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One agency. A million ways to promote your school, office, or service.

The new IU Communications.

Design, animate, tweet, send, publish, write, concept, network, research, speak, push, post, film, update, publicize, inform, celebrate, launch, broadcast, podcast, distribute, market, click, wow. Welcome to the new IU Communications. We're integrated, agile, and ready to tell your story from every angle and through every media vehicle.

Learn about all the ways we tell your story.

Your Story

Say something big happens at IU.

IU is ranked #1 super bestest university of all time

We can turn your big story into a big deal.

Our Services

Your big story needs first-class packaging and a speedy delivery.

While our University Branding and Marketing unit gets to work on marketing research, branding, creative print and web media, audio and visual segments, publicity events, and technology—our Media Relations unit is social networking, notifying the press, and making plans to get the message out to influential audiences.

University Marketing & Branding

Each office within the University Branding and Marketing unit plays a critical function in telling your story.

Campus & University Branding

Campus & University Branding

Campus and University Branding incorporates the accolade into the IU brand identity and develops metrics for measuring how the accolade affects brand discussions and recognition.

Client Relations & Account Services

Client Relations & Account Services

Client Relations and Account Services sees the accolade and contacts the client and IU Communications sister offices immediately to discuss the many ways we can get the word out.

Creative Services

Creative Services

Creative Services posts the story to the main IU websites and partners with the client to create an award-winning “We’re #1” site and print ads.

Informational & Emerging Technologies

Informational & Emerging Technologies

Informational and Emerging Technologies distributes a special targeted e-communication, posts the accolade on campus digital signage, and creates a blog for posting latest developments and comments on the developing story.

Research

Research

Research partners with the IU Office of Admissions to conduct a study that will reveal how new applicants to IU were influenced by the accolade.

Special Projects & Events

Special Projects & Events

Special Projects and Events schedules parades on every IU campus and organizes a celebratory event for influential IU and state administrators, alumni, politicians, donors, and business leaders.

Visual & Audio Services

Visual & Audio Services

Visual and Audio Services films a commercial about the accolade to recruit students to IU that runs during televised sporting events and becomes a viral sensation on YouTube.

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Media Relations

Each office within the Media Relations unit plays a vital role in spreading the word around the globe.

Emergency Communications

Emergency Communications

Emergency Communications notifies the IU campus communities about street closings for the parade through automated text and voicemail messages, and Internet postings.

News Writing & Distribution

News Writing & Distribution

News Writing and Distribution distributes news releases about the accolade that are picked up by major and minor media outlets from Toledo to Thailand, and the story becomes headline news on major television and radio stations.

Presidential Communications

Presidential Communications

Presidential Communications schedules several speaking events that allow President Michael A. McRobbie to spread the word in Indiana, across the nation, and around the globe.

Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

Public Relations & Social Media

Public Relations and Campus Initiatives informs the internal IU community and develops campus initiatives to build pride. They also activate campus social media channels and share the news with millions of social media users.

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Let’s work together to make a big splash.

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Your story. A million ways to make it big.

Our expert Client Relations and Account Services team will design a communications strategy that works for your needs—whether it’s to promote a single event, announce a new program or center, or create a custom student recruitment campaign. You’ll get top agency work and internal IU expertise from professionals who believe that every IU story is #1.

Contact Us

Media Inquiries

To contact the main desk, please call: 812-855-3911 or e-mail iuinfo@indiana.edu.

  • Mark Land

    Associate Vice President
    University Communications

    812-856-1172
    mdland@iu.edu

    • University emergencies
    • Administrative topics
    • Communications strategies

  • Ryan Piurek

    Director
    University Communications

    812-855-5393
    rpiurek@iu.edu

    • Major announcements
    • Administrative topics

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Mission

Our mission is to communicate the tradition of excellence and future promise of Indiana University. We provide timely and accurate news and information, efficient and effective services, IU brand management, and institutional promotion and development. We understand our audiences, plan, create, deliver, assess, and share knowledge and assets. We work to build organization (PAGR culture, authenticity, collaborative), reputation (professional, inclusive, influential), people (empowerment, top talent, recognition), excellence (competitive advantage, trends, tools), and relationships (university-wide, statewide, worldwide).

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Team

Senior Leadership

  • Mike Sample
    Mike Sample

    Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations

  • Valerie Peña
    Valerie Peña

    Associate Vice President, Branding and Marketing, and Chief of Staff

  • Mark Land
    Mark Land

    Associate Vice President, University Communications

  • Rebecca Carl
    Rebecca Carl

    Assistant Vice President, Health Sciences Marketing Communications

  • Amy Conrad Warner
    Amy Conrad Warner

    Vice Chancellor, External Relations, IUPUI

Unit Directors

  • Troy Brown
    Troy Brown

    Director, Campus and University Branding

  • Nancy Clensy
    Nancy Clensy

    Director, Special Projects and Events

  • Erika Knudson
    Erika Knudson

    Director, Client Relations and Account Services

  • Chris Meyer
    Chris Meyer

    Director, Visual and Audio Services

  • Cindy Miller
    Cindy Miller

    Director, Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Pam Perry
    Pam Perry

    Director, Communications, School of Medicine

  • Ryan Piurek
    Ryan Piurek

    Director, News and Media Bloomington

  • Greg Polit
    Greg Polit

    Director, Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Rebecca Salerno
    Rebecca Salerno

    Director, Creative Services

  • Margie Smith-Simmons
    Margie Smith-Simmons

    Director, News and Media Indianapolis

  • Angela Tharp
    Angela Tharp

    Manager, Market Research

  • Susan Williams
    Susan Williams

    Director, Emergency Communications

Staff

  • Thom Atkinson
    Thom Atkinson

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Jason Barnett
    Jason Barnett

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Heather Beery
    Heather Beery

    Creative Services

  • Michelle Benberry
    Michelle Benberry

    Office of the Vice President

  • Eleanor Berman
    Eleanor Berman

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • Jennifer Boehm
    Jennifer Boehm

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Nathan Brooking
    Nathan Brooking

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Chris Brown
    Chris Brown

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Diane Brown
    Diane Brown

    News and Media

  • George Brown
    George Brown

    Creative Services

  • Ric Burrous
    Ric Burrous

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives, Visual and Audio Services

  • Ashley Callahan
    Ashley Callahan

    Creative Services

  • Matt Calvert
    Matt Calvert

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Rohit Chandran
    Rohit Chandran

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Steve Chaplin
    Steve Chaplin

    News and Media

  • Kathleen Chmelewski
    Kathleen Chmelewski

    Creative Services

  • Pam Chozen
    Pam Chozen

    Creative Services

  • Allison Cooke
    Allison Cooke

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Kelly Cornett
    Kelly Cornett

    Assistant to Vice President

  • Kay Daniel
    Kay Daniel

    Creative Services

  • Ronda Davis
    Ronda Davis

    Campus and University Branding

  • Kim Denny
    Kim Denny

    Office of the Vice President

  • Rick Faris
    Rick Faris

    Creative Services

  • Kevin Fryling
    Kevin Fryling

    News and Media, Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Jeff Green
    Jeff Green

    Creative Services

  • Mary Hardin
    Mary Hardin

    News and Media

  • Dennis Hill
    Dennis Hill

    Creative Services

  • Steve Hinnefeld
    Steve Hinnefeld

    News and Media

  • Tracy James
    Tracy James

    News and Media

  • Cassie Johnston
    Cassie Johnston

    Creative Services

  • Tim Keller
    Tim Keller

    Creative Services

  • Marti LaChance
    Marti LaChance

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Angela Lindauer
    Angela Lindauer

    Creative Services

  • Sarah Long
    Sarah Long

    News and Media

  • Joanne Lovrinic
    Joanne Lovrinic

    Creative Services

  • Shayna Martin
    Shayna Martin

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • Patrick McAleer
    Patrick McAleer

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • Nick McCammon
    Nick McCammon

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Catharine McElwee-Roach
    Catharine McElwee-Roach

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • Jay Mercer
    Jay Mercer

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Kate Messing
    Kate Messing

    Creative Services

  • Bob Molnar
    Bob Molnar

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Mike Nelson
    Mike Nelson

    Creative Services

  • Bethany Nolan
    Bethany Nolan

    News and Media

  • Josh Normington
    Josh Normington

    Informational and Emerging Technologies, Visual and Audio Services

  • Tadas Paegle
    Tadas Paegle

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Amber Page
    Amber Page

    Creative Services

  • Lesa Petersen
    Lesa Petersen

    Creative Services

  • Mike Pipher
    Mike Pipher

    Visual and Audio Services

  • Jennifer Piurek
    Jennifer Piurek

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Mitch Rice
    Mitch Rice

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Vanessa Richards
    Vanessa Richards

    Public Relations and Campus Initiatives

  • Keith Roach
    Keith Roach

    Creative Services

  • Nicole Roales
    Nicole Roales

    Presidential Communications

  • Dave Rust
    Dave Rust

    Visual and Audio Services

  • Richard Schneider
    Richard Schneider

    News and Media

  • Eric Schoch
    Eric Schoch

    News and Media

  • Valerie Scott
    Valerie Scott

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • R. Brian Smith
    R. Brian Smith

    Creative Services

  • Mary Spohn
    Mary Spohn

    Creative Services

  • Jeramy Spurgeon
    Jeramy Spurgeon

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • R. Scott Taylor
    R. Scott Taylor

    Creative Services

  • Mary Van Damme
    Mary Van Damme

    Creative Services

  • Suzanne Vick
    Suzanne Vick

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • George Vlahakis
    George Vlahakis

    News and Media

  • Michelle Watson
    Michelle Watson

    News and Media

  • Nancy Webber
    Nancy Webber

    Client Relations and Account Services

  • Jennifer Wesner
    Jennifer Wesner

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

  • Daniel Whitehead
    Daniel Whitehead

    Informational and Emerging Technologies

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