Communication Design

During its annual awards ceremony, premiered live on social media and streaming apps on May 14, the school recognized high achievement from students, faculty and staff. It also celebrated the tenure of Paul Parsons, founding communications dean, and David Copeland, founding director of the Interactive Media master’s program.

Here's a look at where a handful of the 2020 School of Communications graduates are headed after they graduate.

Beginning on Monday, May 11, the school will host five nights of programming, premiering student work and celebrating academic achievements at 7 p.m. on ElonComm apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV. The programs will also be available on the school’s Facebook and Vimeo platforms.

Steve Daniels and Lee Rainie, members of the School of Communications’ National Advisory Board, connected with graduating seniors via WebEx on April 23 to offer guidance on employment and today’s job market.

In her role as director of marketing for AIGA, the Elon alumna and her team are working to provide resources to their members and the wider creative community during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Students in Associate Dean Kenn Gaither’s Public Relations and Civic Responsibility class brought international public relations case studies to life with an asynchronous poster session – accompanied by some kind words for one another.

The program enlists Elon alumni who mentor and advise students as they prepare for internships, careers and post-graduation life. 

Members of the student-run strategic communications agency traveled to Durham in February to hear from professionals presenting at AIGA Raleigh’s two-day creative conference.

Renna, the first national news director of GLAAD, visited with students virtually on March 31, discussing diversity in the media industry and having a voice in the workplace. 

Through the power of Zoom video chats, School of Communications alumni – nearly two dozen of them – continue to maintain the connections they first made while producing Elon University’s student-run newscast, “Elon Local News.”