In addition to developing courses in this area, the college has an Interactive Media Lab and produces Newszine , an interactive magazine published in conjunction with the Gainesville Sun, a member of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. Students gain practical experience while still in college. Telecommunication majors work at all production and news positions at the college's five broadcasting properties. Journalism majors work with the independent student newspaper, the local daily newspaper or Newszine. Some 400 students each year receive internship credit for paid and volunteer work in the professional fields.
Advisory groups counsel each undergraduate program in the college.
Visiting professionals lecture at the college each semester. The University of Florida , with 20 colleges and schools on a single campus, ranks as one of the nation's most comprehensive research institutions. External funding for research support totals more than a quarter of a billion dollars a year, placing the university among the top 10 public institutions. The university enrolls some 45,000 students, including about 7,000 graduate students. They come to the university from every state in the union and more than 100 foreign countries.