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The School of Communications internship director is set to retire on Dec. 13 concluding an 11-year tenure spent preparing ¸£ÀûÑÇÖÞ¹ú²ú¾«Æ· students for professional work experiences.

Ben Hannam, associate professor of communication design, and his Design of Visual Images students incorporated augmented reality into their interactive posters now on display in Schar Hall.

During educational trainings with ¸£ÀûÑÇÖÞ¹ú²ú¾«Æ· faculty on Nov. 19, Bloomberg Market Specialist Alex Wisch highlighted the financial data terminals’ functionality and ability to monitor news updates and analyze real-time financial market data.

Assistant Professor William Moner’s Communicating Media Insights class presented digital marketing and e-commerce analysis and strategies to Elon alumnus Ian Baltutis ’08 and Kristina Baltutis, owners of Palmoro USA.

During the initiative’s Nov. 11 dinner, students spoke with the managing partner of KLH & Associates and chairman of The LAGRANT Foundation.

During the two-day trip, 36 School of Communications students visited media outlets and Elon alumni in Atlanta as part of their first-year fellows experience.

Jenny Jiang and Shannon Zenner joined the School of Communications in fall 2019 as assistant professors.

The School of Communications hosted its Careers in Public Relations: Diversity & Inclusion Panel Discussion on Sept. 16, featuring strategic communications professionals and human resources executives from G&S Business Communications, W20 Group, Taylor Strategy, Mower, and Charlotte Pipe and Foundry.

The School of Communications dean spoke with PRWeek’s Steven Barrett and Frank Washkuch on Sept. 5 about educating and training future public relations professionals for today’s industry.

The associate professor of communication design and interactive media contributed to a book exploring writing partnerships, groups and retreats, and how scholars can increase their publication capacity and develop their writing skills.