The Office of Strategic Communications bears primary responsibility for maintaining and safeguarding the university’s public image through strategic marketing practices, public relations, media relations, news services, publications, executive messaging and crisis/emergency communications. The staff establishes standards for articulating the University’s mission, vision, core values, strategic goals and visual identity, for promoting the University’s performances, events, philanthropic opportunities and the accomplishments of its students, alumni, and faculty and staff to external audiences that include potential students and parents, alumni, supporters, and the general public.
Additional departmental responsibilities include maintaining all the University’s external communications, including the website, social media, print publications, and fundraising materials and ensuring that all communications adhere to branding guidelines, standards of writing style, and institutional messaging. With a primary focus on external communications, the Office of Strategic Communications also offers expertise, insight and strategic planning to the Chancellor and other senior-level administrators on communications issues and events within the campus community.
The Office of Advancement directly supports UNCSA’s mission and strategic priorities by building meaningful relationships with a variety of constituents and developing opportunities at all levels of alumni, volunteer, and philanthropic engagement. The Office of Advancement works closely with campus leadership, the UNCSA Foundation, and Strategic Communications.
UNCSA Advancement is an exciting, fast-paced team made up of talented colleagues who are passionate about their work, strive for excellence and best practices in all areas of Advancement, care deeply about our alumni, donors, and volunteers, and support and care about each other. This office is committed to providing regular, meaningful, top-quality professional development, training and coaching opportunities for all members of the team. UNCSA’s next comprehensive campaign, tentatively planned for public launch in Fall 2027, will secure transformational resources for the campus, build UNCSA’s reputation, and enable the realization of campaign ideas and priorities. This exciting initiative will play a pivotal role in UNCSA’s future, and campaign development is a key focus for the Office of Advancement. With a best-in-class team in place and the development of a visionary campaign underway, there has never been a more exciting time to join the Advancement team at UNCSA.