Comm Accomplishments

After three years of exploring the economic and social benefits of developing sports facilities and events, Sarah Dawkins '25 presented her findings at the February conference and won the top prize for undergraduate research.

Elon University students captured 11 awards in the 2025 BEA Festival of Media Arts, an international competition recognizing excellence in digital media and broadcasting. Most notably, Brandon Cericola ’26 and Kate Rivera ’25 turned their Audio for Sound and Digital Media class assignment into a Best of Festival award.

The newspaper of Elon News Network was recognized as part of the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest.

The School of Communications is one of 20 institutions recognized in the 2024 Education A-List, the PR industry’s comprehensive roster of the top programs for career advancement in public relations and communications.

The Broadcast Education Association, the premiere international academic media organization, released its third annual rankings celebrating consistent student success in the association’s Festival of Media Arts.

With the competition of its accreditation and self-study process, Elon University is one of 35 accredited programs in the U.S. recognized by the Commission of Sport Management Accreditation.

Thanks to a cross-campus collaboration, School of Communications students Ian Myers ’23, Melanie Meisner ’23 and Elizabeth Daria ’23 designed a digital billboard for the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation and its charitable initiative, Journey for the Living.

The second annual event, hosted on Nov. 18, attracted nearly 140 attendees interested in the technological and professional potential of the expanding drone industry.

Elon News Network collected two Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the national student media convention held in Washington, D.C.

The communication design major received an honorable mention in the Graphis New Talent Annual, which celebrates the top creative work from students across the globe.