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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

We are here to help with your communication or marketing inquiry, media requests and event preparations.

For inquiries, please contact Alexandra Larsen (Director, Communications and Marketing) at alexandra.larsen@ucalgary.ca.

Media-related requests can be directed to Colette Derworiz (Senior External Communications Specialist) at colette.derworiz@ucalgary.ca.

If you are a faculty or staff member, or represent a student group, and have a communications or media question, please contact scicomms@ucalgary.ca.  

If you have a marketing or events-related question, please email scievents@ucalgary.ca.

Alexandra Larsen

Director, Communications and Marketing
alexandra.larsen@ucalgary.ca
 

Coral Burns

Web Analyst
burnsc@ucalgary.ca

Colette Derworiz

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

Tonbra Ebufegha

Web Communications Advisor
oaebufeg@ucalgary.ca

Melody Harris

Communications and Events Coordinator
wenet@ucalgary.ca

Livia Ilyes

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

Giselle Lin

Communications Advisor
giselle.lin@ucalgary.ca

Emma Olsen

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

Luis Prada

Visual Communications Specialist
luis.prada2@ucalgary.ca

Afia Rahman

Marketing and Events Coordinator
afia.rahman@ucalgary.ca

Ashleye Tremblay

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