School of Communications Alumni

Renna, the first national news director of GLAAD, visited with students virtually on March 31, discussing diversity in the media industry and having a voice in the workplace. 

Through the power of Zoom video chats, School of Communications alumni – nearly two dozen of them – continue to maintain the connections they first made while producing Elon University’s student-run newscast, “Elon Local News.”

Steve Ellington ’80, Michelle Wideman ’00, Priscilla Awkard ’95 and Kevin Gilmore ’96 will be recognized as the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients at a ceremony on May 2.

Twenty-one students attended the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, interacting with Elon alumni working – and gaining recognition – in the film and entertainment industries.

The Pendulum and Phi Psi Cli repeat with Best of Show honors at the annual North Carolina College Media Association gathering at East Carolina University.

Led by Associate Professor Amanda Sturgill, two School of Communications students and two Elon alumni shot and edited video and photography at the February event that featured top computer programming students from the United States and Canada.

In this edition of #ElonTBT, we highlight a faculty-led shift in curriculum that opened the door for today's School of Communications.

Tony Weaver Jr. '16 and his company Weird Enough Productions were highlighted in the 60-second Coca-Cola ad that celebrates six African American leaders in their fields.

Alex Hadden ’13 was credited as an editor for the documentary “Giving Voice,” winner of the Festival Favorite Award at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Hale, who majored in strategic communications and media analytics, is learning a broad range of skills as a “PR agency on wheels” for the popular hot dog maker.