Marketing & Communications Forum

The Marketing & Communications Forum is a space for those in the campus community interested or involved in integrated marketing and communications to share ideas and best practices. This group meets periodically through the year to hear new perspectives and stories that can be used to supplement or extend their strategies.

To receive information about future forums, please email Amy Button at amy.button@rit.edu.

06/26
2020

COVID-19: RIT Responds, Rallies and Rises Above

The Marketing and Communications Division
Amber WebbDirector Marketing and Communication, Marketing, Annual Giving, and Donor Stewardship, Development and Alumni Relations
Sandy Whitmore – Sr. Director of Operations, Division of Diversity and Inclusion
Kristina Faller – Digital Content Strategist, RIT Online
Aaron Garland – Web Content Manager, College of Art and Design
Ed Lincoln Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management
Denishea Ortiz Director, Strategic Marketing and Retail Product Management, Finance and Administration Auxiliary Services

Marketing and Communications Forum June 2020
Webinar Transcript

02/18
2020

Understanding the Current Admissions Realities: NACAC Ruling and What We're Doing About It

Ian Mortimer - Vice President for Enrollment Management

The Future of RIT Email Communications: Replacing Message Center and RITStaff - a joint project between M&C and ITS

Bob Finnerty - Associate Vice President of University Communications

Imagine RIT 2020: From the Futurist Symposium to Performing Arts, what will we think of next at Imagine RIT?

Carl Langsenkamp -  Director of Public Information and Internal Communications

10/28
2019

National Campaign Updates

Shelley Yehl – Director of University Marketing Intelligence
Lindsay St. Lucia – Assistant Director of University Brand Management and Advertising

Final metrics from the Spring campaign and updates to where we are headed next.
National Campaign Updates

Advances in the RIT SportsZone program

Mark Fragale – Assoc. Director of University Sports and Events Production

SportsZone has transformed in recent years with many updates within the platform that are structured to move the RIT marketing message forward, highlight student athletes and promote SportsZone student staff as they leave RIT and enter the workforce.
Advances in the RIT SportsZone Program

Building Brand Assets

Eric Koomen – Director of Communications and Marketing, Saunders College of Business

Partnering with University Marketing Strategy and Creative Services
Building Brand Assets

Alumni Webinar Series

Lydia Palmer – Senior Director of Marketing and Donor Relations, Development and Alumni Relations
Anna Hazelwood, Senior Digital Marketing Specialist, Development and Alumni Relations


Best practices & what is learned from running the Alumni Webinar Series.
Alumni webinar series

Campus Visit Marketing

Danielle Dankey – Associate Director Enrollment Marketing, Enrollment Management

Making a campus visit is one of the strongest predictors of yielding a prospective student. Learn how a change in marketing tactics has positively influenced campus visit attendance and has lifted the curtain on determining which marketing channels are effective.
Campus Visit Marketing

The Power of Partnerships

Kelly Sorenson – Marketing Communications Director, College of Art and Design

Marketing and recruiting best practices in the College of Art and Design.
The Power of Partnerships

06/07
2019

Implementing the academic vision for RIT 

Ellen Granberg - Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 

Dr. Granberg described her role at RIT and how she’s implementing key components of the 2018-2025 strategic plan, “Greatness through Difference.”

Strategic Communications: Continued evolution in University Communications

Bob Finnerty, Chief Communications Officer, University Communications

03/06
2019

Kin Sejpal - AVP Marketing and Branding
Kin discussed the progress of our National Campaign that we are working on with Gatesman Agency, including an overview of the campaign and relevant updates.

Raman Bhalla - AVP of University Web Services
Raman talked about the university’s new web presence including the newly launched websites and what is to come.

National Campaign and Rebranding

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