Communication Design

The professor of strategic communications, who begins her new role on June 1, will oversee the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and provide support for assessment.

Marcus Yam, a Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and photojournalist, will present an on-campus lecture in Turner Theatre sponsored by the National Press Photographer Foundation.

During its annual awards celebration, hosted April 18 in Turner Theatre, the school honored the achievements of several faculty and staff members, while also bidding farewell to Associate Professor of Journalism Rich Landesberg.

During its annual awards celebration, hosted April 18 in Turner Theatre, the School of Communications acknowledged exemplary student achievement, presented Outstanding Senior Awards, and celebrated this year’s inductees in the Kappa Tau Alpha honors society.

Phillip Motley, faculty fellow for community-based learning, shares his expertise and efforts in faculty development and recruitment.

The Elon University senior and assistant professor of communication design, as well as Live Oak Communications, earned Gold Awards at the inaugural AEJMC Festival of Visual & Interactive Media contest. Additionally, Matt Newberry’s work was recently recognized in the Graphis New Talent Annual, which celebrates the top creative work from students across the globe.

The article highlighting a recent lawsuit alleging that dating apps are designed to be addictive includes insights from Chris Chen, assistant professor of communications design.

The student-run strategic communications and design agency was celebrated on March 7 at the American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) gala, hosted in Raleigh by the American Advertising Federation of the Triangle (AAF Triangle).

Accompanied by Senior Lecturer Kelly Furnas, Elon students Anjolina Fantaroni ’26, Nia Bedard ’26, Fiona McAllister ’26 and Sarah Moore ’26 attended the 2024 ACP Spring National College Media Conference in La Jolla, California.

Chen, an assistant professor of communication design, talked with WSOC about a recent lawsuit alleging that apps such as Tinder, Hinge and The League are designed to make users addicted.