SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS: Elon’s nationally accredited School of Communications is home to nearly 1,400 students, representing 20 percent of Elon’s student body, in a 105,000-square-foot, four-building Communications Complex in the heart of campus. Students select from six majors: Journalism, Cinema & Television Arts, Communication Design, Media Analytics, Sport Management and Strategic Communications. The School also offers a master’s degree in interactive media. The School also operates the North Carolina Local News Workshop and the Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition. To learn more about the School of Communications, visit http://www.elon.edu/communications.
ELON UNIVERSITY: Elon University is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and welcomes all applicants. Elon is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal art based residential campus. Elon University has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered liberal arts university that values strong relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon’s 6,700 students prepare to become the ethical leaders the world needs, putting their knowledge into action on campus, in the community and around the globe. Elon is known for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for experiential learning programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, leadership, interfaith dialogue, civic engagement, and community service. Elon is ranked the nation’s #1 master’s-level university for study abroad and is a top-producer of Fulbright Student Scholars and Peace Corps volunteers. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Elon more than any other university in the nation for academic programs that “Focus on Student Success.” More than 425 full-time faculty members teach in six academic units: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law. Elon’s four-year graduation rate of 78 percent ranks in the top 10 percent of U.S. private universities. The student-faculty ratio is 12:1, and the average class size is 20. The university’s 636-acre residential campus is in the Town of Elon, N.C. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University web site at www.elon.edu.