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News & Events

Office of College Communications
Phone 757.455.3366
Fax 757.461.4944

 

Office of College Communications

What We Do

The Office of College Communications promotes the image of Virginia Wesleyan as a private, liberal arts, United Methodist related College to the Hampton Roads area and beyond. Through advertising, strategic media relations and publications, the office strives to inform the public of the College's core mission and vision. The Office also serves to ensure that the Wesleyan community (faculty, staff, students, trustees, donors, parents and friends) is well informed about its own people and events.

How We Do It

College Communications works with all offices on campus to publicize people, programs, events and achievements to the Wesleyan and Hampton Roads communities and beyond. Through a combination of public relations and paid advertising, the office promotes the core mission and visual identity of the College. The office is responsible for News and Events, Features and Events Calendar content on the Web site, the electronic sign, and all print publications including admissions material, departmental brochures, special event calendars and the College Magazine.

College Communications as a Resource

College Communications is available as a resource to Virginia Wesleyan students, faculty and staff members and the greater community. Wesleyan community members should work with College Communications in publicizing events, speaking with the media and creating publications. The greater community and media outlets should use College Communications to reach members of the campus community and to get accurate information about Wesleyan's people and programs. News releases, an events calendar and experts' guide are available online for your convenience.

Staff

Christine Hall, Associate Director and Design Manager

Christine joined College Communications in January 2005. She manages the design, production and printing of the College's internal and external print communications. A native of London, England, she attended Brighton College of Art and Bournemouth & Poole College of Art where she graduated in graphic design and general publicity, and received diploma membership to the Society of Industrial Artists & Designers. She has over 20 years of experience in both the agency and corporate environments and has produced creative and effective marketing materials for a wide range of private, public and nonprofit businesses at the local, regional, national and international levels. In 2000, Christine founded Hall Graphic Design and established a working relationship  with members of staff from Virginia Wesleyan. Her prior jobs include: Senior Art Director, Spirit Cruises Inc., Norfolk; Art Director/Graphic Designer, Sentara; Art Director, Kaplan Advertising Inc., (advertising and public relations agency) Lafayette, La.; Graphic Designer, The Designshop Inc., (ad agency) New Orleans.

Janice Marshall-Pittman, Assistant Director and Project ManagerJanice Marshall-Pittman

Janice joined the VWC College Communications Department in August 2006. Ms. Marshall-Pittman manages and approves print production, schedules, print specifications and internal budgets and external collateral marketing communications. She oversees requests for bids, customer quotations and purchase orders for vendors.

Janice also manages a wide variety of marketing production for projects and provides research for such projects campus wide. She creates, designs, schedules and manages the College's Venus 1500 electronic sign. She is responsible for Web content updates, specifically the on-line directory and calendar of events. Ms. Marshall-Pittman is the primary College Communications photographer and art director of photography.

Janice is a native of Richmond, Virginia; although Norfolk has been her home since 1995. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.A. in Communication Arts & Design. Janice has over twenty years of experience in advertising, marketing, design, photography and the commercial printing industry both locally and regionally.

Ms. Marshall-Pittman is married and the proud mother of two daughters. Her greatest joys are times she spends with her family, reading a good book, and soaking up the sun at the beach!

Megan Shearin, Assistant Director and Lead Writer
Megan Zirkle

Megan joined the Office of College Communications in April 2007. An alumna of the College, Megan graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Communications/Journalism and a minor in studio art. Megan's responsibilities include writing and editing news releases and feature stories for the College homepage, writing for the College magazine and campus publications and creating the monthly newsletter, E-News. Megan previously worked as a reporter for The Virginia Gazette, a bi-weekly newspaper in Williamsburg, Va.