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Preparing UF Students for an Al Enabled Workforce The UF Career Connections Center (C3) is excited to introduce a new, interactive, artificial intelligence-based platform, Quinncia, to help faculty and staff prepare their students for the Al enabled workforce. Quinncia is designed to help UF students build a strong resume through…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Assistant Professor Juliana Fernandes is the recipient of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Advertising Division 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award rewards excellence in undergraduate teaching over a sustained period of time. The selection…

By Michelle Holder, B.S. Journalism 2022 Ken Billett, B.S. Broadcasting 1984, has used writing and storytelling to not only advocate for causes close to his heart but also to pursue his lifelong passion. Growing up in Tampa, Florida, Billett spent summers sprawled out on beaches, getting sunburnt and salty sans…

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Board has announced that the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations program has been approved for recertification for its resident undergraduate program and received initial certification for the online undergraduate program, online postgraduate program and resident postgraduate program.…

Are you looking for a marketing, communication, public relations, or business internship or research position in the Fall 2023 semester and interested in developing your personal-professional skillsets? The Active Learning Program (ALP) is a 1-semester internship and research program that connects eager, well-trained undergraduate students with UF faculty and community mentors engaged…

A new study has found that reactions to online COVID-19 death stories can be explained by narrative moral judgment theories. The findings by incoming University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor Rebecca Frazer and colleagues at The Ohio State University are featured in “Demystifying Schadenfreude:…

Evan Kropp, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) executive director of Distance Education, is the author of “Advice for Choosing the Master’s in Communication Program that is Right for You” published on mastersincommunications.com. Kropp’s comprehensive guide is designed to help prospective students who are interested in a…

By Claire Grunewald, Journalism senior From lighting Steven Spielberg movies to creating anti-smoking advertising campaigns, Dan Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising lecturer and UFCJC’s 2022 Teacher of the Year, uses his career experiences to elevate students’ experiences in the classroom. Windels graduated from the…

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of the commentary “Ranking 25 Films About Sports and Moving Black America Forward” published in the Los Angeles Times on July 15. According to Lowe, “I teach students in my Race, Sports and…

This email serves as a public meeting notice for the INC Technical Media Producer Search. The committee will meet: Monday, July 24 at 11am https://ufl.zoom.us/j/93297116221?pwd=Wm40M1dZZy9TYWxjL2pQZ0s1MHZmdz09 Monday, July 24 at 1:30pm https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99346765305?pwd=dEtzZjZYcitGQ1BSbUFxRmIzaHdsQT09 Tuesday, July 25 at 4pm https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95764251634?pwd=aXlsUGtTMGhzU0xGRmtDa2tIMUY5UT09 Agenda: Candidate interviews

This is a public meeting notice for the technical media producer position based in the INC. We will meet Thursday, July 20 at 2:30pm via zoom. Agenda: 1. Charge 2. Candidate screening tool. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/92435022884?pwd=bnQ0aVZmWE5iM0o5UmUzWktHblRsUT09 We will meet again Friday, July 21 at 10am via zoom. Agenda: 1. Initial candidate screening.…

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department has emerged as the academic university program that produced the highest number of publications among 108 institutions over four continents. The details are featured in the study “Social Construction of Public Relations Knowledge for Academic Institutions Worldwide:…