With more than 53,000 students and over 10,000 employees, the growing University of Central Florida must have a comprehensive communications plan in place to manage extraordinary events. Learn how UCF’s primary communications office and campus police work together to answer the call for help and the need-to-know.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
RSVP: E-mail Tina Lange
LOCATION: Holiday Inn Viera
TIME: 7:30am Registration, 8:00am Program
COST: $20 FPRA Members, $25 Community
Grant Heston, Assistant Vice President for News & Information
University of Central Florida
Grant Heston is the University of Central Florida’ assistant vice president for News and Information, appointed in 2007.
With more than a decade of experience in corporate communications and print and online writing and editing, Heston managed communications to media, more than 200,000 customers and 1,000 employees during his work for the Orlando Utilities Commission. He previously worked as a senior online news producer and reporter at the Orlando Sentinel and as an editor at CBS Sports.com.
Heston received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida. He serves on the boards of directors for the Friends of the Orange County Library System and the Lake Formosa Neighborhood Association, and he is a graduate of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Orlando program.
News and Information is UCF’s primary communications office. The department is responsible for disseminating news about the university’s academic programs, research, administration and other activities to the media and the public. For more information, visit www.news.ucf.edu.
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