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Michelle Ferrier, associate professor of communications, shared what it takes to develop and run a niche online community at the New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8. Ferrier was a winner of the 2009 New Media Women Entrepreneurs competition and received $10,000 to launch LocallyGrownNews.com in May 2010.

A recent column in The Burlington Times-News underscored the civic engagement that students in an Elon journalism course perform each year.

Communications adjunct instructor Linda Gretton gave two presentations at the 75th annual conference for the Association for Business Communication in Chicago.

The Pendulum, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ's award-winning daily news operation, will have several executive staff positions open starting in the spring semester.

James P. Drummond, associate professor in the Sport and Event Management Department, received a special Meritorious Service Award from the North Carolina Recreation and Park Association at the Raleigh Convention Center Nov. 16.

Four Elon students joined associate professor Hal Walker from Nov. 10-13, 2010, at the annual conference of the North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem.

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ senior Teri Horn has received the North Carolina ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Compact’s fifth annual Community Impact Student Award for making significant, innovative contributions to her campus’ efforts to address local community needs. Horn was one of 34 college students across the state to receive the honor.