The University of Florida Public Relations Department has received the Public Relations Society of America‘s Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR). The department now has certification/accreditation from both PRSA and from ACEJMC.

In the review, conducted by Douglas F. Cannon, professor of practice at Virginia Tech, and Joseph V. Trahan III, a PRSA Fellow and owner of Trahan & Associates in Atlanta, they report that “Educational Affairs finds the Florida program to be a model for other schools in most standards.” Specifically, they note the departments “prominence and diversity of the faculty, their leadership roles in PRSA and the Institute for Public Relations, and their mentoring of students in Florida’s PRSSA Alpha Chapter ”

Dean Diane Mcfarlin noted that “This achievement is testament to the leadership of former Public Relations Department Chair Juan-Carlos Molleda and the outstanding teaching and scholarship from department faculty.  And it validates our ranking as one of the top five undergraduate programs in the country.”

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the world’s largest organization of public relations professionals and university and college students.

Posted: June 22, 2016
Category: College News
Tagged as: ACEJMC, PRSA, Public Relations