Tommy Kopetskie

The Elon junior will participate in a 10-week investigative reporting assignment at Arizona State University this summer, examining how the federal government has responded to natural disasters ranging from hurricanes to wildfires.

The associate professor of communications was one of 25 educators from colleges and universities nationwide to participate in the prestigious five-day program, which offers in-depth conversations with entertainment professionals and an inside look at the television and content development industries.

The senior journalism major will spend 12 days examining the evolution of women in post-genocide Rwanda.

This semester’s edition marks the 18th in the history of the Elon Journal and the first under the editorship of Professor Harlen Makemson.

The former assistant professor at Louisiana State University and North Carolina attorney will begin in February.

Elon is one of five institutions competing in the contest’s Outstanding Education Program category.

The School of Communications dean was one of “six inspiring leaders of communications” honored at a Dec. 3 ceremony at the Grand Hyatt New York.

Two sections of Assistant Professor Michele Lashley’s course were charged with identifying ways to increase awareness about the company’s Future Leaders Program among Elon seniors seeking employment.

“Cases in Public Relations: Translating ethics into action” is an edited collection recently released by Oxford University Press.

The assistant director of news content and his WPEC-TV team were recognized on Dec. 1 at the 42nd annual Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida.