Month: April 2022

The search committee for the advertising lecturer position will be conducting phone interviews via Zoom with our initial pool of candidates on Monday 4/25.   The interviews will begin at 12:45 pm.   https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94661282795

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in“Musk Wants Free Speech on Twitter After Spending Years Silencing Critics” posted on Bloomberg.com on April 21. The article focuses on Elon Musk’s possible acquisition […]

The search committee for the Snedaker Chair in Trust will meet on Friday, April 22, at 9 a.m. Agenda: Review candidate applications Discuss next steps for search   Zoom link:   https://ufl.zoom.us/j/3611737104  

Roxane Coche, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology (MPMT) associate chair and assistant professor, has received a 3,000€ research grant from the Académie Nationale Olympique Française (ANOF), through its Olympic Studies Center, to examine and evaluate the legacy of the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. The grant is the […]

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students were recognized on April 20, 2022 at the 2022 PRNEWS Social Impact Awards. Doctoral student Yufan “Sunny” Qin received the Graduate Student of the Year Diversity Leaders Award and Catalina Santana Hernandez, B.S. Public Relations 2021, received an Honorable Mention in the Undergraduate Student of […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition team has been named one of the three finalists in the 2022 contest. The CJC team, led by Public Relations Adjunct Professor Leticia Solaun, was comprised of Public Relations seniors Nicholas Suriel, Arianna Meekins, Blair […]

The Native American Journalists Association and the Asian American Journalists Association are excited to announce a new scholarship fund to support Pacific Islander students and journalists in their careers. The funding is intended to help Indigenous peoples of the Pacific, including Polynesians, Micronesians and Melanesians, pursue careers in journalism, especially in the U.S. and U.S.-affiliated […]

The University of Florida Summer Media Institute is a five-night, six-day workshop (June 19-24, 2022) in which high school students are immersed in journalism and communications. The SMI program is hiring multiple student assistant positions to work with campers. Housing and dining will be included in addition to the stipend provided. Compensation: $600 minimum, housing […]

Applications are open for the roles of FMSA Treasurer, Publicity Director, Secretary and Director of Outreach for the 2022-23 school year. Applications for the organization’s New York City trip will open in the fall, and priority will be given to executive board members! If interested, fill out the application here.

Five University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni were honored as part of the UF Alumni Association 2022 “40 Gators Under 40” awards. The awards honor young alumni whose achievements positively reflect UF. The 2022 honorees include: Tiffany Brown, B.S. Advertising 2003, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company Associate General Counsel Erin Collins, […]

The next meeting of the Public Relations Lecturer Search Committee is Wed., 04-20-2022, 11 a.m. via ZOOM.  The agenda is to review strengths and weaknesses of finalist candidates.  ZOOM info is as follows:   Topic: PR Lecturer Search Committee meeting – strengths & weaknesses of candidates Time: Apr 20, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US […]

The search committee for the advertising lecturer position will meet on Tuesday, 4/19 at 12:00 pm to finalize the interview questions and telephone script. The committee will meet via Zoom. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/8211738258