACCENT Speakers Bureau at the University of Florida on Feb. 25. “I’m flattered to be asked once again by ACCENT to do this,” said Foley. “I look forward to meeting James Franco. I’ve always admired his work.” When […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications will add two new faculty members in August to continue strengthening its degrees and programs in Advertising and Public Relations. Rita Men, APR, a specialist on employee engagement and leadership communication, will join the College as an Assistant Professor of Public Relations, and new media and […]

Ten University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni are being recognized this weekend as one of the Gator100, the top 100 Gator-owned or Gator-led businesses around the world. The University of Florida and The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation are introducing this inaugural group of UF alumni entrepreneurs during a weekend of events. […]

Four outstanding alumni from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications have been named to the College’s 2014-15 Alumni of Distinction class, Dean Diane McFarlin announced today. Cynthia Barnett, JM 1989, MA 2003; Fabiola Santiago, JM 1983; Ann M. Smith, PR 1982, MAJC 1985; and Joe Zubizarreta, ADV 1982 join 128 of their […]

Journalism professor and interim chair Ted Spiker talks about his new book, Down Size: Twelve Truths for Turning Pants-Splitting Frustration into Pants-Fitting Success, at UF’s Smathers Library on Feb. 3, 2015 as part of the library’s Campus Conversations speaker series. In addition to heading the department’s magazine sequence and teaching courses on magazine and feature […]