University Marketing and Public Relations

Persistent link for this communityhttps://hdl.handle.net/11299/241870

Our Work:

  • Marketing and Branding: We lead UMD’s branding efforts, partnering with units across campus to create marketing that inspires all audiences. We are Driven to Discover.
  • Public Relations and Communication: through both internal and external partnerships and multiple channels, we are honored to tell the story and value of UMD to our community, state, and world.
  • Government and Community Relations: we build support for UMD among citizens and leaders across local communities, our state, in Washington, D.C., and among our faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

Historical note: This office has had many different names. This chronology is based on UMD's campus directories:

  • News Office (1947-48)
  • News Service (1949-50 - 1970-71)
  • Campus Relations (1971-72 - 1983-84)
  • University Relations (1984-85 - 1987-88)
  • Alumni and Media Relations (1988-89 - 1990-91)
  • Office of External Relations (1991-92 - 1993-94)
  • Office of University Relations (1994-95 and 1995-96)
  • Office of University Relations and Development (1996-97 - 2001-02)
  • Office of the Vice Chancellor for University Relations (2002-03 - 2010-11)
  • Office of External Affairs (2011-12 - at least 2014-15, possibly later)
  • University Marketing and Public Relations (by 2019-20, if not earlier)

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