School of Communications

The LSM Society managed and staffed the concession operation at the SAS – Champions Tour PGA Golf Tournament in Cary, N.C., at Prestonwood Country Club from Sept. 23-27, 2009, marking the fifth consecutive year that students from the LSM program have worked this event.

Two Communications majors have made it to the final round of voting for Lonely Planet's "My Journey" video competition, and online voting will determine the grand-prize winner.

Matt Davis, a May 2009 Elon graduate, presented a research paper on Nov. 1 at a scholarly conference of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Association for Asian Studies at Villanova University.

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.