School of Communications

Lee Bush, associate professor in the School of Communications, published an op-ed column on civil discourse in the Jan. 16 issue of the Greensboro News & Record.

Josh Norris' passion for sports was why it didn't take the Elon University senior long to visit Career Services last spring when he learned of a unique opportunity. With help from office staff, Norris polished his cover letter and resume, and just days later the senior communications major had landed a summer internship with the NFL's St. Louis Rams.

Ross Wade, the assistant director of career services for the School of Communications, was interviewed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers regarding his "Six-Word Professional Statement" exercise for an article in the NACE's "Spotlight Online" newsletter.

Elon University Provost Steven House recently announced that School of Communications lecturer Randy Piland will serve as Elon's first Faculty Fellow for Technology beginning January 2011.

Elon alumna Rachel Cieri, a 2010 graduate who majored in journalism, placed 11th in the Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing competition.

Elon University journalism student Samantha Baranowski placed seventh in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program's Television Broadcast Features Competition I.

Two Elon University Broadcast Journalism students were awarded scholarships from the Radio Television Digital News Association this month.

Members of the “Programming and Event Management” class in the Department of Sport and Event Management organized a “Car Show” event at the Holly Hill Mall in Burlington in November, raising $1,685 for the Walter B. Ellis American Legion Post 63.

Members of the "Programming and Event Management" class in the Department of Sport and Event Management raised $525 to benefit the Campus Kitchen Project at Elon with a “Minute To Win It” event in McKinnon Hall on Nov. 16.