Month: June 2022

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students are the recipients of Lee Elder Internships at the 122nd U.S. Open golf tournament. Sports Media senior Cristina Santiago-Espinet and Advertising junior Manny Rodriguez-Lipido are two of 25 nationwide selected to participate in the one-week student immersive experience at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. […]

“The Last flight of Petr Ginz,” a 2012 documentary co-directed by Churchill Roberts, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, was recently screened at the Tsiolkovsky International Space Film Festival in Kaluga, Russia. The festival features new films on space exploration as well as space-related science and art. The […]

Moni Basu, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction, is the author of “Ashley Jones! Now” published in The Bitter Southerner on May 31. Basu focuses on Alabama’s first Black poet laureate and the youngest in the 91 years since the state created the honor. According […]

Three University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) news reports were winners in the National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 2022 Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards competition. In the news competition, “Never Say Never” by Chris O’Brien, B.S. Telecommunication 2021, won for best News Report – Serious News category. Victor Prieto, B.S. […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising students and staff were the recipients 2022 student and professional ADDY awards from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) North Central Florida and AAF 4th District Florida/Caribbean ADDY Awards competitions. The annual competition, featuring creative work completed in 2021, is coordinated locally by AAF North Central Florida. […]

This story originally appeared on the UF Human Resources website in 2021 as part of a series on how the UF Employee Education Program, or EEP, has benefitted UF employees. Working professionals often face an uphill battle at work when they decide to pursue a post-secondary education while working full-time. However, employers that provide educational […]