School of Communications

Janna Anderson, associate professor in the School of Communications and director of Elon's Imagining the Internet Center, was one of 18 featured speakers at the Danish Top Executive Summit, sponsored by the Danish Management Society Jan. 24 and 25 in Copenhagen. Her talk was titled, Imagining the Internet 2020.

Paul Parsons, professor and dean of the School of Communications, has conducted program reviews at three Middle Eastern universities in the past three years.

Lee Bush, associate professor in the School of Communications, published an op-ed column on civil discourse in the Jan. 16 issue of the Greensboro News & Record.

Josh Norris' passion for sports was why it didn't take the Elon University senior long to visit Career Services last spring when he learned of a unique opportunity. With help from office staff, Norris polished his cover letter and resume, and just days later the senior communications major had landed a summer internship with the NFL's St. Louis Rams.

Ross Wade, the assistant director of career services for the School of Communications, was interviewed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers regarding his "Six-Word Professional Statement" exercise for an article in the NACE's "Spotlight Online" newsletter.

Elon University Provost Steven House recently announced that School of Communications lecturer Randy Piland will serve as Elon's first Faculty Fellow for Technology beginning January 2011.

Elon alumna Rachel Cieri, a 2010 graduate who majored in journalism, placed 11th in the Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing competition.

Elon University journalism student Samantha Baranowski placed seventh in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program's Television Broadcast Features Competition I.

Two Elon University Broadcast Journalism students were awarded scholarships from the Radio Television Digital News Association this month.