Here’s an in-depth look at the School of Communications’ news, events, initiatives and other highlights during the 2022-23 academic year. Click to expand each month’s section.

  • PHOTO 1: A dozen ElonComm faculty, staff and students attended the 2022 national convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Detroit. Associate Professor of Journalism Amanda Sturgill and a team of Interactive Media graduate students captured first place in the Best of the Web/Best of Digital Competition for its robust website developed for the Terra Cotta Heritage Foundation. Assistant Professor of Communication Design Shannon Zenner was recognized for her first-place faculty paper in the Visual Communication Division and as the winner of the 2022 Innovations in Teaching Competition for her research submission on grading and self-evaluations. Leila Jackson ’22 presented a paper examining the racial undertones of Twitter content following 2021 TV special, “Oprah with Meghan and Harry.”
  • Associate Professor Amanda Sturgill’s book “We Are #AltGov: Social Media Resistance From the Inside” was published by Rowman & Littlefield in August. The book culminated five years of research on activities from government employees who used Twitter to organize more than one million followers.
  • PHOTO 2: Dean Emeritus Paul Parsons was presented with the Elon Medallion, the university’s highest honor, at Elon’s Opening Day ceremony in August. Parsons led the School of Communications as founding dean for 17 years, propelling the school to national recognition.
  • Assistant Director of Multimedia Projects Abby Igoe participated in a five-day DaVinci Resolve advanced color certification course, hosted by the Manhattan Edit Workshop in New York City. During the academic year, she led several Resolve color grading workshops for students.