School of Communications

The second annual "How to Succeed as a Communications Major" event was held Tuesday night in McEwen Theater. Approximately 50 students attended the event, sponsored by the Eta Gamma Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the Communications Honor Society.

Elon students, faculty and staff visited Carousel Cinemas on Oct. 27 for the premiere of DEEP Impact, a diversity education tool that includes a student-produced film created by the Multicultural Center at Elon University.

If you're interested in living, learning and interning in Los Angeles for the summer, make sure you make your way to the Elon in Los Angeles Web site to download the program application and essay/checklist form.

Sang Nam, an assistant professor in the School of Communications a professor in the new Interactive Media program, presented his research through two poster sessions at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Oct. 22-25 in Bloomington, Ind.

Want to get a head start on your career before leaving campus? Start networking now. And when you do apply for jobs, don't send a generic cover letter. Research the company. Alumni from the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business and the School of Communications shared advice Friday in "wisdom sessions" for current students as part of Homecoming 2009.

Elon University's Multicultural Center will debut a new diversity education program on October 27 in a community event at Carousel Cinemas, where a student-produced film will be screened to foster conversations about topics such as race and sexual orientation while addressing biases and stereotypes.

Six accomplished alumni were celebrated Oct. 24 as part of Homecoming 2009 on the Elon campus. The honored grads included Dr. William Herbert ’68, Deborah Yow-Bowden ’74, Rev. Dr. Walstein Snyder ’45, Audrey Seagraves ’02, Stephanie Newbold ’01 and Walter "Cam" Tims ’00.

Live Oak Communications, Elon's student-run, full-service communications agency, is currently seeking qualified applicants for the spring of 2010. Live Oak develops and executes communications programs for businesses and not-for-profit organizations in the North Carolina region.