Month: December 2021

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Katherine England, B.S. Advertising 2014, M.A.M.C. (Global Strategic Communication) 2019 1. Tell us about your current job. I’m an Associate Director of Affiliate Marketing at Reprise, part of IPG Mediabrands. In this role, I support my clients’ strategic […]

By Nora O’Neill, B.S. Journalism 2023 Nicholas Suriel never planned on attending the University of Florida, and he never planned on studying public relations. But he has fully embraced his academic career with a long list of in-class and extracurricular activities, with the ultimate goal of making a difference in people’s lives. Growing up in […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Jenny Weigle, B.S. Public Relations 2003 1. Tell us about your current job. I started my own consulting practice (Jenny.Community, LLC) which helps businesses create digital communities for their customers. You heard that correctly…there IS a field […]

Angela Bradbery, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications, is the author of “Don’t Care About Build Back Better Act? Hearing People’s Personal Stories Might Change That” published in The Conversation on Dec. 21. Bradbery comments on the roughly $2 trillion Build Back Better Act touted by […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 When five young women taking a capstone class in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ (UFCJC) Online Master of Arts in Mass Communication program were assigned to work together on their final project in spring 2021, they faced their biggest fear – being the one to […]

Andrew Selepak, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and coordinator of the online master’s program with a specialization in social media, is quoted in “TikTok Posts Referencing Violence Raise Anxiety at Schools” posted on wjla.com, the Washington, D.C. ABC television affiliate, on Dec. 17. The story focuses […]

Robyn Goodman, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising Department chair and associate professor, has been elected treasurer of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) for 2022-2024. Goodman will join the executive committee, which includes Debbie Treise, UFCJC Advertising professor and current AAA executive director, and Taylor Wen, Ph.D. 2018, who will […]

Independent film producer Paul Sirmons, B.S. Telecommunication 1976, is featured in “Netflix Movie Features St. Augustine and the Wild West” posted on firstcoastnews.com on Dec. 16. Sirmons is the producer of “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher.” The film features a Chickasaw man who survives great hardships and tragedy to establish a vast ranching empire along the […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Christopher Law, M.A.M.C. 2013/Web Design Specialization 1. Tell us about your current job. I am the Vice President/Digital Product Manager for Peoples Bank, a regional bank chain in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and DC. I […]

From one generation of Latino Gators to the next, we’re paying it Pa’lante. Join us to learn more about our newly launched professional development scholarship fund for Latino Gators just like YOU. You’ll get the chance to network with Latino Gator alumni, discuss your goals and ambitions and explore a multitude of career pathways for […]

The Lee Elder Internship was established by The Country Club to introduce underrepresented individuals to the game of golf and showcase the game’s many career pathways. There are more than 2 million jobs across the $84 billion industry, and many of them play critical roles in preparing for and running a major event like the […]

Katie Hyson, M.A.M.C. 2020, joined the College’s Innovation News Center in June 2021 as a Report for America journalist for WUFT. Report for America is a national, non-profit service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. We interviewed Katie on Dec. 6, 2021 about her experience with Report […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Andy Freedman, B.S. Public Relations 2001 Andy Freedman is an eight-time Emmy Award-winning director with 20+ years of experience at CBS sports. He started his career as a student intern at UF and worked his way through […]

By Nora O’Neill, Journalism 2023 After only one year at UF, Curtis Michaud has already made a name for himself. Michaud, a transfer from Broward College, in December 2021 became the first-ever recipient of the Edward Aschoff Memorial Fund Scholarship. Aschoff, who received his B.S. in Journalism from CJC in 2008, was a college football […]

PRWeek has selected the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department as one of five finalists for PRWeek’s 2022 Outstanding Education Program category. Now celebrating its 23rd year, the PRWeek Awards celebrate the best of the best corporate, agency, nonprofit and education teams, and the work they produce. The shortlist […]

Jordan Alpert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and CJC doctoral student Bhakti Sharma will present their research at the virtual 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health and AcademyHealth. Their paper, “Usability Testing of Smartwatches on Older […]

Michael Sternberg graduated from the University of Florida in 1968  with a degree in Advertising. He spent a brief period as a naval officer and then joined the Daytona Beach News Journal as a sports copy editor. In the mid-1970s, he became a retail-advertising representative for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and then advertising sales manager for […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has named the inaugural recipients of the  Edward Aschoff Memorial Fund Scholarship, named in honor of Edward Aschoff, B.S. Journalism 2008, an ESPN college football reporter who passed away December 24, 2019, his 34th birthday, after a brief illness. The recipients selected for scholarships are Journalism […]

Tonya Cornileus, B.S. Telecommunication 1985, has been named one of CableFax magazine’s Most Powerful Women of 2021. Cornileus, who is currently vice president of Human Resources at ESPN in Hartford, Connecticut, was also honored with the special award of Mentor of the Year. The magazine’s annual list highlights the industry’s leading women executives and their […]

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “The First Amendment, Social Media and College Admissions” published on insidehighered.com on Dec. 13. In the column, LoMonte summarizes and highlights Brechner Center research about the First Amendment perils of reviewing college applicants’ social media profiles. According […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Assistant Professor Jay Hmielowski is the co-author of “Are You Threatening Me? Identity Threat, Resistance to Persuasion, and Boomerang Effects in Environmental Communication” published in Environmental Communication on Nov. 25. Hmielowski and Yanni Ma from Oregon State University examined resistance to persuasive messages in today’s […]

I remember my sophomore year of college. I was a public relations major at the time, and my big sister in my sorority had invited me to go with her on a “field trip” that her PR class was taking to Atlanta.  They were visiting several different PR firms in the city- I just thought […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Aaron Zeiler, B.S. Public Relations 2017 Tell us about your current job? I am currently the Communications Manager for Civil Rights Corps — a national non-profit using innovative litigation, policy and storytelling to challenge the unjust criminal-legal […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of recent CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Alexa Padron, B.S. Advertising 2020 1. Tell us about your current job. I’m an associate copywriter at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. As a copywriter, I write scripts for commercials, captions for social posts, and dream up all kinds […]