Robert Jaross has taught advertising and public relations courses at FIU for the past 18 years, while working in Student Affairs as director for Student Media. Jaross has taught all courses in the advertising tract and currently focuses on teaching the capstone course. Prior to FIU, Jaross was a faculty member at Southern Illinois University where he taught advertising courses, including the capstone advertising course as well as serving as general manager to the Daily Egyptian daily student newspaper. Earlier in his professional career Mr. Jaross worked for an advertising agency; a magazine, as advertising director; two newspapers, as advertising directors; and at a media corporation as president.