Alumni
Relations
Development
Public Relations and
Marketing
The
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Alumni Relations
The Alumni Relations Office exists to perpetuate and enhance
the lifelong relationship between the university and its
graduates.
Avenues to involve graduates and current students with CMU in
a productive and positive manner are continually
developed. Alumni are encouraged to return to campus and
participate in traditional campus activities such as
Homecoming and Alumni Reunion Weekend. Additionally, we
encourage CMU alumni to get involved in their local Alumni
Association chapters.
The Alumni Office helps foster a sense of spirit and pride in
Central Michigan University students through the Maroon Coat
Society. The Maroon Coat Society was established to
create opportunities for both alumni and students to build
relationships and assist with the growth and development of
CMU.
The Alumni Relations Office publishes Centralight, a
source of campus and alumni news to communicate with graduates
of CMU. Published quarterly, Centralight is sent
to all CMU alumni.
CMU encourages alumni to enjoy an ongoing relationship with
the university and to remain active with their alma
mater. In recognition of this lifelong relationship,
Central Michigan University has dedicated the Carlin Alumni
House on campus to welcome its 158,000.
For further information, contact the Executive Director of Alumni
Relations, located in the Carlin Alumni House; telephone (989)
774-3312 or toll free 800-358-6903; or
visit
the website.
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Development
Development and Alumni Relations, in addition to serving as
the administrative home of the CMU Alumni Association,
generates private gift revenues from individuals,
corporations, and foundations in order to accomplish the
purposes and objectives of Central Michigan University.
In pursuit of its mission, Development and Alumni Relations
provides fund-raising leadership to complement, encourage, and
support university-wide efforts to achieve comprehensive
objectives for resource acquisition. At the same time,
the Office of Development and Alumni Relations seeks to ensure
the continuity of the fund-raising effort and to achieve a
continual and substantial growth in gift revenues throughout
the university.
For assistance or additional information, contact the Vice President
of Development and Alumni Relations (989) 774-2382, or
visit
the website.
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Public
Relations and Marketing
Public Relations and Marketing provides communication and
marketing services that reinforce CMU’s goals, mission, key
messages, and identity. PRM units include broadcast media
relations, print media relations and news services,
publications, marketing, photography and videography,
licensing and advertising, and sports information.
Public Relations and Marketing staff members advise university
employees on methods to identify and communicate with CMU’s
primary audiences, including prospective students, alumni, and
donors. They assist university clients in effectively
disseminating information and marketing the university’s
events, academic programs, faculty and staff research,
athletics, development initiatives, alumni activities, and
student achievements.
Public Relations and Marketing news and broadcast
professionals also serve as university liaisons with print,
broadcast, and electronic media. They plan effective publicity
and news coverage of CMU events and meetings and provide media
professionals with a variety of CMU resources and services.
Public Relations and Marketing produces the university’s
quarterly alumni magazine, CentraLight, the weekly staff
newspaper, Inside CMU, the monthly television show, Inside
Central, a dozen athletics media guides, the Facts
publication, the CMU Source Book of faculty experts, and the
daily all-staff e-mail LISTSERV.
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The
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is
responsible for assisting faculty and staff in securing
internal and external financial support for research, academic
programs, and projects. The office administers internal
faculty research programs such as the President's Research
Investment Fund,
Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors, and the Research
Excellence Fund. The office also assists faculty and staff in
identifying external funding sources for research and academic
programs from state and federal agencies, foundations, and
corporations. The office distributes announcements of funding
opportunities across campus, develops contacts with program
officers in extramural agencies, assists in the preparation of
budgets, and coordinates the submission of grant proposals to
outside agencies. Through the Grant Development Program, the
matching funds program, and the indirect cost return policy
for external grants, the Office of Research and Sponsored
Programs encourages all faculty and staff to seek external
funding whenever possible
.
For assistance or additional information, contact the Office
of Research and Sponsored Programs (989) 774-ORSP.
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