The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Case Study Competition team has been named one of the three finalists in the 2024 national contest.

The UFCJC team, advised by Public Relations Lecturer Christine Bucan, was comprised of Public Relations seniors Shandia Lewis-Booker, Olivia Maroney, Janelle Puckering, Tatiana Rodriguez and Bianca Romero.

PRSSA partnered with Culturs magazine for the 2024 competition. Student teams were tasked with creating awareness of the magazine on college campuses and its mission to enhance community and foster human connection of culturally fluid communities of multiethnic, multicultural, mixed race and geographically mobile people which includes immigrants, refugees and Third Culture Kids.

PRSSA received 45 entries for the 2024 competition and of these submissions eight were awarded honorable mention and three were chosen as finalists to present their campaigns to a panel of judges on May 2. UFCJC students will compete against the Brigham Young University -Royal Team and Montclair State University.

Previously, UFCJC received first place in 2023, 2015 and 2011 and second place in 2012, 2013, 2020 and 2022.

Posted: April 17, 2024
Category: College News, Student News
Tagged as: Christine Bucan, Culturs, Janelle Puckering, Olivia Maroney, PRSSA Bateman Case Study Competition, Public Relations, Shandia Lewis-Booker, Tatiana Rodriguez and Bianxa Romero