School of Communications

Six Elon students presented papers Nov. 21 at the 5th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium held at UNC Wilmington. Several Elon faculty mentors accompanied the students.

Junior broadcast journalism major Drew Smith won the Alexander M. Tanger Scholarship from the Broadcast Education Association Nov. 24. The scholarship amount totals $5,000.

Professors Anne Marx and Hal Walker in the Department of Leisure and Sport Management took more than 60 students from their introductory courses to the RBC Center in Raleigh recently to learn more about career options in the sport management industry.

Elon School of Communications student Eugene Daniel told an audience of Internet experts from around the world that there needs to be more education on how the Internet operates and is governed. Daniel presented his views on the role youth play in Internet governance Nov. 16 at the Internet Governance Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

School of Communications associate professor Frances Ward-Johnson was a presenter at the National Women's Studies Association's 30th Annual Conference held Nov. 12-15 in Atlanta.

Ross Wade, assistant director of Career Services in the School of Communications, presented Nov. 13 at the North Carolina Career Development Association's (NCCDA) annual statewide conference.

Alumnae Natalie Fava and Taylor Johnson had their film "Elsewhere: 3 Stories Afterwards" selected for the 2009 Carrboro Film Festival Nov. 22.

At the Lighthouse Tavern Nov. 11, a group of students from the School of Communications Television Production class, led by student director Aaron Moger and student producer Crystal Moyer, successfully recorded the pilot episode of "Elon City Limits."

Three students from the Elon Academy, along with faculty members Deborah Long and Brooke Barnett, were featured guests on the Nov. 11 broadcast of "The State of Things" by National Public Radio affiliate WUNC in Chapel Hill. The interview could be heard live on 91.5 FM and is now online for listeners to access.