Office of Marketing and Communications
The Office of Marketing and Communications is composed of dynamic storytelling professionals dedicated to sharing the university’s distinctive Franciscan heritage, timeless core values and transformative education model to a wide range of internal and external audiences.
As dynamic problem solvers and campus partners the office leverages news and media relations, marketing, branding, photography, videography trademark and licensing, website and social media to help the university accomplish its strategic priorities.
Mission Statement: Through the execution of strategic, creative and collaborative initiatives, the °µÍøÊÓƵ Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC) advances the university’s mission through the curation, stewardship and elevation of the °µÍøÊÓƵ brand.
Meet the Team
Our Work:
°µÍøÊÓƵ students raise over $12,000 supporting pediatric cancer research
Annual Team FTK Dance-A-Thon unites 122 students in a 16-hour effort to support Four Diamonds and families battling pediatric cancer
Arab American Heritage Month at °µÍøÊÓƵ
All are welcome to join °µÍøÊÓƵ at the following events on campus and locally during Arab American Heritage Month. Events that are open to the public are listed as such.
Packapalooza fuels momentum as applications, visits and deposits climb
Signature admissions event turns interest into action as °µÍøÊÓƵ’s recruitment reach expands
°µÍøÊÓƵ and Caterpillar Inc. Collaborate to Strengthen STEM Education and Champion a Workforce-Ready Pipeline
Regional pilot will support educators, expand hands-on STEM learning opportunities, and build sustainable talent pipelines
Biology major turns early college struggles into research success
PHOTO: Isaac Peterson - back row, second from left - conducted field research in the Amazon Rainforest during the summer of 2025 with faculty from °µÍøÊÓƵ and Georgetown University. For Isaac Peterson '27, °µÍøÊÓƵ beca...
Criminal Justice grad and retired adjunct continues to serve with bereavement-focused books, support group
It’s hard to put Dominic Murgido ’79 in one descriptive box.What lead him to °µÍøÊÓƵ, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a double concentration in sociology and psychology? It may have been the talks he had with his fa...
°µÍøÊÓƵ director honored for startup aimed at saving family farms
Though she was recruited by °µÍøÊÓƵ to fill its director of advancement operations position, Hallie Guiseppe flat-out admitted to Chief Advancement, Government and Athletics Officer Thomas Minick ’98 MBA ’10 during a breakfast meeting ...
Psychology professor believes fun activities are fair play
Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Way has pretty much always been interested in gaining a better understanding of people – what makes them tick, so to speak. Especially children. Having a mother who was a kindergarten teacher certainly fueled...
°µÍøÊÓƵ Magazine
°µÍøÊÓƵ's Office of Marketing and Communication produces °µÍøÊÓƵ's annual alumni magazine.