The Elon School of Communications Advisory Board held its spring meeting on campus April 11-12. Read this note for details...
Elon communications alumnus and Olympic athlete Patrick Singleton (’96) met with students, faculty and the School of Communications Advisory Board April 11 to discuss his participation in the Winter Olympics. When he’s not competing as a world-class athlete, Singleton works in Asia for Bloomberg Television International.
Anne McGrath, special projects editor for education at U.S. News & World Report – who is responsible for the annual guides “America’s Best Colleges” and “Best Graduate Schools” – also spoke at the board’s spring meeting.
Four new members were welcomed at the April 11-12 session: Angel Hawthorne of Home and Garden Television (HGTV), Ravi Khanna of Voice of America, Carlos Jimenez of Leslie Advertising and Jill Neff Watson of CNN.
Board members spent the bulk of their time at Elon talking with students and faculty members about the status of the communications program. Students discussed their internships and research experiences. Advisory board members also acted as an audience for a taping of the new Elon student television program “Studio-E,” a musical show produced by communications fellow Katrina Taylor. Board members also conducted mock interviews with Elon students. The interviews are intended to give students experience prior to making the leap to real-world job hunting.
On April 12, board members were joined by Jon Witherspoon, the publisher of the Winston-Salem Journal, in a panel discussion titled “Local News in a Changing Media Landscape.” Representatives of area media outlets were welcomed to this breakfast meeting. ABC 45 in Greensboro, N.C., recently suspended local news operations, and Time-Warner is establishing new local news operations throughout the state.