Dan Windels

Lecturer - Department of Advertising
Adviser - The Agency

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Dan Windels previously was a lead brand strategist and market researcher at Covalent Logic, an award-winning communication agency in Baton Rouge. Prior to that, he was a senior brand strategist at GSD&M in Austin. In his work for the Truth Initiative’s quit smoking campaign, he helped develop the strategic framework for “Become an EX,” an advertising campaign that challenged smokers to re-learn the quitting process one cigarette at a time. From 2009-12, he was an instructor in advertising at DePaul University.

He will teach Principles of Advertising and Advertising Strategy, advise Ad Society and help launch the Advanced Advertising Internship as part of the new UFCJC curriculum and assessment program.

Education

M.A., University of Texas
B.S., University of Oregon

News

• 7th Annual Brand Bowl Brings Gen Z Insights to Super Bowl Ads (February 10, 2025)
• UFCJC Students and Staff Honored in 2024 AAF North Central Florida ADDY Awards Competition (February 23, 2024)
• Super Bowl Ads from Google and State Farm Resonate with Gen Z (February 12, 2024)
• On Set with Dan Windels (February 12, 2024)
• UFCJC Advertising Professor Brings Diverse Career Experiences to the Classroom (July 24, 2023)
• All News About Dan Windels

Courses

Syllabi are temporarily not available.