Public Relations

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department has received an honorable mention in the 2024 PRWeek Outstanding Education Program competition. Public Relations senior Adriana Dos Santos received an honorable mention for Outstanding Student of the Year and Public Relations senior Leyna Castillo was a…

Kristi Dosh, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations adjunct lecturer, is featured in a segment on the SEC Network’s “The Paul Finebaum Show” on Feb. 28. Dosh, a sports business contributor for Forbes and the founder of BusinessofCollegeSports.com, discusses the injunction granted in Tennessee vs. NCAA.…

David Cuillier, director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, and Mickey Nall, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional-in-residence, are quoted in “HCA North Florida Hospital: ‘BOLO’ for Mainstreet Journalist” published in Gainesville, Florida’s Mainstreet Daily News on Feb. 29. The article focuses on a…

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional-in-residence, and Julie Frey, UFCJC Office of Careers and Corporate Partnerships director, were the presenters during the session “The Jedi Mind Trick of Crisis Communications” at the 5th annual Small Business Summit: The Dark Side of Leadership and…

Wenlin Liu will join the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)  in August 2024 as an associate professor in the Public Relations Department. Liu is currently an associate professor of strategic communication at the University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. Her research focuses on…

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, is quoted in “Workers are Unionizing. How Should Management Respond?” published in Fortune on Jan. 23. The article focuses on how communication can help either resolve the conflict between…

PRWeek has selected the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Department as one of five finalists in the 2024 PRWeek Awards Outstanding Education Program category. The winner will be announced on March 14 in New York City. The department won PRWeek’s Outstanding Education Program award…

Professionalism, public trust and ethics have always been integral to public relations education. But for the first time in its 50-year history, the Commission on Public Relations Education (CPRE) is considering the role public relations can play in promoting social change and giving voice to historically underrepresented groups that have…

Linjuan Rita Men, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professor and director of Internal Communication Research, and UFCJC Journalism Assistant Professor Celeste Wagner are the recipients of the College’s 2023 International Educator of the Year Senior Faculty and Junior Faculty awards, respectively. The awards presented…

Christen Buckley, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor, has been selected as a UF International Center 2024 Global Fellow. The fellowship includes a $5,000 award and a $1,000 stipend for her faculty mentor Roxane Coche. Buckley’s research areas of interest include advocacy, digital communication,…

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) faculty members have contributed to the Commission on Public Relations Education’s (CPRE) 2023 Signature Report, Navigating Change: Recommendations for Advancing Undergraduate Public Relations Education. The College’s Public Relations Department was one of five sponsors of the report, and the only…

Pat Ford, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations professional-in-residence, was quoted in “PR Forefathers: Succession” published on prweek.com on Sept. 19. In the article, PRWeek interviews successors to PR’s forefathers to discuss their memories of an iconic lunch in 2008 that featured four legends: Harold…