The School of Communications show titled FreshTV is a free accelerated training program for Elon Freshmen. The program consists of a series of workshops that are designed to teach students the base knowledge they need to be successful in the beginning of their college career. Students in Elon’s School of Communications are all encouraged to pursue a specialty, but they are also required to demonstrate core competencies across media platforms in a final show. The mission of FreshTV is to encourage student growth and exploration in the areas of cinema, journalism, and broadcast production. There is non-original music in this final show of FreshTV which is credited at the end of the show. Some notable names include: Peyton Lea, Edward Schmit, Alex Walton, Jason (J.) McMerty, Christopher Staskel, Mark St. Cyr, Mike Sherry, Devin Darrell, Alexandra Marlan Hensley, Annie Duckett, Tristan Milder, Matt Loyd, Elise Donoho, Linda Nelson, David Park, Will Berry, Laura Baker, Andy Newman, James Gorsuck, Max Cantor, Meredith Gulley, Anne Nicholson, Jamie O’Brien, Mike Allen, Kaitlin Carlin, Chelsea Moir, Colin Havey, Tristan Milder, and Dannika Lewis.