Month: January 2025

By Paulina Navarro, Advertising junior Paulina Navarro participated in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ CJCxNYC Immersive Fall 2024 program.  Starting as Strangers, Building as a Team When I first arrived in New York for the CJCxNYC Immersive Fall program, I was surrounded by strangers and students I’d never met, navigating the […]

Jonelle Henry, veteran broadcast journalist and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Telecommunication alumna, will join the College as the inaugural director of the CJCxDC program on Jan. 17. The Washington, D.C., immersion initiative will be modeled after the College’s CJCxNYC immersion program and primarily targeted at Journalism and Public Relations majors. […]

  Kennedy Chambers participated in the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ CJCxNYC Immersive Fall 2024 program. She secured a “Today” show internship for the 2024-2025 academic year when she learned she’d been accepted to the program.  Immersed in the Heart of NYC When I first heard about the CJCxNYC program, I couldn’t […]

Elizabeth (Lissy) Calienes, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising associate instructional professor, has been selected to serve as the dean of the Roger Hatchuel Student Academy, part of the Cannes Lions Festival in France from June 16-20, 2025. The longest-running Lions Academy is a prestigious program that takes place during the […]

By Elaina Sanchez, B.S. Public Relations 2023 Elaina Sanchez participated in a summer internship at advertising agency Terri & Sandy, coordinated through the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ CJCxNYC program, in summer 2022. Prior to CJCxNYC, I thought I knew exactly what New York was like – even more than most because […]

James Terhune, former University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) senior associate dean, passed away at age 84 on Dec. 30 in Gainesville. He retired from UFCJC in 2003 after a 36-year tenure as a professor and administrator. Terhune joined the UFCJC faculty in 1967 to teach classes in Advertising Research Techniques and […]

Public Relations junior Camila Garcia racks her brain as she recalls an impressive, resume-worthy list of organizations and other commitments she’s had during her time at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Vice President of the Hispanic Communicators Association, account supervisor for the student-run agency Alpha PR, and VP of chapter development […]