Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Puget Sound Marketing & Communications newsletter! We're so excited to share tips for how you can make your work a strong part of the university's brand and how we can help you with projects. 

Our team has seen several changes since the spring semester, the first of which is being renamed from the Office of Communications to the Office of Marketing & Communications to better reflect the work that we do.

If you haven't met the newest members of our team, check out our roster or swing by the MarCom House at 1314 N. Alder St. 

If you're interested in learning more about marketing and communicating, we can't wait to talk about it! This month, we're kicking off our MarCom Workshop Series with sessions on different topics relevant to you. Stay tuned for more upcoming sessions (media training? storytelling? who knows?), or let us know if you'd like to learn about a specific thing. And don't worry, we'll provide SNACKS and sometimes free swag! 

Branding 101 Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
9-10 a.m.
Rasmussen Rotunda, Wheelock Student Center

Do you want to learn more about what a brand is and how University of Puget Sound manages its overall brand and trademarks? Join Lindsay Nyquist, AVP of Marketing & Communications, to talk about the power of a strong institutional brand, and how you play an important role as a campus community member. We'll also discuss the strategy and services provided by the Office of Marketing & Communications.

Coffee and breakfast treats will be provided! The first 30 attendees will receive a free Puget Sound branded ceramic and cork coffee mug.

Social Media 101 Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023
2-3 p.m.
Rasmussen Rotunda, Wheelock Student Center

Instagram has over 2.35 billion active users- so why hasn’t anyone seen my post? Join Calvin Werts, Social Media Manager & Designer, to talk about our contemporary social media landscape, strategies for effective engagement, and the basics of powerful content creation.

Snacks will be provided!

Does your email signature march to the beat of its own drummer? Does it confuse people as to where you actually work or how to get in touch with you? Never fear!

Cut and paste the email signature below into your signature area (Gmail > Settings > See all settings > General > Signature), and reference this document to make sure the fonts, colors, and sizes have translated properly. 

Remember: Email correspondence from @pugetsound.edu addresses represents Puget Sound. Note that personal email addresses, taglines, and other customizations are not used. Email signatures are single-spaced in upper and lowercase letters using Arial 10 in bold (Sans Serif in size Normal in Gmail), except for the university name, which appears in all uppercase letters using Times 10 (Garamond in size Normal in Gmail) in Puget Sound maroon.

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UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
Office of / Department of
1500 N. Warner St. #CMB
Tacoma, WA 98416-CMB
P: 253.879.0000
pugetsound.edu

University of Puget Sound is on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup Tribe. The Puyallup people have lived on and stewarded these lands since the beginning of time, and continue to do so today.

Are you hosting a great Puget Sound event and want to make sure all Loggers know about it? Be sure to submit your event to the PS Events Calendar as early as possible (at least two weeks in advance of your event) to be included there and in our weekly Logger Lookout events newsletter. 

Our office exists to provide strategic direction on university branding and marketing and to execute some of those projects. If you would like our assistance with a project – from brochure design to web edits – please submit a request through Lytho, our project request and feedback system. Bookmark the link today for future projects, or ask us to add a Lytho tile to your Okta dashboard.

Thanks for reading (or skimming) all the way to the end. We hope to see you soon!

Sincerely,
Alex, Barb, Calvin, Jason, Jennifer, Jonny, Kris, Lindsay, Michael, Tina, and Veronica