Welcome From the Vice President
Dear Colleagues:
While many of you may be well-acquainted with our office and the services we provide, I want to let you know how we are organized and familiarize you with the ways in which we can serve you. Our mission—building trust, understanding, and pride in the University—informs all areas of work that we do.
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Work with the president and others in central administration to determine the broad messages to be conveyed to internal and external audiences.
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Build University and community pride through marketing and communications initiatives.
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Communicate with internal and external constituencies in person, through Web sites, in the mass media, and through our publications.
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Develop and implement programs to connect alumni, donors, neighbors, and friends to the institution and enable them to serve the University and the University to serve them.
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Advocate for University goals, objectives, and needs to local, state, and federal governments.
Our office’s resources are aligned into four units: Government and Community Relations, News Service (Media Relations), Creative Services, Marketing Communications and Internal Communications. To find out more about these units, and the associated U of M Alumni Association, and the important work all of these units do to help the University community, please browse this Web site.
Sincerely,
Karen L. Himle, Vice President for University Relations
(612) 624-2855
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