About

Marketing & Communications Staff

Valeri Cruz ’23, Communications Coordinator | LinkedIn

Michelle Geiger, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications | LinkedIn

Heather Neal, Web Specialist | LinkedIn

Grant Utter, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications | LinkedIn

Lance Wallace, Vice President for Marketing and Communications | LinkedIn


For Athletics communication and media, please visit our athletics website or contact Daniel Manget, Oglethorpe’s Sports Information Director.

 Student Staff

 

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Pegasus Creative, Oglethorpe’s student communications agency, is run by University Communications. Student work is chosen carefully to meet the needs of the department while supporting campus-wide initiatives. All work is closely supervised by University Communications staff.

Visit the Pegasus Creative website to learn more about the current team and their work!

 

Awards & Recognition

 

VERT DIGITAL CASE STUDY HIGHLIGHTS OGLETHORPE’S FLAGSHIP 50 DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

Leading Atlanta digital marketing and advertising agency Vert Digital recently published a case study on the digital advertising campaign for Oglethorpe’s signature Flagship 50 program. Vert has served as Oglethorpe’s website and digital marketing partner for nearly a decade. […]

 

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Oglethorpe is the recipient of three 2020 AVA Digital Awards, presented annually by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), for their Flagship 50 project, the Oglethorpe University Homepage, and “This is Oglethorpe” video. […]

 

OGLETHORPE COMMUNICATIONS EARNS TWO AWARDS

Oglethorpe prospective student communications and advertising was awarded two 2018 Educational Advertising Awards, a national competition recognizing the field of educational marketing and advertising. Earning awards were the Oglethorpe University Viewbook, a Merit Award in Student Viewbook, and This is Your Story, a Bronze Award in Search Pieces.[…]

 

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OGLETHORPE PICKS UP TWO COLLEGIATE ADVERTISING AWARDS

In February 2018, Oglethorpe’s University Communications department received two honors from the Collegiate Advertising Awards, an elite program recognizing higher education organizations for excellence in communications, marketing, advertising and promotions of their schools.[…]

 

Oglethorpe captures 6 awards for communications

Oglethorpe’s University Communications was awarded six 2017 MarCom Awards, recognizing creative work that achieves a high level of excellence and sets a benchmark for other industries in the field.[…]

 

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Oglethorpe’s A_LAB’s Branding & Marketing Wins Gold

Branding and marketing designs for the Atlanta Laboratory for Learning (A_LAB) were honored with two awards in the 2015 University and College Design Competition: the overall A_LAB brand identity program won a Gold Award, one of the top honors in only seven categories, and the A_LAB admission brochure, distributed to prospective students, was individually recognized with an Award for Excellence in the recruitment category.[…]

 

OGLETHORPE WINS TOP COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING AWARDS

In February 2014, Oglethorpe’s University Communications Department was recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) with two top awards for best practices in external relations and graphic design. Oglethorpe competed against colleges of various sizes across the country.[…]

OGLETHORPE WINS FOUR MARCOM AWARDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Oglethorpe’s University Communications received top honors recently, winning four 2013 MarCom Awards, which recognize creative work that achieves a high level of excellence and sets a benchmark for other industries in the field.[…]

OU’S CARILLON MAGAZINE TAKES HOME THREE INDUSTRY AWARDS

Oglethorpe University’s magazine, the Carillon, was recognized three times for publications excellence at the 2011 annual conference of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in New Orleans. Competing in a pool of almost 1000 applicants, the alumni magazine earned the CASE Special Merit distinction in each category for which it was nominated.[…][