OverviewThe Office of Marketing & Communications works with the School of Dentistry community to promote and enhance the school’s reputation to a variety of audiences locally, nationally and around the world. The communications team works with faculty, staff and students to tell important stories, disseminate research findings and promote awareness of the school and its services through internal and external channels.The goal of the communication initiatives is to make important connections with internal audiences as well as with prospective students and their families, patients, alumni, friends, and the media.The communications team provides assistance and support to help colleagues find the best strategy to share their stories – online, in the media, in print, and on social media. Services The communications team uses both traditional and contemporary tools to share stories. The team publishes the alumni magazine, DentalUM, in the spring and fall in both print and electronic formats. The team writes press releases, news stories, features and Spotlight posts for the web site, and managex seven social media properties.The University of Michigan name and graphic identity are important parts of building and presenting our image. The communications team works with individuals, departments and units to ensure adherence to the School of Dentistry’s editorial and graphic-identity standards with the appropriate use of logos and U-M wordmarks in publications. Submit a request CONTACT Raymond Aldrich, BA, MA Director of Marketing and Communications raldrich@umich.edu 734-615-2600 Lynn Monson Associate Director of Communications ummonson@umich.edu Celia Rose Alcumbrack Web Content Administrator / Social Media alcumbra@umich.edu Kenneth Rieger Graphic Designer riegerk@umich.edu Mohi Shakiba Web Designer Senior mshakiba@umich.edu Mary Lewandowski Multimedia Producer marylewa@umich.edu
