05/14/2026
Z School students and faculty were invited back to FBI Headquarters Tampa for a tour. They were also recognized for their contribution to the community and FBI after creating another PSA.
Welcome to USF's Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications.
05/14/2026
Z School students and faculty were invited back to FBI Headquarters Tampa for a tour. They were also recognized for their contribution to the community and FBI after creating another PSA.
Congratulations to all of our graduates! We are proud of you and wish you the best for a bright future! Please help us salute our Spring 2026 graduates! Go bulls!
Each year, we look forward to honoring and recognizing our students at the annual Zimmerman School Awards Reception. This year, we heard
inspiring words from our keynote speaker, Emmy Award-winning journalist Tamsen Fadal.
Once again, congratulations to all the scholarship recipients, our Z News students, and this year's Rising Leader Award recipient, Maria Isaacs.
We are proud to announce that our production students won best Cinematography at the Film Florida TV student competition. Please help us congratulate all the students and professor on a job well done!
05/01/2026
We are excited to share our very own graduate Emmanuel Maduneme, now at Southeast Missouri State University, was one of the faculty chosen for the training hub event below.
"Medill Solutions Journalism Educators Academy
The Medill Solutions Journalism Hub, in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network, is proud to announce the Medill Solutions Journalism Educators Academy. This intensive, two-day residency is designed for university journalism and communications faculty ready to integrate rigorous solutions-based reporting into their classrooms. Held at Medill’s Chicago campus, the Academy provides educators with a deep dive into reporting on democracy, the Asset-Framing® methodology, and the Complicating the Narrative framework through the lens of youth mental health."
Keep up the great work, Emmanuel!
04/28/2026
We will take our traditional graduation photo at 7:45am on Saturday May 9, on the steps of The Zimmerman School. Please arrive at 7:35am. We will then walk over to commencement. Please spread the word.
Please contact if you have any questions.
Congratulations to all of our grads! You did it!
04/28/2026
Zimmerman School Senior Giovana Alves Medeiros presented her research papers at Southeast Colloquium, the USF Undergraduate Research Conference and BRASA Connect recently. Here's a few photos of her presentations. Great work, Giovana!
A group of Z School students produced another outstanding PSA for the FBI. "Be Built for the Badge" is a special agent recruitment PSA stressing the importance of being able to pass the physical fitness test.
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04/28/2026
Sydney Valdivia is one of our IPRA students. She recently competed and won First Runner-Up in the Miss USF Leadership Pageant. Sydney was also a Z School scholarship recipient this year.
Please help us congratulate Sydney on a job well done!
04/28/2026
Our Production students executed the live video production of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Music Fest. Keep up the great work!
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