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Maren Walz  Profile of Maren Walz  Office hours

Maren Walz's office hours

Monday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Specialty areas:

Strategic management of the university-wide integrated marketing and communications program, including planning, creative development, implementation and assessment of branding, marketing and communications efforts.

Legislative Liaison
Joint Planning and Budget chair, '23-'24

Yoo Mee Howard  Profile of Yoo Mee Howard

News & Marketing

Kyle Farris  Profile of Kyle Farris

Specialty areas:

Writing and editing, media relations, public information, news and marketing initiatives

Kjerstin Lang  Profile of Kjerstin Lang  Office hours

Kjerstin Lang's office hours

Tuesday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Specialty areas:

Content marketing, writing for web, search engine optimization, editing, and media relations.

Jeffrey Kerkman  Profile of Jeffrey Kerkman  Office hours

Jeffrey Kerkman's office hours

Monday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or by appointment
Jen Towner  Profile of Jen Towner  Office hours

Jen Towner's office hours

Monday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Friday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or by appointment
Chloe Hart  Profile of Chloe Hart

Specialty areas:

Social media, writing and editing

Web & Design Services

Jake Speer  Profile of Jake Speer

Specialty areas:

Graphic design, web design, content management systems, CSS, JavaScript

Britney Heineman  Profile of Britney Heineman

Specialty areas:

Relationship building, interpersonal communications, client liaison for select marketing & communication efforts, light website editing, design, and event planning. 

Nhouchee Yang  Profile of Nhouchee Yang  Office hours

Nhouchee Yang's office hours

Monday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Remote office hours offered: Remote Thursday and Friday

Specialty areas:

Expertise in managing university campus calendar and leading digital signage initiatives to enhance campus-wide engagement.

David Piro  Profile of David Piro
Kaylie Connaughty  Profile of Kaylie Connaughty
Neal Meier  Profile of Neal Meier  Neal Meier saysMeet with me

Specialty areas:

Web development, custom software development, business intelligence applications, content management systems, APIs, CSS, JavaScript

We love Halloween

Starting in 2021, UComm staff have taken part in our annual group Halloween costume extravaganza.

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