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Cristy Mariné ’25 connects with media giants in New York
December 3, 2024
The cinema & television arts and strategic communications double major participated in the prestigious IRTS Foundation Multicultural Career Workshop, an initiative designed to support students and recent graduates from underrepresented backgrounds pursue careers in the media industry.
Live Oak welcomes top-tier advertising and PR agencies for networking event
November 21, 2024
Representatives from McKinney, Pace Communications and APCO Worldwide visited the award-winning, student-run communications agency to share insights and foster connections.
Barbara Miller Gaither publishes research examining the perceptions behind corporate social advocacy
November 7, 2024
The professor of strategic communications and her coauthors examined how people reacted to companies that chose to support (or not support) social or political issues. The reaction varied based on the alignment between the company and the issue it supported, and it was influenced by perceived motives behind the company's advocacy.
The Pendulum Turns 50: Celebrating a tradition of reporting and community
November 5, 2024
Current students, alumni and faculty gathered on Nov. 1 during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend to toast five decades of informing Elon’s campus community.
Communication design students use art to promote civic engagement
November 4, 2024
Two sections of the Design of Visual Images course participated in AIGA’s Get Out the Vote initiative, creating posters that merged academic learning with civic engagement. Led by Assistant Professor Shannon Zenner, the project emphasized creative originality, research into voter issues, and the use of analog design to inspire action and highlight the importance of democratic participation.
Julie Lellis’ classes encourage civic engagement through ‘Get Out the Vote’ postcards
October 30, 2024
In a creative approach to increase voter turnout, the professor of strategic communications tasked her students with crafting personalized messages for family and friends.
‘Find Your People’ event helps first-year students make connections
October 28, 2024
School of Communications faculty and staff members, as well as upperclassmen, gathered Oct. 21 to educate first-year students about the school’s academic programs, resources and opportunities.
Alumni in Action: Maria Ramirez Uribe ’20 helps keep the facts straight
October 25, 2024
The School of Communications graduate serves as an immigration reporter at PolitiFact, digging deep in topical subjects, translating complex issues into digestible stories, and making sure that facts are, indeed, facts.
Evelyn Ealey ’26 honored at national PRSSA conference
October 22, 2024
The dance performance & choreography and strategic communications double major was recognized with the Just Drive Media Communications Fellowship, receiving a $5,000 scholarship and securing a paid internship with the communications agency Just Drive Media.
Elon’s new Leadership Faculty Scholars begin program
October 2, 2024
Jessica Gisclair, Brian Pennington, Will Pluer and Stacey Thomas have embarked on the program, which helps faculty build expertise in leadership education and integrate it into a coming class.