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Assistant Director of Communications

Allison Alsup is the Assistant Director of Communications for the UF Warrington College of Business. In her role, she is responsible for strategic planning and management of public relations as it relates to the college’s reputation. She is the primary contact for media relations and other external partnerships related to public relations. She previously served as Warrington’s Public Relations Specialist for five years. Prior to joining UF Warrington, she was the Public Relations and Partnerships Specialist at the UF College of the Arts. She received her bachelor’s degree in public relations and her Master of Science in Management from the University of Florida.

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Gainesville, FL 32611

Stories by Allison

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A farmer looks at a wheat field while using a tablet device

Public Utility Research Center Director invited to testify before US Senate on rural broadband expansion
March 13, 2019 • Reading Time: < 1 minute

On Tuesday, Public Utility Research Center Director and Gunter Professor Dr. Mark Jamison spoke as a witness to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as part of a hearing related to the expansion of broadband in rural

Businessman hands holding a pen while looking through stacks of paper files while a laptop computer sits on the desk in modern office

Warrington management department ranked No. 1 in research productivity per capita for a second time
March 6, 2019 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Once again, the management department at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business ranked No. 1 for research productivity per capita in the Texas A&M/University of Georgia Rankings of Management Department Research Productivity. Warrington’s management department

Susan Henderson

Accounting to academia
February 27, 2019 • Reading Time: 4 minutes

How Susan Henderson transitioned from a career in public accounting to academia thanks to the UF Doctor of Business Administration program. If you believe in things like destiny, you might say that Susan Henderson (DBA ’18) was destined to work

Michelle Ebanks speaks to a group of students in a UF classroom

The essence of success
February 27, 2019 • Reading Time: 8 minutes

In her role at the helm of a media empire, Michelle Ebanks rubs elbows with the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Queen Latifah. But this daughter of activists says true leadership means giving a voice to all. As a girl

Robert Knechel

Fisher School professor receives doctoral mentorship award
February 25, 2019 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar and Director of the International Accounting and Auditing Center, is one of five recipients of the 2018-2019 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the University of Florida Graduate School.

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Why medical professionals should consider an MBA
February 20, 2019 • Reading Time: 7 minutes

As you might expect, business acumen is pervasive throughout many other industries, like engineering, law and health care. If you’re currently in one of those fields, you might be considering boosting your business knowledge with an MBA to help you

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‘Striving for innovation’ at your company? Be careful – it might be harmful to your employees
February 13, 2019 • Reading Time: 3 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – If you look at the mission statements of some of the world’s top companies, you’ll find a familiar word throughout many – innovation. While it is understood that innovation is beneficial by helping businesses reach goals and

Business man putting money in his jacket pocket

Want to maximize your mutual fund investment returns? Find a portfolio manager with ‘skin in the game’
February 11, 2019 • Reading Time: 3 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – If you’re one of the 56 million Americans who invests in mutual funds, making sure that your portfolio is yielding the best returns is paramount. While your portfolio manager should technically always be looking out for your

Man and woman looking at cars at a dealership and trying to make a decision about which to buy or lease.

Consumers habitually seek the middle ground
February 1, 2019 • Reading Time: 3 minutes

Unpublished research shows avoiding the extremes is a common approach marketers need to address A foundation of consumer marketing is the malleable nature of our decision making process. When faced with choice, we’re expected to be rational actors who will

Alan Cooke, Larry DiMatteo and Sonia Singh

Three honored with Warrington’s teaching awards
February 1, 2019 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Warrington College of Business recognized faculty members Alan Cooke, Sonia Singh and Larry DiMatteo as its 2018-2019 Teaching Award winners. Cooke and Singh are the recipients of the Undergraduate Teaching Award, and DiMatteo

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