Cinema and TV Arts

In conjunction with the Student Professional Development Center, the School of Communications hosted the COMM/SPT Meet & Greet on Sept. 20, attracting a dozen organizations – both in-person and virtually – representing a variety of communications and sports-related industries.

The Communications Fellows program prevails following two COVID-impacted years to lead trips to Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa, Miami and Washington, D.C.

In her new role, the longtime Elon faculty member says she hopes to support her colleagues as they make the department an exceptional place for learning and professional growth.

The strategic grant from Elon’s Innovation Council will support organizers as they seek to expose a broader audience to the technological and professional potential of the growing drone industry.

The on-campus residential learning workshop, made possible through $300,000 in grant funding from the Scripps Howard Foundation, supports high school juniors interested in pursuing careers in journalism and the media industry.

The professor of strategic communications and A.J. Fletcher Professor in Communications succeeds Dean Rochelle Ford, who was recently selected as the eighth president of Dillard University.

In the spring 2022 issue of the Elon Journal, six student researchers delve into a variety of media-related topics, including the media framing of mass shooters and whether the portrayal of these perpetrators changed after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.

Here's a look at where some of the 2022 School of Communications graduates are headed after they graduate.

Watkins was acknowledged by She Plays Games for her success in the video games industry.

During its annual awards ceremony, hosted May 5 in Turner Theatre, the school acknowledged high achievement from students, faculty and staff, hosted the first induction of its Kappa Tau Alpha honors society, and bid farewell to retiring Associate Professor Michael Skube.