Past Forum Events

Join us for a virtual panel discussion about what it means to pursue a career in communications. Five panelists will speak and answer questions about their career stories and current roles, ranging from higher ed communications to PR to journalism. This is a great panel for… Continue Reading

Digital accessibility is often focused on technical standards and laws, but cultural and social dimensions are just as important for meaningful accessibility. In this session, Luke Kudryashov from the Disability Resource Center will introduce the concept of disability culture in… Continue Reading

Want to learn more about email marketing best practices or simply interested in a refresher? Join us for a virtual event to hear tips and tricks from two University of Minnesota communications professionals:

• Melissa Shugarman, a Salesforce Marketing… Continue Reading

Communicators are increasingly expected by a broad variety of stakeholders to communicate around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues. For some, DEI communications is a new experience. This presentation will introduce you to U of M tools available to guide and support your DEI… Continue Reading

2022 Communicators Forum Gold and Maroon Awards winners share the stories behind their winning projects. Each team will give a five to ten minute presentation about their project – how the project came together, the challenges and successes, and the outcome. The program will finish… Continue Reading

Communicators forum members gathered for an afternoon of networking and comestibles at the Campus Club.

The annual conference is a day of professional development for communications professionals through a range of exciting opportunities including a keynote address, break-out sessions, a vendor fair, the Maroon & Gold Awards, and networking events.

Social media best practices for high performing campaigns. Topics included: social media trends, channel-specific strategies, accessibility, analytics, and crisis management.

In this session, we were led through an award-winning integrated marketing campaign created by the Learning Abroad Center. The team behind the project demonstrated the ways in which a series of colorful avatars was designed for print, social media, web, and video to represent… Continue Reading

Sandra Boone discussed her experiences as a white woman seeking to center equity concerns in her communications work. She shared a model she developed of a (typical) communicator’s equity journey, and she included examples of how her own thinking and actions have changed (including… Continue Reading