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Marketing & Communications Roundtable

Keep up with all the marketing and communications initiatives at the University of Washington and interact with all your marketing colleagues from all three campuses. The group gathers quarterly to share ideas and resources, hear from industry experts and to collaborate on marketing opportunities.

Please join us Thursday, April 3rd from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. for the Marketing & Communications Roundtable in the Walker-Ames Room of Kane Hall on the Seattle campus with the option for Zoom participation. As always, in-person attendance is highly encouraged.

We will begin with a digital strategy panel comprised of members of the UMAC Digital Strategy Team. They will share an in-depth and insightful overview of the performance of profound engagement strategies.

Following our panel, Valentina Gomez Bravo, Alanya Cannon, and Alyssa Campbell from the University Marketing & Communications Creative Team will share plans for the University-wide rollout of Canva, an easy-to-use tool for design and branding. We will conclude with any brief updates that our Advancement colleagues would like to share.

We look forward to seeing you all on April 3rd!

If you have any questions, please contact us at mktg@uw.edu.

Best,

Jack Martin, Vice President for Marketing & Communications

Nicole Morry Dierks, Associate Vice President for Branding & Marketing

 

MEETING DETAILS   

Marketing & Communications Roundtable     

Thursday, April 3, 2025 
2:00 – 3:30 pm. 

Elevate

Elevate is a series of trainings and workshops focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for communicators across all UW campuses.

When & where we meet / Meetings held quarterly

Contact / Manasi Mishra manasim@uw.edu

Word Nerds

A meeting for all UW writers, editors and communicators to share knowledge, best practices, challenges and solutions. We also talk about books.

When & where we meet / Every other month on Zoom

Contact / editorial@uw.edu

Event Network

A meeting that brings together event planners and those who support events to network, share best practices, hear from experts in the field and more. Join the Event Network Team on Teams for updates.

When & where we meet / Quarterly @ various locations

Contact / Annie Alldredge alldra@uw.edu

Social Media Roundtable

A group for communicators who utilize social media in their cross-channel marketing efforts. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran who has seen every iteration of a platform, or someone who is brand new to the world of fast-paced social media, this community is here to help you get the most out of your posts!

When & where we meet / Every other month on Zoom

Contact / Jacob Kelly kellyjr@uw.edu

Web Council

A monthly meetup for all web professionals to set the highest standards and best practices for the UW’s web presence, to foster collaboration, and to share resources and expertise.

When & where we meet / Monthly on Zoom

Contact / uweb@uw.edu

Drupal Users Group

Share knowledge and best practices around the Drupal content management system. Participants include site managers, designers, site builders, and developers.

When & where we meet / Monthly on Zoom

Contact / depts.washington.edu/uwdrupal

WordPress Users Group

WordPress is used in many different ways and our members range from content editors to system administrators. We crowdsource solutions, elicit recommendations, and discuss best practice via our email list. Meetings include presentations and open discussion. All are welcome; so come share your WordPress work us!

When & where we meet / Monthly on Zoom

Contact / sites.uw.edu/wpug