Articles by Tommy Kopetskie
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Vanessa Bravo named assistant dean in the School of Communications
April 25, 2024
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.
School of Communications to host Pulitzer-winning photojournalist for May 1 lecture
April 23, 2024
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.
School of Communications applauds faculty and staff accomplishments
April 22, 2024
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.
Student excellence celebrated at ElonComm awards ceremony
April 19, 2024
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.
Short film by Mary Kate Douglas ’23 shines at LA Feedback Film Festival
April 3, 2024
The Elon alumna wrote and directed “Incomplete” for her cinema & television arts BFA thesis project, and the film won Best Student Short at the monthly festival in Los Angeles.
Communications students capture nine awards in BEA competition
April 2, 2024
Max Wallace ’26, Brendan Antrosiglio ’23, and a student group in the Interactive Media graduate program all earned second-place awards in the Broadcast Education Association’s 2024 Festival of Media Arts.
Sports Media Lab concludes successful first year with publication of David Bockino’s new book
April 1, 2024
Titled “Game On: How Sports Media Grew Up, Sold Out, and Got Personal with Billions of Fans,” Bockino’s book – published on April 1 – is the first comprehensive, general audience history of the sports media industry.
Matt Newberry ’24, Rebecca Bagley collect top awards at AEJMC’s VIM Fest
March 25, 2024
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.
Elon students go behind the scenes in Hollywood and Sundance
March 21, 2024
Assistant Professors Kai Swanson and Matthew Blomberg led students to Hollywood and Park City, Utah, during Winter Term for an immersion experience into the film and entertainment industries.
Live Oak campaign earns ADDY, Best of Show awards
March 21, 2024
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).