Where Do I Begin?

Where Do I Begin?

Stephanie Reyna, New Media and Marketing Specialist, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA
May 8, 2018

Where do I begin to sing the praises of NCMPR? When I first began, I didn't know what to expect. Now I depend on the wealth of knowledge that is the membership of NCMPR. This ...

NCMPR Is a Must

NCMPR Is a Must

Timothy Leong, Director, Communications and Community Relations, Contra Costa Community College District
April 18, 2018

I have been a member of NCMPR for more than eight years and appreciate my college's support of this decision. I enjoy the professional development and training opportunities, ...

Swiss Army Knife

Swiss Army Knife

Jeff Ebbing, Marketing Guy, Southeastern Community College (Iowa), West Burlington, IA
February 27, 2015

So this was my week (and I am not making this up): Monday: Meet with college emergency team to deal with report of student with alleged guns in a backpack. Cops scour the ...

From Analog to Digital

From Analog to Digital

Sally Cameron, Vice President, College Communications, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
February 26, 2015

Post Date: Feb. 26, 2015When I first stumbled across NCMPR in the '90s, I was a one-person shop churning out newsletters and press releases and newspaper ads and taking ...

Environment of Sharing

Environment of Sharing

Eve Markman, Director of Creative Services, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadlephia, PA
February 26, 2015

I have been all over the country to NCMPR conferences, and the thing that stands out the most to me is the environment of sharing that you find with your NCMPR colleagues. ...

It's Family Tradition

It's Family Tradition

Erin Edlund, Director of Institutional Advancement, Minnesota State, Rosemount, MN
February 11, 2015

To me, NCMPR is family. First, NCMPR is like family because there are the characters you find in every family... That one cousin who ALWAYS is just so perfect and gets all ...

It's People Who Care

It's People Who Care

Alan Campbell, Associate Director for Communications, Eastern Iowa Community College District, Davenport, IA
July 30, 2014

I could easily write a book about my many experiences with, and love for, NCMPR. Boiling that into a short essay is no easy task. Let me focus on what is most important -- ...

What NCMPR means to me....

What NCMPR means to me....

Michele Kersten-Hart, Manager of Multimedia and Web Services, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
June 16, 2014

My first NCMPR conference was in San Diego, Calif. I went to this conference so excited to be part of an organization that was focused on what I do for a living. I was also ...

Lifelong Connections

Lifelong Connections

Geoffrey Pettifer, Director of Marketing Communications, Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, NJ
June 2, 2014

My career wouldn't be the same without my experiences with NCMPR. For over a decade, I was fortunate to attend and present at district and national conferences and interact ...

NCMPR: A Major Influence on My Career

NCMPR: A Major Influence on My Career

Richard Pokrass, Director for Communications and Public Relations, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA
May 22, 2014

When I was asked to share my NCMPR memories as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary, I found it difficult to select a single incident, since NCMPR had a profound ...