Grace Dimond is a junior broadcast and new media major from Chevy Chase, Md. Grace is a Presidential Scholar and an astronomy teaching assistant. She has spent much of her time in the editing suites learning about television production. While spending her spring semester studying in Florence, Italy, she fulfilled her love of traveling with trips to Spain, Croatia and Greece. For the past two summers she has been a counselor at the Jewish Community Center in Rockville, Md., working with teenagers with special needs. She will be interning this summer at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Office of Multimedia in Washington, D.C.

Jeff Ackermann has wanted to be a journalist for as long as he can remember. Jeff started his career by working on his high school’s morning news show and writing for his hometown’s newspaper, the West Essex Tribune. He came to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ as a Communications Fellow and served as a reporter for Phoenix14News throughout his freshman year. He is currently Phoenix14News’ assignment manager and is passionate about becoming a producer once he graduates. This summer he will be interning at WPIX-TV in New York, where he will be working with both reporters and producers as a multimedia intern.

The Scripps Howard Foundation strives to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development.

• Pace Communications
• Trailblazer Studios
• UNC Public Television
• National MS Society
• Habitat for Humanity
• Times-News
• Market America

Following the networking event and luncheon, the School of Communications Internship Office hosted its first round of internship prep seminars, where the internship recruiters shared valuable advice with students on how to make the most of their internship experience and how to build a winning portfolio and reel. These seminars will be held each Friday through April 27, and are required for Communications students with their first academic internships.

Both the students and professionals agreed on how the experience was invaluably helpful. Briana Berné, a junior Strategic Communications major said, “I had actually been a little nervous about going into things like career and networking fairs, but through this event, I saw that I could articulate my goals and strengths professionally and with ease and confidence.”

Professor Nagatha Tonkins, Director of Internships for the School of Communications, also was thrilled with the event’s turnout.

“It’s always a rewarding experience because professionals are greatly impressed with our students and facilities; and our students get internships from this event,” Tonkins said.

In hopes to raise money and awareness of this terrible disease, Phi Mu is hosting “Phi Mu Paints ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Purple” on Thursday, November 17, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the Academic Pavilion.

Please join us for an afternoon of “purpled out” activities to help spread the word about National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. All proceeds will go towards pancreatic cancer research in honor and memory of Harry Nurkin.

Please come out and support us and participate in the exciting activities planned for the event:

• “Desserts for Dad” – Bake sale for delicious, purple baked goods and drinks. Donations accepted.

• “Purple Pies at Pat” – Pie throwing contest at our lovely volunteer, Patrick Dejesus. $2 per pie

• Design Forum will be there, selling purple hair extensions for $15. $10 of each purchase will go towards pancreatic cancer research.

• Raffle for Local Yogart gift card, as well as two different gifts from Mynt

We appreciate your support! See you there!

We invite you to join us for the iMedia Open House on Thursday, November 10th from 4-6 in Powell 210.

This full-time program, open to all majors, is for students who want to learn how to create and strategically apply interactive media to their field of interest.

• Sit in on mock classes
• Ask our panelists questions
• Meet a recent iMedia graduate
• View student projects
• Learn about the international travel component
• Tour our facility and check out cutting-edge equipment
• Find out where iMedia graduates are working across the country

Our panel, consisting of current students, an alumna, and iMedia faculty and staff, is looking forward to answering all your questions and introducing you to this exciting opportunity. Refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The event will feature Communications professors and students talking about each major and what makes a successful student. Students will also have a chance to ask faculty and Lambda Pi Eta members additional questions. It will be most applicable to first- and second-year students and those new to the School of Communications.

Questions? Contact Elena Pipino: epipino@elon.edu

Julia Murphy is a senior Journalism student from the Washington, D.C. area. She studied abroad in London last spring, and enjoyed traveling on her days off. Her passion is photography, and she works on the Pendulum staff as a photographer. Last summer, she had an internship at the White House Photo Office, which taught her more about photojournalism and archiving. This past summer, she was in Washington, D.C. at the National Museum of African Art Photographic Archives Center working as a multimedia intern. After graduation she plans to live in the D.C. area working as a photographic archivist.

Brandon Marshall is a senior from Bloomfield, Connecticut and a Broadcast news major. He works within the School of Communications as a student engineer for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Television, and he’s a member of Media Services, Phoenix Vision and a senior reporter for Phoenix14News. He also has his own radio show “Soca Riddims” with WSOE-FM. In addition, Brandon recently received the 2011 NABJ scholarship for news. This past summer, he worked at WFSB-TV News in Connecticut as a multimedia intern. He aspires to be a news reporter and work within television after graduating.

Teams of two will compete in putt, chip and long drive challenges and individually in the new “Can you hit the Gator” contest.

Prizes will be given to the winners of the Men’s and Women’s divisions.

Questions? Contact Mike Willingham: JWillingham@elon.edu
 

Activities will include noodle and kickboard relay races, rubber duck games, sharks and minnows and bucket races.

Questions? Contact Kirstin Petersen: KPetersen@elon.edu
 

Captains Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 22 @ 5 p.m., Koury 141

Rosters and forfeit fee are due at the Captains Meeting on Feb. 22.

Questions?  Contact Sean Butler:  SButler6@elon.edu

 Swim to 3 of Florida’s Spring Training Baseball Camps:

Atlanta Braves training in Orlando, 610 miles

Philadelphia Phillies training in Clearwater, 685 miles

Florida Marlins training in Jupiter, 739 miles

Sign up at Beck Pool beginning February 14.