Colin Donohue

Six School of Communications faculty members led a panel discussion about the use of the iPad in the classroom April 10 at the Broadcast Education Association conference in Las Vegas.

Live Oak Communications, Elon's student-run, full-service communications agency, is currently seeking qualified applicants for the fall of 2011. Live Oak develops and executes communications programs for businesses and not-for-profit organizations in the North Carolina region.

The Pendulum, Elon's student newspaper, and Phoenix14News, Elon's student newscast, were honored April 9 with Mark of Excellence Awards at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 competition in Norfolk, Va.

Every winter more than 600 Elon students pack their bags and head to exciting locations throughout the world to study abroad. These students learn about the cultures of nations ranging from Ghana to China, but this year 22 students got a taste of a completely different culture: the culture of the entertainment industry.

When associate professor of communications Brooke Barnett was trying to find a textbook for the School of Communications Digital Media Convergence class she could not find one that she thought was a perfect fit. The class covers photography, videography, editing, web design and basic visual storytelling practices. And all that information wasn't readily available in one place.

Sometimes an idea will form and all of the pieces will fit together perfectly. And according to associate professor of communications Rich Landesberg, one of his ideas fell into place as he began creating the "60 Minutes" Master Class that’s being offered this spring semester.

From the Wilmington StarNews (4/3/11): Memo to public officials: A closed session is supposed to pertain only to the specific topic for which it was called. In the case of the New Hanover County Commissioners, a closed meeting called to consult with their attorney expanded into an overview of the county's potential classification as an air quality "non-attainment" area and a general discussion of the role of board members in dealing with county employees.

From The Pendulum, Elon's student newspaper (3/29/11): Frank Sesno never intended to be a journalist, but years after he began collecting newspapers at a young age, he admits he was "meant to do this."