School of Communications Homecoming events bring students and alumni together

An alum of the year presentation, networking event and StrengthsQuest are all planned for School of Communications alumni.

The School of Communications has planned events for its alumni and students to connect from Oct. 13-15 during Elon University’s Homecoming week. Details are provided below.

School of Communications Alumna of the Year Presentation to Nneka Enurah ’11
6 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020
Zoom

The School of Communications will celebrate its Alumna of the Year, Nneka Enurah ’11, in a virtual ceremony, which will also include a viewing of the trailer for “Little Fires Everywhere,” a show produced by Hello Sunshine, for which Enurah previously worked as the director of digital development and production, as well as web-based promotional material for the show. Now, Enurah is the head of development and partnerships at FBE, an award-winning multi-platform studio that produces 20 serialized shows for more tha 44 million subscribers. Alumni may register for the event via the university’s Homecoming page. Students, faculty and staff should register via the sign-up form.

Alumni, What Makes You Strong?
3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020
Zoom

The StrengthsQuest assessment, created by Gallup, helps individuals better understand their innate talents. In this session, after taking the assessment, School of Communications alumni will complete a series of activities and participate in a discussion to further explore their talents/strengths and how they can be used for career success. This session will be led by Ross Wade. Assessments cost: $12. Alumni may register for the event via the university’s Homecoming page.

Networking from Home
6 p.m. EST, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
Zoom

Several School of Communications alumni will be available via Zoom to meet and connect with students. This casual networking event will allow students to engage in conversations with alumni about their experiences at Elon, internships and careers. Students, faculty and staff should register via the sign-up form.

Confirmed alumni:

Neima Abdulahi ’13, correspondent, “Central Ave”

Katherine Blunt ’15, energy reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Samantha Coury ’13, manager of advertising strategy and planning, PGA Tour

Stephanie Hays ’18, designer, Seattle Times

Haley Longbottom ’16, lead visual designer, Bbot

Shelby McKay ’13, assistant director of athletics for student-athlete development, Washington State University

Patrick Rees ’05, vice president of communications, Philadelphia 76ers

Jane Seidel ’17, platform producer, The Wall Street Journal

Rachel Sun ’15, manager of digital analytics, Golin

Ben Stringfellow ’15, assistant editor on the “Avatar” sequels

Gabriela Walding ’13, senior director, Small Girls PR

Asha Michelle Wilson ’13, writer, “American Horror Story”