Strategic Communications

The Elon University senior and assistant professor of communication design, as well as Live Oak Communications, earned Gold Awards at the inaugural AEJMC Festival of Visual & Interactive Media contest. Additionally, Matt Newberry’s work was recently recognized in the Graphis New Talent Annual, which celebrates the top creative work from students across the globe.

Assistant Professors Kai Swanson and Matthew Blomberg led students to Hollywood and Park City, Utah, during Winter Term for an immersion experience into the film and entertainment industries.

The student-run strategic communications and design agency was celebrated on March 7 at the American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) gala, hosted in Raleigh by the American Advertising Federation of the Triangle (AAF Triangle).

DeLoach, professor of economics, and Stansberry, associate professor of strategic communication, have been selected as the 2024-26 Data Nexus Scholars.

Hosted by the school’s Inclusive Excellence Committee, the event will amplify DEI initiatives and contributions, bringing community members together to engage in DEI-related discussions.

Led by Assistant Professors of Sport Management Alex Traugutt and Khirey Walker, five Elon University students traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to participate in the three-day conference.

The associate professor of strategic communications served as one of five members on the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication accreditation site visit team at Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications in Des Moines, Iowa.

Cook, a 2015 Elon graduate and 2018 graduate of the university's Interactive Media program, has found success as a graphic designer based in Durham.

Thirty-four students in Elon University’s Communications Fellows program participated in a 10-day trip in January to the Sunshine State, touring communications companies, meeting with industry professionals, and exploring what their future careers might look like.

Faculty members Amanda Sturgill, Byung Lee and Shannon Zenner led informal presentations for colleagues highlighting several artificial intelligence resources that can be leveraged in academic settings.