Communication Design

In the most recent edition of the Elon Journal, six student researchers conducted an expansive look at the media and its wide-ranging influence – positively and negatively – on the health and mental well-being of their audiences.

Here's a look at where some of the 2023 School of Communications graduates are headed now that they're Elon University alumni.

The assistant professor of communication design coauthored a new paper titled “Is this AI trained on Credible Data? The Effects of Labeling Quality and Performance Bias on User Trust.”

Twenty-eight students were recognized at the end-of-the-year celebration, including the inaugural recipient of the Christopher Edwards II ’18 Award for Sports Journalism, honoring a graduating senior who has established a record of academic success and demonstrated mastery within sports journalism.

During its annual awards celebration, hosted April 20 in Turner Theatre, the School of Communications acknowledged the outstanding contributions of several faculty and staff members, and bid farewell to Glenn Scott and Jeff James.

The student-run news organization was recognized widely in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards, earning first place in nine categories.

In conjunction with the Student Professional Development Center, the School of Communications hosted the Communications and Sport Management Meet and Greet on March 28, attracting more than 200 students and 20 employers representing a variety of communications-related industries.

The School of Communications hosted its first-ever trivia contest for members of the Communications Fellows program, testing the students’ knowledge of the Tar Heel state, pop culture and other fun facts.

Ashleigh Afromsky ’22 joined Assistant Professor Jenny Jiang and Professor Qian Xu to examine the job descriptions of nearly 35,000 positions related to media analytics following the COVID-19 pandemic. Their findings were recently published in the March edition of Journalism & Mass Communication Educator.

The Winter Term course exposed the Fellows to different communications industries and promoted bonding among the first-year cohort.