Marketing & Communications

Our Mission

The mission of the Marketing & Communications (MarCom) team at Methodist University is to, with creativity; accessibility; efficiency; and cooperation, create a cohesive, mutually beneficial bond between Methodist University and its constituencies and to provide the general public and media with accurate information concerning the University.

What We Do

News & Public Relations

MarCom is the media and public relations arm of the University. This is a brief sample of what we do:

• Speaking on behalf of the University
• Coordinating media access to campus
• Writing news releases and feature stories
• Publishing a semi-annual magazine, MU Today
• Maintaining a Public Events Calendar
• Photographing the latest University events
• Administering the official MU Facebook Page, coordinating other University social media efforts, and setting social media policy for the University

Marketing the University

MarCom is the chief agency responsible for marketing the University. In addition to the marketing aspects of the functions listed above, our office promotes the University by:

• Designing and placing advertisements in a variety of media outlets
• Designing and maintaining the University Web site
• Publishing an Identity Standards Manual that serves as a style guide for all institutional publications
• Designing, proofreading and reviewing institutional publications before going to press to ensure they best represent the University

The News, Public Relations, and Marketing functions of MarCom are located in Chris’s House.

Banners

All banners must be approved by Marketing & Communications prior to production and/or deployment. Contact Brad Johnson at [email protected] or 910.630.7609.

Monarch Press

Located in the Campus Services Building (along with Public Safety and IT Services), Monarch Press produces a diverse group of institutional publications. Among these are marketing pieces, such as brochures, booklets, and fliers, while other printing is for institutional support, such as letterhead, business cards, and envelopes.

Forms for requesting printing, business cards, and supplies are found in the back of the Identity Standards Manual.

For departments in need of printer paper, please order through the campus intranet, MUNet.