Articles by Tommy Kopetskie
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Twenty-one students and alumni earn PR Council’s Agency-Ready Certificate
September 21, 2020
The eight-week summer program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provided aspiring public relations professionals with access to top agency executives and webinars on strategic planning, data, social media strategy and crisis communications.
Rochelle Ford to moderate town hall on diverse voices of Black and White women
September 18, 2020
The dean of the School of Communications will lead a virtual panel discussion on Monday, Sept. 21, addressing issues and findings outlined in the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated’s new study, “In Our Voices."
School of Communications Advisory Board reconvenes virtually
September 15, 2020
Seventeen members and guests of the School of Communications Advisory Board met online on Sept. 15 to discuss their professional industries, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the school can better educate and prepare students.
Theresa Helmer ’12 to oversee Disney Channel’s inclusive storytelling with new promotion
September 2, 2020
The Elon alumna will serve on the channel’s senior leadership team and lead inclusivity initiatives in the newly created position.
Annual Communications Fellows ice cream social goes online
September 2, 2020
This year, new and returning Communications Fellows traded their usual ice cream social for Zoom and trivia. Nevertheless, the Aug. 27 event allowed first-year Fellows to connect virtually with upperclassmen and hear about their experiences in the Fellows program.
Gary Grumbach ’16 returns with MSNBC crew to cover Elon Move-In Day
August 14, 2020
The Elon graduate and former news director of “Elon Local News” was part of a three-person crew conducting interviews and gathering footage of arriving first-year and transfer students.
Ryan Witt’s newest project: Water pollution, North Carolina and the Hulk
August 14, 2020
The lecturer in cinema and television arts served as the directory of photography on Vox’s recent project highlighting water pollution in the Tar Heel state.
Classroom partnership leads to new relationship with Live Oak Communications
August 12, 2020
The student-run strategic communications agency plans to onboard a new client, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, this fall following a successful partnership with Lecturer Hal Vincent’s class last spring.
Strong ElonComm presence at first-ever virtual AEJMC conference
August 11, 2020
During the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s 2020 national convention – held virtually for the first time in 103 years – 13 School of Communications faculty members presented research, shared professional experiences and directed topical discussions.
Mikayla Ford ’22 receives prestigious LAGRANT Foundation scholarship
August 4, 2020
The communication design major is the School of Communications’ seventh LAGRANT scholar in the last four years.