CUPID

A Student’s Guide to PWR’s Experiential Learning Components

By mlund2 | Published October 4, 2021

The PWR major has several experiential learning elements, including one PWR internship and one PWR research experience. A PWR major must have two credit hours of both internship and research experiences to graduate. Additionally, PWR majors must complete a senior portfolio as well as a senior Capstone Project, which are meant to represent the cumulative knowledge gained throughout their experience … Continue Reading →

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PWR Internship Perspective: Liz Crouse

By mlund2 | Published September 22, 2021

Elizabeth Crouse ’22 (PWR) This semester, I served as one of two Publishing Interns at Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning (CEL), an on-campus office that centers around the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, a field that aims to improve student learning experience by investigating teaching practices. Throughout the semester, I applied the skills I learned in my Professional Writing … Continue Reading →

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Introducing Mollie Lund, PWR’s Social Media Intern for the Fall of 2021

By mlund2 | Published September 13, 2021

Mollie Lund ’24 (PWR & IGS) Hello everyone! My name is Mollie Lund and I am happy to announce that I will be the social media intern for Professional Writing and Rhetoric this Fall semester. I am a sophomore at Elon and I am double majoring in PWR and International/Global Studies. I became interested in pursuing PWR early on in … Continue Reading →

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How to Price Design Work

By jmoore | Published June 15, 2021

Charles Arrington ’21 (PWR) Freelance writing and design is a great source of income for those in the field of PWR. It allows for working on your own schedule, setting your own rates, and most importantly, doing what you love. However, getting started as a freelance writer is no small task. You must consider where to advertise your services and … Continue Reading →

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How the Time-Value Prioritization Funnel can help you during your college career

By jmoore | Published June 8, 2021

Myrta Santana ’21 (PWR & ARH) I have always struggled with prioritizing my tasks, be it in school, work, or just personal pleasures. I manage to get everything done in the end, but sometimes the work that I do is not the best I could offer. When looking for skill advancement trainings, I considered looking at more design-oriented tutorials, but … Continue Reading →

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Mad Men in the Digital Space: How additional courses on running ad campaigns can benefit PWR students

By jmoore | Published June 1, 2021

Angela Myers ’21 (PWR) I decided to complete a Google Ads course because one of my clients asked me to run a Google Ads campaign, and it could be a useful skill to know as a future digital marketer. Whenever I have conversations with those in the digital marketing space, they always warn me away from running Google Ads; it’s … Continue Reading →

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InDesign 2020 Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

By jmoore | Published May 25, 2021

Abby Fuller ’21 (PWR & ENG:CRW)   This year I had the opportunity to serve as Editor-in-Chief for Colonnades Literary and Art Journal, Elon University’s student run organization that publishes student work in visual art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Although I served as a Co-Nonfiction Editor the previous school year, the new job of Editor-in-Chief required a lot of new … Continue Reading →

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Crafting a Beer Brand: Getting to the heart of what makes a successful craft beer identity

By jmoore | Published April 28, 2021

Charles Ross Arrington (Mentor: Dr. Jessie L. Moore) This project focuses on the process behind designing visuals and devising technical writing pieces for craft beer branding. It takes research from information design and the social rhetorics of craft beer. Here I combine what I have learned through research and four years of studying PWR at Elon through designing my own … Continue Reading →

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Anti-Diet Elon: A Digital Eating Disorder Recovery

By jmoore | Published April 28, 2021

Abigail R Fuller (Mentor: Dr. Jessie L Moore) This research centers around the question of what triggers female college students who currently have or are in recovery from an eating disorder. Eating disorders are extremely prevalent on college campuses and through the research, I was able to better understand what is triggering disordered eating and potential relapses and how to … Continue Reading →

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If These Books Could Talk: App Concept Based on the Understanding Young Adults Perceptions of Reading and Their Reading Habits

By jmoore | Published April 28, 2021

Myrta C. Santana Santini (Mentor: Dr. Jessie Moore) This project is meant to create a validating and safe space in reading for individuals that have different sets of obstacles between themselves and reading, be it a language barrier, being neurodivergent, or struggling with their mental health, things that might have an effect in your reading habits or lack thereof. The … Continue Reading →

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CUPID Coordinator: Dr. Li Li, Department of English

lli@elon.edu • (336) 278-5219 • Alamance Building 320B