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Crosby Melendi ’20 starts grassroots initiative to support Florida-based restaurants
April 14, 2020
The strategic communications major is raising money to help eateries prepare food for frontline workers in Tampa during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Live Oak Communications attends THRIVE 2020 conference
April 7, 2020
Members of the student-run strategic communications agency traveled to Durham in February to hear from professionals presenting at AIGA Raleigh’s two-day creative conference.

Senior Honors Fellows head online to defend theses
April 7, 2020
Thesis defenses are a benchmark of Elon's four-year Honors Program, a culmination of two or more years of intensive, mentor-led research.

Elon Alumni in Action: Tony Weaver Jr. ’16 offering free educational resources amid pandemic
April 6, 2020
Weird Enough Productions, an education technology company founded by the strategic communications and theatre arts alumnus, is making its lesson plans and activities free for teachers, students and parents as schools close in response to COVID-19.

Media relations expert Cathy Renna speaks at virtual Unity in Communications event
April 6, 2020
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.

‘There’s something truly wonderful about knowing all these people are there for you’
April 3, 2020
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.”

Mike Fernandez, a communications industry trailblazer, speaks at Unity in Communications dinner
March 10, 2020
Recently named the CCO of energy company Enbridge, Fernandez spoke to students about starting their careers, landing their first job, and trends in the public relations industry.

School of Communications hosts panel exploring ‘Right to be Forgotten,’ personal resilience and the role of media
March 6, 2020
During a March 4 on-campus discussion, panelists with expertise in media law, media ethics and psychology addressed cancel culture, a need for empathy, and the psychological impact of limitless access to information.

School of Communications to host ‘Media and the Culture of Shame’ panel discussion
February 24, 2020
The public event, set for Wednesday, March 4, will explore today’s cancel culture, the distinction between shame and embarrassment, and the role of media/journalism in public discourse.

#ElonTBT: Journalism, mass communications majors established in 1985
February 20, 2020
In this edition of #ElonTBT, we highlight a faculty-led shift in curriculum that opened the door for today's School of Communications.