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Mentorship program connects School of Communications students and alumni
April 16, 2020
The program enlists Elon alumni who mentor and advise students as they prepare for internships, careers and post-graduation life.
Elon Alumni in Action: Tony Weaver Jr. ’16 offering free educational resources amid pandemic
April 6, 2020
Weird Enough Productions, an education technology company founded by the strategic communications and theatre arts alumnus, is making its lesson plans and activities free for teachers, students and parents as schools close in response to COVID-19.
Media relations expert Cathy Renna speaks at virtual Unity in Communications event
April 6, 2020
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.
‘There’s something truly wonderful about knowing all these people are there for you’
April 3, 2020
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.”
Four outstanding alumni to be recognized
March 11, 2020
Steve Ellington ’80, Michelle Wideman ’00, Priscilla Awkard ’95 and Kevin Gilmore ’96 will be recognized as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients at a ceremony on May 2.
Award-winning alumni make Sundance feel accessible
March 4, 2020
Twenty-one students attended the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, interacting with Elon alumni working – and gaining recognition – in the film and entertainment industries.
Student media organizations honored among state’s best
March 3, 2020
The Pendulum and Phi Psi Cli repeat with Best of Show honors at the annual North Carolina College Media Association gathering at East Carolina University.
Elon students, alumni provide media coverage at North American programming championships
February 24, 2020
Led by Associate Professor Amanda Sturgill, two School of Communications students and two Elon alumni shot and edited video and photography at the February event that featured top computer programming students from the United States and Canada.
#ElonTBT: Journalism, mass communications majors established in 1985
February 20, 2020
In this edition of #ElonTBT, we highlight a faculty-led shift in curriculum that opened the door for today's School of Communications.
Tony Weaver Jr. ’16 featured in Coca-Cola ad ‘History Shakers’
February 18, 2020
Tony Weaver Jr. '16 and his company Weird Enough Productions were highlighted in the 60-second Coca-Cola ad that celebrates six African American leaders in their fields.