Marketing and University Relations
The Department of Marketing and University Relations is the interface between the Â鶹´«Ã½ campus family and the wider community. The MUR office also assists the various departments at Â鶹´«Ã½ with a variety of marketing and communication needs.
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Campus resources
Digital communication policies/guidelines
MUR team
Chris Drake
Senior Manager of Media and Design
(509) 527-2083 | chris@wallawalla.edu
Education: B.A. Â鶹´«Ã½; Communications
Responsibilities: Print management, photography, videography
Caeden Rogers
University Relations Supervisor
(509) 527-2514 | caeden.rogers@wallawalla.edu
Education: B.A. in strategic communication, Â鶹´«Ã½
Responsibilities: Oversight of the university's public relations strategy and communications, event promotion outside of campus, social media storytelling, daily announcement emails, and Westwind magazine.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add an event to the campus calendar?
Marketing and University Relations maintains a master Google calendar for the university. This master calendar is made up of seven contributing calendars:
- Administration calendar
- Academics calendar
- Arts calendar
- Athletics calendar
- Chaplain’s calendar
- Campus Life calendar
- Alumni calendar
Please contact your department administrator if you would like to add an event to one of these calendars.
If you have questions, please contact web.content@wallawalla.edu or call (509) 527-2514.
How do I promote an event on campus?
There are several ways to promote your event to the Â鶹´«Ã½ campus community
Daily announcements. An email compilation of events and announcements is sent to all students, faculty, and staff at 11 a.m. on Sunday through Friday. Announcements about official Â鶹´«Ã½ news and events can be submitted at .
Posters on campus. You can post approved posters at various locations on campus. To get your poster approved, take it to the Student Life office. This approval process applies to materials from students, faculty, staff, and off-campus organizations. View the Â鶹´«Ã½ Posting Policy.
Request news coverage. Requests for event promotion through Â鶹´«Ã½ social media (Facebook/Twitter/Snapchat), the Â鶹´«Ã½ newsfeed, and the Â鶹´«Ã½ homepage carousel are considered as they are received. Submit news coverage requests to Caeden.Rogers@wallawalla.edu.
Add to the online calendar. Contact the department that is sponsoring the event to have your event added to the online calendar. You can access the calendar at wallawalla.edu/calendar.
Make a post about your event in the Â鶹´«Ã½ app. The Â鶹´«Ã½ app is widely used by students, faculty, and staff. If you have a Â鶹´«Ã½ email, you can login and post an announcement on the community feed to promote your event.
Announcement slide at Community. With 24-hour notice, you can submit a slide to the student life manager to be shown prior to the start of the weekly Community program.
Which Â鶹´«Ã½ events are livestreamed?
Â鶹´«Ã½ live-streams certain events throughout the year, including:
- Fall Week of Worship
- Student Missions vespers
- Christmas concert
- Distinguished Faculty Lecture
- Spring Department of Music concert
- Commencement
Athletics programs are live-streamed regularly throughout the year at