Month: February 2023

PICSA will be having its next GBM March 7th at 6:30 p.m in Weimer 1078 and are so excited to announce their guest speaker will be Patrick Davis, Public Citizen’s Communications Officer for Climate and Energy. Prior to joining Public Citizen, Patrick served as a Press Secretary on Capitol Hill and worked for a variety of environmental […]

If you are seeking a way to jump start your career after graduation, and are interested in Media Sales, this program may be an excellent option for you. It is one that has helped some of our students with great potential, but a little less job experience or professional network strength.  Our past referrals have […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) will induct four alumni into the College’s Hall of Fame at an annual awards ceremony on April 20, 2023. This honor was created in 1970 to recognize alumni who have excelled in their careers and has been awarded to only 173 alumni out of some 35,000 graduates. The 2023 […]

Seungahn Nah’s curiosity hooked him on the path of research and took him from an internship in South Korea’s National Assembly in the mid-1990s to pursue academia in the United States. “I enjoy being curious about something new,” said Nah, a Journalism professor, the inaugural Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust, and research director in […]

        The University of Florida announced that three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications staff members are recipients of a UF Division Three Superior Accomplishment Award: Allicia Bolen, academic adviser, Sarah Fitzpatrick, executive assistant to the dean, and Isabella Ryan, Public Relations Department administrative assistant. The prestigious award recognizes staff […]

The world of packaging design is constantly evolving and brands must adapt to keep up with these changes. Daniel Kure’s created The Complete Package, a toolkit developed to help guide brands in making packages that tell a powerful story; one consumers can connect with. Not just packaging that protects, but packaging that excites.

Talia Lopez created an advertising campaign book, a website, and a promotional video for the nonprofit organization Helping Haitian Children, Inc. The deliverables included donor research, communications strategies, sample social media posts, and designs for the proposed promotional materials.

An examination of Facebook ads created by Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA) disinformation campaign targeting the 2016 U.S. presidential election unearthed the relationship between ad engagement and the features relating to the ads’ metadata, psychological meaning, and sentiment. The findings by Juliana Fernandes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising assistant professor, and […]

Natalie Asorey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Lecturer and Associate Director for Student Engagement at The Agency, has been selected for the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) 2023-2025 national board of directors. HPRA is the leading national organization for the development and representation of Hispanic and multicultural communications professionals. The […]

An article by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) doctoral student Bhakti Sharma, Advertising Associate Professor Benjamin Johnson,  and alumna Susanna Lee, Ph.D. 2022, was recognized as the “most-read article of 2022” by the American Psychological Association’s (APA) journal Technology, Mind, & Behavior. “The Dark at the End of the Tunnel: Doomscrolling […]

“Indecision,” a film by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) senior Callie Carpinteri won the “Best Gainesville Film” honor at the  Sci-Fi Gainesville Film Festival on Feb. 17-18. The film, created for MPMT Lecturer Iman Zawahry’s  “Collaborative Filmmaking” class, was shown during the festival at the […]

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, was quoted in “How WA’s Worst Mass Shooting Isolated Seattle’s Chinese Americans” published in Crosscut on Feb. 15. The article chronicles the 1983 Wah Mee gambling club massacre, where both the perpetrators and victims were Chinese Americans. Journalists covered the aftermath of the […]

Summer internships at the Harn Museum of Art are open to all majors to provide professional experience, growth opportunities, and guidance from museum staff. Internships are available in several museum departments, including Curatorial, Development, Education and Registration. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2023. Interested candidates can find instructions, applications, and project descriptions at www.harn.ufl.edu/intern. […]

Starting at 2pm next Wednesday, March 1st, join NAHJ for the chance to get your own professional headshots followed by a resume building workshop! Headshots take place in Weimer Hall from 2-4pm, followed by the resume workshop at 5pm in the AHA! Lab.

The theme of this year’s conference is Illumination, which is the act of creating light from darkness, revealing ideas, and exposing truths. The TEDxUF: Illumination conference will create a space for speakers and attendees to speak their truth and shine a spotlight on their ideas. No matter the idea, the individual, or the space, light […]

  The Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships is hosting a virtual Gator to Gator Coaching Program Information Session and Coaches Panel this Thursday, February 23 at 4:00 p.m. In this virtual session, students will have the opportunity to: Learn more about the program. How to apply, what to expect, the matching process, common questions and […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Center for Public Interest Communications, Radical Communicators and creative agency Milli are the recipients of a Bronze Anthem Award for BROKE, a guide for the social change sector to tell better stories. The BROKE project, funded through the Omidyar Network as part of the Global Grand Challenges program, […]

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Phillip Wells, B.S. Telecommunication 2016 1. Tell us about your career path after leaving CJC. Currently, I’m about two months out from graduating with my MBA from Howard University. But before returning to school, I worked in entertainment […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that David Cuillier has been named director of the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project. He will join the College on July 1, 2023. The Freedom of Information Project is part of a newly named Brechner Center for the Advancement of the First […]

Alexandra Avelino created Underrepresented No More, a website of resources for pre-veterinary school students to hear the stories of veterinary professionals from a variety of backgrounds, ​get tips on how to strengthen their veterinary school applications, and make the goal of becoming a veterinarian feel more attainable and relatable. https://www.urnm.org/  

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Julia Cooper has received 17th place in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Audio News and Features competition. The contest included 65 entries submitted from 41 universities. Currently, UF is in second place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition after Syracuse University. The ranking is based […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced that Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) Professor and Chair Dave Ostroff is stepping down as head of the department at the end for the spring 2023 semester. He will be on administrative leave in the next academic year and will return to teaching and […]

The Public Relations Lecturer Search Committee will meet Friday, Feb. 17, at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom to discuss search and screening materials and our outreach plan. Topic: PR Lecturer Search Committee Meeting 3 Time: Feb 17, 2023 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95037394794?pwd=aTVDZytZeVcvNzRSZitsWkpLWXVYUT09 Meeting ID: 950 3739 4794 Passcode: 489611 […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) students have won 2023 PRNEWS Social Impact Awards. Master’s student Jakera Felton received the 2023 Graduate Student of the Year Award and Rayna Van Beuzekom, B.S. Public Relations 2022, received the Undergraduate Student of the Year Award. The Social Impact Awards honor communicators who use […]