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Marketing and Communications

CASE Gold, Bronze Awards

The marketing and communications office received notification of two awards in the 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII Communication Awards competition:

  • The University’s quarterly journal, Portland Magazine, earned a Gold Medal in the “Print, General Interest Magazines, circulation 30,000-74,999” category for its spring 2017 issue, which was the last under the editorship of the late Brian Doyle. CASE’s District VIII represents 152 member institutions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and all of western Canada.
  • The marketing and communications and development offices earned a Bronze Medal in the “Platinum: Best Practices in Fundraising” category for the “All Hands on Deck” campaign.

For more information contact marketing and communications at mktg@up.edu or x7202.

Time To Say Cheese, Please

Each month, the marketing and communications office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots for the University’s online directory. The November session is Tuesday, November 28, from 11 a.m. to noon. To set up an appointment, please contact Suzanne Frey at freys@up.edu or x8676 no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, November 27. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor in room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend. Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

 

Say “Cheese” Please: August 29 Photo Session

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis for our online directory. The August session is Tuesday, August 29, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.

To set up an appointment, please e-mail Suzanne Frey, marketing and communications at freys@up.edu, or x8676, by 3 p.m. on Monday, August 28. 

Say “Cheese” Please: July 25 Photo Session

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis for our online directory. The July session is Tuesday, July 25, from 11:15 a.m. to noon. This is the only time available in July. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, July 24. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor, Room 215. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

For more information contact Suzanne Frey, marketing and communications, at freys@up.edu or x8676.

Say Cheese, Please–Make June Appointment by Monday, June 26

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The June session is Tuesday, June 27, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. This is the only time available in June. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, June 26. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor. Only those with confirmed appointments may attend.  Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory.

For more information contact Suzanne Frey, marketing and communications, at freys@up.edu or x8676.

 

Web Team Nominated for Innovation Award for New UP Website

The interdepartmental Web Team has been nominated for the “Best Innovation” award by Hannon Hill. The University of Portland’d website was nominated against those from Washoe County Nevada and Sarah Lawrence College. The winner will be announced at the annual Cascade Server Conference in Atlanta later this fall.

The new UP website was launched last summer with a brand new look and content management system (CMS). The new CMS, Cascade Server, was installed last spring and has replaced Sherpa for all content management on UP’s main website, up.edu.

The University’s interdepartmental web team includes Lisel Stancil (web and enterprise services), Amy Shelly (marketing), Ryan Benedetti (web and enterprise services), Jacob Caniparoli (web and enterprise services), John Carleton (web and enterprise services), Adam Murakami (web and enterprise services), Anna Lageson-Kerns (marketing), and Roya Ghorbani-Elizeh (marketing).

For more information, contact Amy Shelly, marketing, at shelly@up.edu or x8232 or Lisel Stancil, web and enterprise services, at stancil@up.edu or x7481.

Got a Great Student or Alumni Story? Send it to Marketing!

The marketing and communications office is always looking for stories about the marvelously talented and dedicated students and alumni who make up our community. Faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents–anyone who wants to share information about what our students do to make the world a better place can now submit their stories to the marketing office at this link. The marketing office can then share information with colleagues in University relations and feature students in brochures, publications, and local and national media.

For more information contact marketing and communications at x7202 or mktg@up.edu.

Say Cheese, Please: March 28

Each month, the marketing office schedules a photographer to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis. The March session is Tuesday, March 28, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. Participants must be able to attend during this time. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu by no later than 3 p.m. on Monday, March 27. Photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor. Only those with confirmed appointments should attend Please note: These appointments are limited to faculty and staff who currently do not have a professional headshot in the online directory. For more information contact Olivia Kalk, marketing and communications, at kalk@up.edu.

Say Cheese, Please: Feb. 28

Each month, the marketing office will have a photographer scheduled to take a small number of head shots, available on a first-come, first-served basis. February’s session is next Tuesday, February 28, from 11:30 a.m. to noon. To confirm an appointment, please e-mail mktg@up.edu by Friday, February 24, at 4 p.m. These photos will be taken in Clark Library’s Digital Lab, located on the second floor.

Please note: Participants must be able to attend between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Only those with confirmed appointments should attend. Those who have never had a professional head shot taken are highly encouraged to attend one of these monthly sessions. The photos will be used on the UP website’s directory.

For more information contact Michelle Bickley, marketing and communications, at bickley@up.edu.