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  Secure your spot now for the Full Sail Spring Career Expo 2024! Don’t miss the opportunity to immerse yourself in our creative and innovative environment and discover why we’ve been recognized as one of the “Best Places To Work” by the Orlando Business Journal. Registration Link Date and time:…

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Posted: April 10, 2024

Summer 2024 Alumni/Student Virtual Career Fair At this event, UF College of Journalism and Communications students and alumni can connect with companies hiring in advertising, journalism, public relations, media production and related communications industries! Date: Wednesday, May 8th Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event Type: Virtual Career Fair Instructions…

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Posted: April 10, 2024

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism, 1984 This is the first in a series of profiles of CJC alumni who are working with artificial intelligence. University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Ryan Serpico, B.S. Journalism 2018, built his first generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool during weekends at…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Advertising Adjunct Instructor and alumni Walter John Starr, Ph.D. 2013, passed away on April 6 in Gainesville, Florida. He was 78. “John was more than a teacher. He was a mentor and a guiding light, known for his passion for advertising…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

University of Florida College  of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alum, Troy Myers, B.S. Journalism 2023, was recognized as a finalist in the 2023 Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) National Journalism Awards in the Student – Large category for the Fresh Take Florida story “University of Florida Removes Years of Campus…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student films and a student journalist have been nominated for 2024 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Suncoast Chapter Student Production Awards. In the Non-Fiction – Long Form category, “Runway Rivals,” created by UFCJC Media Production, Management, and…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

A new study has found that perceived AI ethics can play a vital role in mediating between self-efficacy and technological factors and lead to a more positive attitude toward AI technologies. The findings by Seungahn Nah, Dianne Snedaker Chair in Media Trust and research director for the Consortium on Trust…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

Dear Students, I hope this message finds you well, especially during these challenging times. With profound sadness, I must inform you of the passing of our esteemed instructor, Dr. W. John Starr, who had been a dedicated pillar in our academic journey within ADV3001. He was 78 years old. Dr.…

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Posted: April 8, 2024

Lissy Calienes, Lecturer in the Department of Advertising, is featured on the CommuniGator Podcast.

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Posted: April 8, 2024

Matt Charles, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) online master’s program adjunct instructor, is the author of “Shit Show: An Unexpected Life in Crisis and Risk Management” published on March 14. Charlies is the UFCJC online instructor for MMC6213 Strategic Communication: Ethics and Concepts. The book…

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Posted: April 5, 2024

International First Opportunity NOTE: This is a limited submission and UF can only submit one application. Sponsor: Department of State, U.S. Mission to France PDS Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Mission to France PDS: Annual Program Statement 2024 Key words: France, media literacy, climate change, shared democratic values and interests, misinformation…

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Posted: April 5, 2024

Churchill Roberts, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology professor, will retire from the College in August after a nearly 53-year teaching career including 26 years at UFCJC. Previously, he taught at the University of West Florida for 26 years. Roberts’ academic and…

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Posted: April 4, 2024