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Events and Communications

Connecting our communities.

Community engagement Media inquiries

Who we are

We’re a team of professionals with skills ranging from event planning and content creation to web development and media relations.

We help connect our students, faculty, and staff to internal and external audiences in our communities.

What we do

  • Strategic Communications
    • Communications plans, copywriting/editing publications, and social media planning
    • Storytelling to promote the Faculty – UToday, web stories, print profiles
    • Crisis and issues management
  • Media Relations
    • Proactive promotion of the Faculty’s successes, expert requests, and relationship building
    • Columns and op-eds
    • Media training and advising
  • Event Communications 
    • Collateral: e-vites, signage, UToday stories, media advisory/pitching
  • Digital Communications 
    • Social media
    • Digital news
    • Video management
  • Event Logistics
    • Event expertise, support, and advice
    • Recommendations on vendors, venues, décor, menus, timelines, A/V, floor plans
    • Guidelines for sustainable events, university policies and procedures
    • Support with contract stewarding
  • Outreach and Engagement
    • Support connections between community members and areas/centres
    • Manage signature Faculty events
  • Strategic Marketing 
    • Marketing plans
    • Advertising
    • Collateral
    • Promotional materials and publications
  • Brand Management 
    • Brand expertise
    • Templates
    • Signage
    • Promotional items (subject to policy and approval)
  • Market Research 
    • Analytics and market intelligence
  • Creative Services 
    • Graphic design
    • Photography
    • Templates
    • Print-production management
  • Web and Digital Spaces 
    • Faculty of Science website
    • Digital signage
    • Templates

Connect with us

If you have a question, or have identified a need or support for marketing, communications, events or student related activities, send us an email at scicomms@ucalgary.ca

For media related inquiries, please contact Owen Stockden (Director of Marketing and Communications) at owen.stockden@ucalgary.ca or Colette Derworiz (Senior External Communications Advisor) at colette.derworiz@ucalgary.ca.

Owen Stockden

Director, of Marketing and Communications
owen.stockden@ucalgary.ca

Sarah Bartlett

Communications Advisor
sbartlet@ucalgary.ca

Coral Burns

Web Analyst
burnsc@ucalgary.ca

Colette Derworiz

Senior External Communications Advisor
colette.derworiz@ucalgary.ca.

Melody Harris

Communications and Events Coordinator
wenet@ucalgary.ca

Livia Ilyes

Web Communications Advisor
(On leave)
livia.negrutu1@ucalgary.ca

Emma Olsen

Marketing and Events Coordinator
(On Leave)
emma.olsen@ucalgary.ca

Nadine Sander-Green

Senior External Communications Advisor
(On leave)
nadine.sandergreen@ucalgary.ca

Ashleye Tremblay

Senior Marketing and Events Specialist
ash.tremblay@ucalgary.ca