Author: Randy Bennett

Navigating her senior year of high school in Northern Virginia amidst a global pandemic, Huntleigh Zhang was uncertain about her future college plans and career aspirations. “I wanted to find a place that would support me in terms of professional development, coursework and extracurricular activities,” she said. Ultimately, the 22-year-old University of Florida College of […]

By Angela Bradbery, Frank Karel Endowed Chair in Public Interest Communications In the emerging academic discipline of public interest communications, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) is a national leader. To that end, we aim each year to offer students more opportunities to explore the field than we did the previous […]

The University of Florida Colleg of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) 2024 Graduate Recognition Ceremony student speaker is Luis Lageyre, a Media Production, Management, and Technology senior. Lageyre has been an active leader throughout his four years at UF, both on campus and off.  At the university level he served as a student adviser to the […]

A team of students from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has won the prestigious 2024 Jack Koten Page Principles Student Case Study Competition grand prize for their exploration of the historic repositioning of the iconic Barbie brand. The team was comprised of Public Relations seniors Rebecca Wolff (team captain) and […]

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism, 1984 This is the first in a series of profiles of CJC alumni who are working with artificial intelligence. University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Ryan Serpico, B.S. Journalism 2018, built his first generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool during weekends at a coffee shop, telling no […]

Dear Students, I hope this message finds you well, especially during these challenging times. With profound sadness, I must inform you of the passing of our esteemed instructor, Dr. W. John Starr, who had been a dedicated pillar in our academic journey within ADV3001. He was 78 years old. Dr. Starr was more than a […]

By Christina Moss Mayo, B.S. Journalism 1978 When finance leader Rebecca Patterson, B.S. Journalism 1990, first arrived at the University of Florida she was determined to reach for the stars—as an astronaut. But it was during her first writing class that she had her “lightbulb moment” and decided to become a journalist instead. She wanted […]

The search committee for the Center for Public Interest Communications Research Coordinator position will meet via Zoom on Thursday, February 29, at 9 am to discuss the application packets.   https://ufl.zoom.us/s/7207903907

The INC faculty will meet for a faculty transition meeting on Thursday, Feb 29 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room. Agenda: Faculty Senate Representation Bylaws  

Let this serve as notice that the search committee for the STEM Translational Communication Center will meet Thursday, February 29 at 10 am, to discuss next steps in the candidate selection process. Agenda: Discuss Zoom interviews Identify candidates for on-campus interviews

By Jacob Sedesse, Media Production, Management and Technology senior Anyone who has followed my work throughout my life—and especially at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)—would know I’m deeply curious about technology. I was raised around computers by my mother, who has worked in UF Information Technology my whole life. I […]

The INC faculty will hold a transition meeting on 2/22 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room.   I have attached the agenda, meeting minutes from our 2/15 meeting and unit proposed bylaws.   Agenda: Funding, effort reports Promotion Vote on proposed bylaws.  

Google Pixel’s “Guided Frame” Super Bowl ad and State Farm’s ad featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger were big hits among Gen Z, according to survey responses collected during fifth annual “Brand Bowl,” a collaboration between The Agency at the University of Florida and the Atlas Lab, both housed at the University of Florida College of Journalism and […]

By Amanda Friedman, Journalism senior The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) is providing high school students in Florida and beyond with the knowledge and tools to become successful communication professionals. UFCJC’s new initiative, CJC on the Go, aims to provide high school students from Title I high schools with an opportunity […]

In the Sunshine State, where hurricanes and tropical storms pose a significant threat, the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN) exemplifies how the University of Florida (UF) extends its mission beyond education to benefit all state residents directly. FPREN, which launched in 2011, is a collective of 13 public radio stations that cover Florida. In […]

This email serves as a public meeting notice for an INC Faculty Transition Meeting on Thursday, 2/15 from 10-11am in the INC Conference Room. I have attached the agenda and previous meeting minutes.   Agenda: Academic Resources Student Resources Bylaws  

The STCC Search committee will be meeting several times over the next two weeks for 30-min Zoom interviews with the initial group of semifinalists for the 3 faculty positions (health, sci/risk/enviro/tech, cancer) connected to the STEM Translational Communication Center.

The search committee for the INC’s Assistant/Associate In faculty position will meet again Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 10:30 a.m. to speak with a sixth candidate in the semifinal round via a 30-minute Zoom interview. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/2288279759?omn=91431011517 The search committee also will convene at the conclusion of the interview to discuss this round of candidate interviews, identify […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professor and Executive Associate Dean Spiro Kiousis is co-author of the opinion column “Is Media Messaging Making the Gaza War Worse? We Need to Revisit How Fights are Framed” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Jan. 30. Kiousis and Michael Cherenson, executive vice president […]

The search committee for MPMT visiting professor in production will meet February 2, 2024, at 10am on zoom. Committee members: Mark Rottensteiner Tim Sorel Iman Zawahry   https://ufl.zoom.us/j/98185428241  

The search committee for the INC’s Assistant/Associate In faculty position will meet this week on Wednesday, Feb. 1 and Friday, Feb. 3 for 30-minute Zoom interviews with the initial group of semifinalists

The search committee for the INC’s Assistant/Associate In faculty position will meet Friday at 10 a.m. in the INC. (Zoom also available here: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94959665877 ) Agenda: Review initial applicants. Identify potential semifinalists. Discuss next steps of the search process. Link to job posting: https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/529695/astaso-in

By Ashley Rodriguez, Journalism junior The moment University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism junior Ethan Eibe enters any sporting arena, it becomes his playground. But instead of sporting an orange and blue helmet preparing to take the field, he puts on his standard black headset and looks out from the press […]

By Amanda Friedman, Journalism senior When Sofia Portugal looked at UF’s website for the first time as a high school student in Bahia, Brazil, she couldn’t imagine attending college anywhere else. “It just felt right,” Portugal said. The now 23-year-old University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) graduate completed her Bachelor’s in Advertising […]