School of Communications

The Pendulum, Elon University's weekly student newspaper, was named a 2009 finalist in the Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker competition Sept. 4. Pacemaker is the highest honor ACP gives to its members.

Junior journalism major Pam Richter was named a national finalist in the Online Opinion and Commentary category of Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards competition. She collected her award at SPJ’s national convention Aug. 28 in Indianapolis.

The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters gave School of Communications Associate Dean Connie Book an award for outstanding leadership and dedication to the NCAB.

Ocek Eke, an assistant professor of Communications, authored a chapter in the new textbook and anthology "Understanding the Global Experience: Becoming a Responsible World Citizen," which was edited by Elon faculty members Tom Arcaro and Rosemary Haskell.

Sang Nam, an assistant professor in the School of Communications and a teacher in the new Interactive Media master’s program, spoke at the Korean School of Greensboro Aug. 29 about cultural education.

Randy Piland has been active in the Boy Scouts since he was 11 years old. He's an Eagle Scout and has always enjoyed being a part of the Boy Scouts of America, so he continually looks for ways to give back to an organization that gave him so much. Piland used this summer to design completely a Flash-based Web site companion to the 12th edition of the "Boy Scout Handbook."