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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern’s keynote address provided the kickoff for the inaugural symposium, featuring two panel discussions about the legalization and regulation of sports betting and its potential business impact across North Carolina and elsewhere.

Ten communications faculty and staff members attended the 2019 Broadcast Education Association conference and Festival of Media Arts, where Assistant Professor Doug Kass was recognized for his public service announcement promoting the United Nations AIDS outreach program.

During its annual awards ceremony, hosted April 18 in Turner Theatre, the school acknowledged high achievement from students, faculty and staff.

�þ��� from Walter M. Williams High School were invited to come to the station and learn about college radio as part of a new community outreach program.

The strategic communications major wrote an April 15 article titled “March For Our Lives activism spreads to Times Square” highlighting the movement’s use of billboards in the world-famous commercial intersection and tourist destination in New York City.

�þ���, a �þ��� Consortium partner of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, hosted an April 11 community lecture featuring photojournalist Allison Shelley.

Donna Orender spoke with students and faculty, highlighting her athletic and professional career, which includes leading several high-profile companies.

A film by School of Communications students Sophia Ortiz ’21 and Riley Bradford ’21 captured first place in the 2019 RiverRun International Film Festival’s Documentary Pitch Fest, a student competition judged by industry experts.

School of Communications students Alex Mancuso ’19, Hannah Garfield ’19 and Jared Mayerson ’20 screened their film “Knock Knock” on April 12 at the Visions Film Festival in Wilmington.

The coordinating producer of Elon Sports Vision, formerly Maroon Sports, returned to her native Minnesota to support three of the network’s basketball-centric shows.