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Unity in Communications program kicks off semester with meet and greet
September 17, 2020
Kari Taylor ’09, Elon University’s deputy chief of staff, spoke to students during a Sept. 15 online meeting about her experience as a woman of color in the television and film industries.
School of Communications Advisory Board reconvenes virtually
September 15, 2020
Seventeen members and guests of the School of Communications Advisory Board met online on Sept. 15 to discuss their professional industries, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the school can better educate and prepare students.
WEEE discusses race and gender in film at first meeting of the semester
September 10, 2020
The networking initiative welcomed prospective students and hosted a discussion about Beyoncé’s new movie, “Black Is King,” examining the impact of representation in the media industry.
Annual Communications Fellows ice cream social goes online
September 2, 2020
This year, new and returning Communications Fellows traded their usual ice cream social for Zoom and trivia. Nevertheless, the Aug. 27 event allowed first-year Fellows to connect virtually with upperclassmen and hear about their experiences in the Fellows program.
2024 Communications Fellows arrive on campus
August 14, 2020
The class of 2024 consists of 35 students across the School of Communications’ six undergraduate majors.
Classroom partnership leads to new relationship with Live Oak Communications
August 12, 2020
The student-run strategic communications agency plans to onboard a new client, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, this fall following a successful partnership with Lecturer Hal Vincent’s class last spring.
Strong ElonComm presence at first-ever virtual AEJMC conference
August 11, 2020
During the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2020 national convention – held virtually for the first time in 103 years – 13 School of Communications faculty members presented research, shared professional experiences and directed topical discussions.
Mikayla Ford ’22 receives prestigious LAGRANT Foundation scholarship
August 4, 2020
The communication design major is the School of Communications’ seventh LAGRANT scholar in the last four years.
First-year students gain insider’s look with ‘30 Minutes with ElonComm’ events
August 4, 2020
There is still time to RSVP for the School of Communications’ upcoming half-hour Zoom events highlighting internships, student media, school organizations and the Elon in Los Angeles program.
New book ‘Redesigning Liberal Education’ features case studies and visions of the future of student learning
July 29, 2020
Edited by William Moner, Phillip Motley and Rebecca Pope-Ruark, “Redesigning Liberal Education: Innovative Design for a Twenty-First-Century Undergraduate Education” provides case studies of innovation at several institutions and vision chapters of higher education’s future, with notable contributions from Elon faculty, staff and administrators.