College Facilities
Weimer Hall is considered one of the finest educational journalism buildings in the nation. The school moved into the $6.3 million building in 1980, and added the $3.1 million, Alvin G. Flanagan Telecommunication Wing in 1990. In addition to 20 classrooms and laboratories, the 125,000 square-foot Weimer Hall houses four working newsrooms, four radio stations, two television stations, a 110-seat library, research facilities, a 250-seat auditorium and 11 satellite ground stations.
Computer Labs
As an acknowledged leader in communication technology, the College has put
forth a set of computer requirements requiring that each student have access
to a personal computer. In support, the College provides some 400 networked
computers equipped with the latest computer hardware and software packages.
Well-equipped laboratories and classrooms also provide experience with
professional-quality equipment, including television and radio production
hardware, reporting and editing terminals, digital still cameras,
and computerized graphics equipment. The computer laboratories, including
three state-of-the-art desktop publishing labs, connect the College's newsrooms
and offices to the rest of the campus and the Internet.
Interactive Media Lab
The Interactive Media Lab’s origins date to 1982. It was the first facility
of its kind at any college or university. In 1993, the lab was the site of the
first journalism site anywhere on the then fledgling World Wide Web. Students,
faculty and staff continue to innovate and explore the future of news delivery
using state-of-the-art workstations, audio and video editing equipment and continuously
updated news feeds from around the world.
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Radio & TV
Students can gain practical experience working at the college's four radio
stations (WRUF-AM, WRUF-FM, WUFT-FM and WJUF-FM) and two television stations
(WLUF-LP and WUFT-TV). The College also uses satellite ground stations
to link Weimer Hall to PBS, NPR, CBS, NBC, Reuters, the Associated Press,
New York Times News Service and ABC. For maintenance and upkeep, the College
boasts 23 radio and television technicians and engineers and a three-person
team devoted solely to computer supervision, programming and maintenance.
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Allen H. Neuharth Library
The Allen H. Neuharth Library is located on the first
floor of Weimer Hall, and is a branch library in the Humanities
and Social Science Services Department of the University of Florida
George A. Smathers Libraries system. The library's primary
mission is to serve the instructional and research needs of the students,
faculty and staff in the College of Journalism and Communications. The
library provides reference materials, a circulating collection of
books, scholarly journals, newsletters, professional/trade journals,
newspapers, and popular magazines. Computer workstations are available to
access to the extensive databases and other resources supplied by the
George A. Smathers Libraries and the Internet. Reference and
research assistance is also available.
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