Month: April 2022

This award recognizes and encourages graduate study and scholarship in public relations through an annual award for an outstanding Master’s thesis. The winner of this award receives a $2,000 grant. The winner’s faculty advisor receives a $1,000 cash grant. DEADLINE: MAY 15, 2022 Criteria Entries are judged on their contribution to the advancement of research-based knowledge […]

The purpose of the Ragan Research Award is to offer students an opportunity to conduct secondary research on an important topic in the PR industry. The winner will receive a $1,500 stipend to produce a small research brief (~ five pages) on a suggested topic. The winner’s research paper will be published on the IPR […]

Ava Loomar, B.S. Journalism 2021, and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Natalia Galicza placed second and fourth, respectively, in the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Personality/Profile Writing Competition. Loomar’s entry, “Is Florida COVID Data Activist Rebekah Jones Grifter or Hero, Villain or Role Model, Liar or Whistleblower? Maybe All of […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications honors its best and brightest students, faculty and alumni each year. The annual College Awards Banquet was held on April 14 at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville. The College inducted four alumni into its Hall of Fame: Naeemah Clark, M.A.M.C. 2000, Ph.D. […]

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) was ranked in the top 50 in Communication and Media Studies by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022. The rankings are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty and student ratio, research citations per paper, h-index (measuring the productivity and published works from […]

The Science Communigators club is looking for new executive board members for the 2022-2023 school year. The club focuses on learning more about science news and science writing, in addition to sharing science stories through multimedia platforms. To learn a little bit more about what the Science Communigators do, check out their social media (@scicommgators) […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student films and news reports were nominated for recognition in the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2022 Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards competition. Two films from the CJC Narrative Collaborative Filmmaking course led by Media Production, Management, and Technology Lecturer Iman Zawahry received nominations. “The […]

The NABOB Media Sales Institute (MSI) is designed for recent college graduates, career changers and military personnel who are passionately interested in pursuing a media sales career. The program will run from June 6th to June 16th this summer in Atlanta, Georgia. MSI has scheduled an exclusive informational Zoom for UF graduating seniors and alumni […]

Washington Post Reporters Hannah Dreier and Andrew Ba Tran are the winners of the 2022 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for their coverage of hidden inequities in the way FEMA administers aid to victims of national disasters. Dreier and Tran spent 13 months investigating how FEMA distributes aid, filing records requests in four states, analyzing […]

The search committee for the advertising lecturer position will meet on Tuesday, 4/12 at 12:00 pm to review the current applicant pool. The committee  will meet via Zoom. https://ufl.zoom.us/j/8211738258 Thanks,

Natalie Asorey, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Lecturer and Associate Director for Student Engagement at The Agency, was named the UF Undergraduate Faculty Advisor/Mentor of the Year for 2021-22.  Asorey was nominated for that award after being named the UFCJC Faculty Advising/Mentor of the Year. Since joining CJC in 2018, […]

Harrison Hove, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism lecturer, is the recipient of a 2022 Rising Star Award from the UF Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Hove was honored for receiving a Passport to Great Teaching for New Faculty Certificate, completing the Great Online Course Series, the Teaching for Inclusivity and […]