University Relations & Marketing
University Relations & Marketing leads strategic marketing, communications and community relations activities that enhance awareness, strengthen our brand and increase engagement with our many diverse audiences.
University Relations & Marketing focuses on accessibility, diversity and equity, applying an inclusion lens in our policies, practices, and marketing and storytelling efforts and with our partners across campus.
Strategic Goals and Objectives
- To build and sustain stakeholder partnerships and investment
- To cultivate relationships within and between the campus and our communities
- To foster public and government support for Western
- To foster a more inclusive culture
- To illustrate how Western serves the public good
- To increase campus and public understanding of the Western brand
- To promote learning and research opportunities for students, faculty and staff
- To proactively and effectively tell Western’s story
- To promote and improve economic vitality in local communities and beyond
Who We Are and What We Do
Community Relations
Builds and sustains stakeholder partnerships and cultivates relationships within and between the campus and the communities we serve.
Visual Media Production
Creates multimedia content for the university including web videos, commercials and broadcast television footage. We also manage university photo services.
University Communications
Identifies news and produces stories about Western Washington University research, people and programs for local, national and international media. We also produce Window, the university’s magazine, Western Today, the university’s daily e-newsletter, and Gaia, the online journal of research, discovery and scholarship at WWU.
Tribal Relations
Fosters respectful and mutually productive relationships between Coast Salish Tribes, the university, community and key stakeholders through culturally appropriate outreach and programming. We work to develop, recognize, promote and facilitate protocols of reciprocity as they relate to Tribal sovereignty and Native American education.
Small Business Development Center
Provides free tools, training and resources to help small businesses grow and succeed. As Washington State's top provider of small business assistance, the WWU-sponsored SBDC has two offices in Whatcom County and Kitsap County to serve the needs of Western Washington's business community
University Marketing
Promotes the Western Washington University brand through strategic marketing communications and creative services. We also manage university-level advertising campaigns and social media networks.
Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good
Serves as a coalition of higher education institutions committed to advancing the public purposes of colleges and universities, educating students for civic responsibility, and working in partnerships to cultivate vital and sustainable communities across the state.
(WebTech) - Web Communication Technologies
Provides web development and web design services, web templates and web training for the Western Washington University community. Develops and supports the institutional website and provides support and tools for college and departmental sites.
Leadership
Location and Mailing Address
Find us on Campus
We are located in Old Main 490 on the Western Washington University campus.
Mailing Address
Western Washington University
516 High Street, MS 9032
Bellingham, WA 98225-9032