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Meet the New Faculty

Wednesday November 2, 2022

You can read the full profiles of each new faculty member here. Christine Bucan Public Relations lecturer I have extensive PR experience (age has a lot to do with it) in everything from consumer marketing to healthcare, travel and transportation. Most recently, I led the PR and social media divisions of a full-service agency based […]

Five Questions With…Tyler Rutstein

Tuesday September 6, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Tyler Rutstein, B.S. Journalism 2011 1. Tell us about your current job. I am the VP/GM of Overtime and Overtime Elite. I oversee our brand, consumer marketing, design and apparel + e-commerce business. Overtime builds disruptive new sports […]

UFCJC Faculty Presenting at the 2022 AEJMC Annual Conference

Tuesday August 2, 2022

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications had a strong presence at the 2022 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, held August 3-6 in Detroit. Below is a list of this year’s presentations and presenters, by date. Among this year’s AEJMC award winners are: Public Relations Associate Professor Linjuan […]

Five Questions With…Bonnie Katz

Wednesday June 22, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Bonnie Katz, B.S. Telecommunication 2018 1. Tell us about your current job. I work at NBCUniversal as a Brand Marketing Manager for NBC News. Our group develops promotional brand campaigns across our various shows. I personally oversee our […]

Five Questions With…Nicole Weltman

Friday May 20, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Nicole Weltman, B.S. Advertising 2008 1. Tell us about your current job. I am the Head of Social at Taco Bell. I am responsible for the brand’s social presence, strategy development, owned-content strategy, influencer marketing and community engagement. […]

Five Questions With…Tonya Cornileus

Thursday May 19, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Tonya Cornileus, B.S. Telecommunication 1985

Five Questions With…Mary Loftus

Monday May 16, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Mary Loftus, B.S. Journalism 1988 1. Tell us about your current job. I actually have had two part-time jobs throughout the pandemic – working from home made this easier to juggle. I’m editor of Emory Medicine magazine at Emory University, […]

Five Questions With…Eliot Kleinberg

Wednesday May 11, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Eliot Kleinberg, B.S. Journalism 1978 1. Tell us about your career before you retired. I retired in December 2020 after more than 33 years at the Palm Beach Post. I was always a reporter. Never wanted to be […]

Five Questions With…B.J. Terhune

Monday March 7, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. B.J. Terhune, B.S. Journalism 1993 1. Tell us about your current job. I have been an editor at the Los Angeles Times since 2015, and I’ve been in charge of breaking news for our California section for the past […]

Lester Carson Shares Experiences as CJC’s First Black Professor

Tuesday February 22, 2022

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984 Lester Carson, at 83, enjoys life as a retiree these days, entertaining one of his four children at his home in Gainesville – the place he’s lived since joining the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ (UFCJC) faculty in 1979 as its first Black professor. Carson was […]

Five Questions With…Kim Guiler

Friday January 28, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Kim Guiler, B.S. Public Relations and B.A. Political Science and Government 2008 1. Tell us about your current job. I am a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Public Opinion Analyst with the U.S. Department of State. In this […]

Five Questions With…Stacey Russo

Thursday January 20, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. Stacey Russo, B.S. Public Relations 1998 1. Tell us about your current job. I currently work as the Director of Sales in Tampa for Lumen Technologies. On an average day, I am a servant leader, coaching my amazing […]

Five Questions With…David Bearman

Tuesday January 18, 2022

“Five Questions With…” is a series of profiles of CJC graduates and the career paths they chose. David Bearman, B.S. Telecommunication 2001 1. Tell us about your current job? As Deputy Editor of Sports Betting for ESPN, I oversee the direction of our sports betting editorial content. On a daily basis, I work with our […]

Five Questions With…Katherine England

Friday December 24, 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 […]

CJC PR Student Thrives By Getting Involved

Tuesday December 21, 2021

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 […]