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Scholarship: Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship
Governor Rick Scott invites college and university students to apply for the 2013-2014 Gubernatorial Fellows Program. Participation in the program provides Florida college and university students with firsthand, high-level experience and insight into how state government operates. Established in 2004, and endowed by Al and Dawn Hoffman in 2005, the program gives Florida college and […]
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Dr. Miller Among Women Authors Being Celebrated
Nicholson School of Communication Associate Professor Dr. Ann Miller was honored at an event celebrating UCF Women Faculty Book Authors. The ceremony was hosted by the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty. The event highlighted women faculty who have published books of fiction, non-fiction, or textbooks for national distribution within the past three years. Miller was […]
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Journalism Students Recognized in the Industry
The new year brought good news to two Nicholson School Journalism students who landed national recognition from prestigious organizations in their field. Laura Newberry was selected to receive a Pulliam Journalism Fellowship, which is underwritten by the Gannett Co., publisher of USA Today. As a Pulliam Fellow, she will work as a paid general assignment […]
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International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference Hosted at UCF
Learn from top crisis and risk communication professionals, scholars and researchers from across the globe. Join us March 4-6 for the third annual International Crisis & Risk Communication (ICRC) Conference at the University of Central Florida (Orlando) as we explore crisis and risk communication focusing on the 2013 theme: Rethinking Media. Don’t miss this event, Register now! The International Crisis […]
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Event: Secrets of Media Relations Superstars
Popular media pitching coach Michael Smart has landed positive coverage on the front pages of the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. People who’ve heard him speak credit his intensely practical tips for subsequent placements in the Wall Street Journal, Today, CNN, the New York Times, and the top blogs in their […]
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Event: A Career in Radio or Television Journalism
Are you interested in a career in Radio or Television? Join the UCF RTDNA Chapter and some of their special guests from the industry this weekend for the annual spring seminar. Don’t forget to bring your laptops, smartphones and business cards to give out to our professionals at the end of each session. Organizers ask that […]
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Order of Pegasus Class of 2013
The UCF committee has announced the Order of Pegasus Class of 2013 and 19 students were inducted from 86 nominations. The students selected include nine LEAD Scholars, nine PLC members, seven Honors students, five SGA members and two student-athletes. College of Sciences students include Kaitlyn Chana (NSC), Raven Cokley (Psychology), Ashley Jaramillo (NSC) and Kayli […]
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Alumni, Faculty Celebrate UCF’s 50th Anniversary
About 125 UCF alumni, and faculty and staff from the Nicholson School of Communication gathered to celebrate UCF’s 50th anniversary Saturday at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. The Nicholson School of Communication Alumni Chapter hosted the reunion, and the networking reception concluded the College of Sciences’ week-long celebration of UCF’s anniversary. “Our alumni were eager […]
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Alumna Publishes Global Volunteering Book
From a young age, Shannon O’Donnell knew that the traditional path of school, work and retirement wasn’t for her. O’Donnell was living in Los Angeles after graduating with a degree in advertising/public relations from the University of Central Florida in 2006 when her sense of adventure and passion for helping others inspired her to take […]
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Graduate Research Forum abstracts due
The Tenth Annual Graduate Research Forum, a part of Student Research Week, is open for submissions! The College of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Student Association invite UCF graduate students to submit your proposals now. Scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2013 in the Student Union, the Graduate Research Forum is an excellent opportunity for you to […]
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NSC alumna working for Small Ad Agency of the Year
Nicholson School of Communication Graduate Jessica Giselle, ’05, was recently promoted to Senior Account Executive at Tattoo Projects. Tattoo Projects, a Charlotte based advertising agency, was recently named Small Ad Agency of the Year by Advertising Age magazine.
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Space: A final frontier
This is a guest post from the Nicholson School of Communication Director Robert C. Chandler. UCF has a space challenge. This is not a challenge presented by “Sputnik” to which rockets can resolve. While there is plenty of empty spaces around our campus – buildings, classrooms, offices and administrative “space” is in serious short supply. In […]
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Students wins $5,000 scholarship in tweeting competition
UCF journalism major Samantha Lena Rosenthal is one of five recipients of a national $5,000 scholarship from the prestigious First Amendment Center as part of its recent “Free to Tweet” competition. During a 15-day online celebration of First Amendment rights, high school and college students nationwide can win one of five $5,000 scholarships through the “Free to […]
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Flu shot benefits more than you
This is a guest post from UCF Forum columnist Heather Waymouth, a University of Central Florida senior majoring in advertising/public relations and English writing, she can be reached at hwaymouth@knights.ucf.edu. I have never been more baffled by my fellow students than I have in the past few weeks. When asking my friends a simple question – “Are […]
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Volunteers earn Presidential Honor for UCF
The University of Central Florida has earned the top U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award for 2011-2012, the only university in the nation to receive the honor. The gold award is given to organizations that provide at least 15,000 volunteer hours a year to Junior Achievement projects. UCF volunteers more than doubled that mark by donating […]
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Communications degree ranks second on list of degrees employers love
From the article: If there’s one thing we love to do in this age of the Internet, it’s communicating. With everything from Twitter and Facebook to chat rooms and blogs blasting us every minute of every day, a degree in communications seems relevant. The “Hard Times” report found a 7.4 percent unemployment rate among recent […]
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NSC Alumni and Faculty Reunion
In celebration of the University of Central Florida’s 50th anniversary, The Nicholson School of Communication’s current and retired faculty and all of its alumni are invited to a networking reception on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. This is a great opportunity for alumni to reconnect with previous classmates […]
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Knights give back
See how UCF students, faculty, staff and friends give back to the Central Florida community.
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Founders’ Day Honors Convocation 2013
The annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in the Pegasus Ballroom at the Student Union. We will recognize faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, advising, research, professional service, and librarianship. We will also recognize those members of our faculty who have completed […]
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Florida Research Consortium names Roger Pynn to Board of Directors
Roger Pynn, APR, CPRC, president of Curley & Pynn, ’73, has been named to the Florida Research Consortium (FRC) board of directors and will serve as chairman of its Communications Committee. FRC is a statewide organization dedicated to strengthening Florida’s innovation economy by promoting research commercialization and the development of a skilled workforce. With more than […]
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Dr. Weger Chosen to be editor
The American Forensics Association publication committee elected Harry Weger to be the next editor of the Argumentation and Advocacy journal. This is the flagship journal of the argumentation field. Argumentation and Advocacy, the flagship publication of the American Forensic Association, invites scholarly submissions concerning any dimension of argumentation studies, contemporary or historical, including but not limited to argumentation theory, […]
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Global Perspectives sponsors semester of events
Several prominent figures, such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams and African human rights activist John Prendergast, will speak at UCF this semester. The presentations are hosted by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, which strives to broaden awareness and understanding on campus and in the community about global issues. Each event connects to the […]
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Professor’s research earns prize in international competition
Dr. Kimiko Akita, earned second prize for her co-authored research paper in the plenary interactive poster session at the International Communication Association convention in May in Phoenix, Arizona. The paper, “State and Shinto: Spanning the history of the secularized scripture,” was among 108 posters accepted to the competition and ranked first in ICA’s Communication History Division. […]
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Faculty, alumna team published in Communication Quarterly
MA alumna Rebekah Lane and Associate Professor Dr. Ann Neville Miller had an article accepted for publication in Communication Quarterly. The article, “An Examination of the Narrative Persuasion with Epilogue Through the Lens of the Elaboration Likelihood Model” is based on Ms. Lane’s thesis and was also presented as a competitive paper at the annual convention of the National Communication […]
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Two students honored as Most Promising Minority Students
Two students from the Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) have been honored as the Most Promising Minority Students by the American Advertising Federation. The honorees, Francesca Parker and Guilene Grefin are in NSC’s advertising-public relations program. Francesca was an Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) intern last semester, and both students will be applying this summer as well. As a […]
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Students raise over $5K for lupus
Communication Student, Laura Ramirez, has shown tremendous academic achievement and commitment to both the Nicholson School and the community. In a project completed for her group dynamics class, Ramirez and her group developed an organized, professional and inspirational event that raised $5,591.00 for Lupus Link. In addition, she used her expertise and redesigned the company’s website and created a […]
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Knights helping knights
As part of UCF’s 50th Anniversary, the College of Sciences is collecting donated items for the Knights Helping Knights Pantry. To date, COS has collected 1,215.52 pounds of donated items! If you would like to donate items, drop them off in the Dean’s Office or any COS departmental office. Learn more about our ongoing and future events […]
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Alum publishes first book
Shannon O’Donnell, ’06, published her first book, The Volunteer Traveler’s Handbook. The book shares stories, advice and photography that will help anyone interested in international volunteer opportunities find and vet ethical volunteer experiences. O’Donnell left the United States in 2008 and has traveled around the world for the past four years traveling slowly and integrating service and community […]
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NSC advisor honored with prestigious advising award
Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) advisor, Laurel Anderson, was awarded the 2012 Dr. Judith Sindlinger Outstanding New Advisor Award. The ceremony took place on Dec. 13, 2012 and the awards namesake, Dr. Judith Sindlinger, presented the award to Anderson. As the award winner, she is automatically elected as UCF’s nominee for the National Academic Advising […]
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UCF well-represented at Florida Communication Association Convention
The Florida Communication Association’s (FCA) annual convention was held at the Four Points by Sheraton Studio City in Orlando this past October. The Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) was well represented at the convention by students and faculty. NSC undergraduate students demonstrated their engagement in clubs and research during the convention through poster sessions and […]