ElonComm Student Ambassador Program

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The School of Communications student ambassadors assist with facilities tours, staff admissions events, join recruiting efforts at national conferences, identify award-winning high school students, assist with educational workshops, mentor, and perform other outreach efforts. Students interested in becoming ambassadors must be current first-year students, sophomores or juniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and a School of Communications major (though current sophomores and juniors are preferred). They also must have demonstrated involvement or leadership in a student media or School of Communications organization, as well as strong public speaking and writing skills.

Hiring for the program occurs during the spring semester for the proceeding academic year. Interested students should complete the application below. Qualified candidates will participate in an in-person interview with Colin Donohue, who oversees the student ambassadors program and serves as the school’s director student engagement and special projects and an assistant professor of journalism, and current ambassadors. The position pays an hourly rate.

Questions? Contact Donohue at cdonohue@elon.edu or 336-278-5850.

Current Ambassadors

Halli Harwood '26

Halli Harwood '26

Halli Harwood is a Communications Fellow majoring in Strategic Communications and minoring in Business Administration. Harwood is a member of Live Oak Communications, Elon’s student-run marketing and advertising agency, where she has served as a branding executive, account executive and assistant agency director. Harwood is also completing undergraduate research on cruise lines and their environmental and sustainability messaging. In the summer of 2023, Harwood participated in Elon in LA, where she interned with ALLY LA, and she studied abroad in Sydney during the 2024 spring semester. Harwood is excited to serve as a student ambassador for Elon University’s School of Communications, and she can’t wait to connect with prospective students.

Charlotte Pfabe

Charlotte Pfabe '27

Charlotte Pfabe is a Communications Fellow, studying journalism, with a minor in music production and recording arts. Charlotte is from Annapolis, Maryland, where she grew up following current events and news coverage from Capitol Hill. Her passion for journalism and storytelling is reflected in her work with Elon News Network as a multimedia reporter and former managing editor of elonnewsnetwork.com. She has covered numerous events around the local community, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s visit to Greensboro, North Carolina, during a campaign stop for the Harris-Walz campaign. With ENN, Charlotte has served as the producer for “ENN On Air,” the network’s digital news show, and also works in the control room, reports and anchors for “ENN Tonight,” the weekly live broadcast. Charlotte also works with WSOE 89.3 FM, Elon’s student-run radio station, and hosts her very own radio show. Charlotte serves as the secretary treasurer for Elon’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and during the fall semester 2024, she served as an orientation leader and a peer educator, mentoring new Elon students. One of Charlotte’s favorite memories with ElonComm is her trip to Florida during Winter Term with the Communications Fellows program to tour professional news stations, production studios, PR firms and even the Tampa Bay Rowdies stadium.