School of Communications

Two sections of the Design of Visual Images course participated in AIGA’s Get Out the Vote initiative, creating posters that merged academic learning with civic engagement. Led by Assistant Professor Shannon Zenner, the project emphasized creative originality, research into voter issues, and the use of analog design to inspire action and highlight the importance of democratic participation.

Students in Associate Professor Amanda Sturgill's Multiplatform News Editing class developed a website offering issue-based information on candidates in states where many Elon students are registered voters.

In a creative approach to increase voter turnout, the professor of strategic communications tasked her students with crafting personalized messages for family and friends.

The associate professor of sport management served as a guest editor for the scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the NIRSA Foundation.

School of Communications faculty and staff members, as well as upperclassmen, gathered Oct. 21 to educate first-year students about the school’s academic programs, resources and opportunities.

The School of Communications graduate serves as an immigration reporter at PolitiFact, digging deep in topical subjects, translating complex issues into digestible stories, and making sure that facts are, indeed, facts.

In the powerful 22-minute film “Breaking Chains: Surviving Sex Trafficking and the Power of Second Chances,” the Elon University alumna brings audiences face-to-face with the grim realities of human trafficking in Cincinnati and the inspiring resilience of those working to combat it.

The Sports Media Lab Student Spotlight profiles the lab’s seniors and their work. This spotlight is focused on Anthony Bamford '25, a media analytics major with minors in sport management and statistics. 

The dance performance & choreography and strategic communications double major was recognized with the Just Drive Media Communications Fellowship, receiving a $5,000 scholarship and securing a paid internship with the communications agency Just Drive Media.

Elon University alumni have been on the ground or helping from afar to aid recovery efforts in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.