Month: July 2023

A new study has found that effective CEO vision communication can help employees understand how their work contributes to and fosters a greater sense of purpose and can increase emotional attachment to an organization. The findings by University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Yufan Sunny Qin, M.A.M.C. 2018 and Ph.D. 2022, […]

The WATERSHED project, created by a 13-member team of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) undergraduate student journalists, is a finalist in the 2023 Online Journalism Awards (ONA) Student Journalism Awards competition in the Student Team Portfolio category. The project is the result of a six-month investigation of Florida’s water quality for […]

WUFT Media Services, in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Division of Media Properties, in partnership with UF Strategic Communications and Marketing has received an Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals 2023 Gold dotCOMM Award for the 60-second video “Why Florida.” The video highlights what makes UF a prestigious and leading higher […]

Preparing UF Students for an Al Enabled Workforce The UF Career Connections Center (C3) is excited to introduce a new, interactive, artificial intelligence-based platform, Quinncia, to help faculty and staff prepare their students for the Al enabled workforce. Quinncia is designed to help UF students build a strong resume through industry-based, ATS compliant, instant feedback. […]

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Advertising Assistant Professor Juliana Fernandes is the recipient of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Advertising Division 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award rewards excellence in undergraduate teaching over a sustained period of time. The selection committee considered the following criteria […]

By Michelle Holder, B.S. Journalism 2022 Ken Billett, B.S. Broadcasting 1984, has used writing and storytelling to not only advocate for causes close to his heart but also to pursue his lifelong passion. Growing up in Tampa, Florida, Billett spent summers sprawled out on beaches, getting sunburnt and salty sans sunscreen. Throughout high school, with […]

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Board has announced that the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations program has been approved for recertification for its resident undergraduate program and received initial certification for the online undergraduate program, online postgraduate program and resident postgraduate program. UFCJC, which first earned certification […]

Are you looking for a marketing, communication, public relations, or business internship or research position in the Fall 2023 semester and interested in developing your personal-professional skillsets? The Active Learning Program (ALP) is a 1-semester internship and research program that connects eager, well-trained undergraduate students with UF faculty and community mentors engaged in internship and research projects. […]

A new study has found that reactions to online COVID-19 death stories can be explained by narrative moral judgment theories. The findings by incoming University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations assistant professor Rebecca Frazer and colleagues at The Ohio State University are featured in “Demystifying Schadenfreude: How Disposition Theorizing Explains Responses […]

Evan Kropp, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) executive director of Distance Education, is the author of “Advice for Choosing the Master’s in Communication Program that is Right for You” published on mastersincommunications.com. Kropp’s comprehensive guide is designed to help prospective students who are interested in a communication master’s degree identify, understand […]

By Claire Grunewald, Journalism senior From lighting Steven Spielberg movies to creating anti-smoking advertising campaigns, Dan Windels, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising lecturer and UFCJC’s 2022 Teacher of the Year, uses his career experiences to elevate students’ experiences in the classroom. Windels graduated from the University of Oregon with a […]

Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of the commentary “Ranking 25 Films About Sports and Moving Black America Forward” published in the Los Angeles Times on July 15. According to Lowe, “I teach students in my Race, Sports and Culture class that the most […]