Communication Design

The double major in middle grades education and communication design combined her passions to co-lead a STEAM workshop at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, guiding students through creative lessons on typography and emotion.

Beginning in fall 2025, the new undergraduate program will help equip students with the creative, strategic and technical skills to lead content creation and strategy across digital platforms.

During its annual awards celebration, hosted April 10 in Turner Theatre, the school recognized the achievements and contributions of five faculty and staff members.

At its annual awards celebration on April 10 in Turner Theatre, the School of Communications recognized outstanding student accomplishments, presented its Outstanding Senior Awards, and honored this year’s Kappa Tau Alpha honor society inductees.

The School of Communications faculty members published new research analyzing more than 3,200 LinkedIn job postings to clarify how U.S. employers distinguish between UX and UI design roles. Their findings reveal overlapping competencies but highlight key differences in skillsets, responsibilities, and tool usage between the two fields.

Supported by faculty mentors, the student participation showcased Elon’s strong academic presence and commitment to undergraduate research in journalism and communications.

Forty-six Fellows participated in the annual Sunshine State trip, visiting communication companies, meeting industry professionals, and honing their networking skills.

In addition to this recognition, ENN earned seven other individual and organizational Apple Awards, highlighting excellence in crisis coverage, opinion writing, photography, and multimedia journalism.

Published in January by Wiley Publishers, Hannam’s book serves as a comprehensive, full-color guide to graphic design for beginners.

Presented by the School of Communications Inclusive Excellence Committee, the interactive event brought together students, faculty, staff and alumni to discuss a broad range of issues related to inclusivity in communications, journalism and the media.