Elon Sports Vision

The sport management major, who recently completed an internship with the Super Bowl-winning Rams, credits School of Communications faculty and staff for putting her in a position to achieve her professional goals.

In conjunction with the Student Professional Development Center, the School of Communications hosted the COM Meet and Greet on Feb. 22, attracting seven organizations representing a variety of communications-related industries.

While documenting the collegiate golf debut of two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith, Jared Bunder ’22, a cinema and television arts major, captured video that caught the attention of media outlets across the country.

The Department of Sport Management hosted its annual symposium on April 28 featuring a one-on-one conversation with former top NCAA executive and West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck, as well as several panel discussions featuring prominent individuals and student-athletes in collegiate sports.

The Department of Sport Management will host its annual symposium on Wednesday, April 28. The virtual event, featuring a keynote address from influential sport industry figure Oliver Luck, will run from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The former Elon women’s basketball team captain and current Bucks sideline reporter became the first woman to handle play-by-play responsibilities in the franchise’s 53-year history.

The sophomore sports broadcaster was one of three recipients of the Abe Voron Scholarship, presented to students pursuing a career in radio.

The 1 p.m. tipoff will feature alumnus Taylor Durham ’96 as the broadcast’s play-by-play announcer, with Elon junior Tellier Lundquist serving as color commentator.

With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting television production around the globe, Elon University’s student-run weekly sports magazine show has gone virtual to continue to tell insightful and entertaining stories.

Adam Giardino, a broadcaster with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, spoke to students about his start in the broadcasting industry and his role as president of the Black Play-by-Play Broadcaster Grant and Scholarship Fund.