The Office of University Communications promotes the academic purpose, strategic plan and initiatives of Old Dominion University among its many constituents by communicating the University’s accomplishments, sharing its vision for the future and engaging members of the Monarch family in partnerships to achieve its goals.

What We Do and How We Can Help

  • Share the news of the University through our website and newsletters
  • Engage with print, digital, and broadcast partners to promote compelling, accurate, and timely narratives about ODU
  • Produce the Monarch Magazine
  • Training for media interviews and presentations
  • Crisis communications
  • Campaign strategy and execution
  • Print collateral creation and distribution
  • Paid media buying
  • Advertising metrics and analytics
  • Professional headshots for faculty and staff 
  • Coverage of priority University events
  • Guidance for filming on campus
  • Script-to-screen development
  • In-studio or on-location video production
  • Protect the trademarks associated with Old Dominion University
  • Promote the University through licensed products
  • Generate funds to support future Monarchs
  • Website strategy, design and development
  • Social Media strategy, content and channel management
  • Digital metrics and analytics

  • Share the news of the University through our website and newsletters
  • Engage with print, digital, and broadcast partners to promote compelling, accurate, and timely narratives about ODU
  • Produce the Monarch Magazine
  • Training for media interviews and presentations
  • Crisis communications

  • Campaign strategy and execution
  • Print collateral creation and distribution
  • Paid media buying
  • Advertising metrics and analytics

  • Professional headshots for faculty and staff 
  • Coverage of priority University events
  • Guidance for filming on campus
  • Script-to-screen development
  • In-studio or on-location video production

  • Protect the trademarks associated with Old Dominion University
  • Promote the University through licensed products
  • Generate funds to support future Monarchs

  • Website strategy, design and development
  • Social Media strategy, content and channel management
  • Digital metrics and analytics

Resources

Share Your News

Examples include important research grants, interesting student stories and events that engage the wider community. 

Submit a news tip

Project Request Form

Request support for high-level strategic projects and initiatives within your department, office or college.

Submit a project

Get Access to Canva

Join the University's Canva Brand Hub and gain access to official logos, templates, fonts, images, and more! 

Request access

Photography

Request headshots and photographer attendance at University events such as lecture series, ODU sponsored festivals, high profile campus visitors, and large scale student events.

Submit a request

Brand Guidelines

The ODU Style Guide aligns the University brand across campus. The provided toolkits help everyone at ODU to carry forward our visual and verbal identity with cohesion.

View the toolkits

Website Support

Our web team is available to assist clients with creating and managing web content on litpliant.net sites. 

Submit web-related requests

Meet the Team

Jaime Hunt
Vice President for University Communications and Chief Marketing Officer Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3114
Amber Kennedy
Assistant Vice President for Public Relations Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3278
Christian Ponce
Asst Vice Pres For Marketing Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3114
Kevyn Barnes
Web Content & Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4894
Lauren Batista
Digital Marketing Design Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4683
Katherine Bishop
Director Of Operations And Project Management Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-5514
Victoria Bourne
Senior Writer And Editor University Design & Publications
757-683-5112
Jim Brown
Graphic Designer & Media Spec Development
757-683-5913
Nicholas Clark
Photographer Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3124
Brian Eubank
Exec Dir University Licensing
757-683-3580
Heidi Evans
Web Content & Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4747
Megan Frost
Director of Web and Digital Strategy Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3122
Joseph Garvey
757-683-6479
Kenya Godette
Director of News & Media Relations Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4988
Jonah Grinkewitz
Asst Dir News & Media Relations Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4296
Aaron Hodnett
Senior Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-6821
Carole Kiger
Senior Web Content & Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4689
Charles McKown
Web Content and Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4750
Cynthia Odom
Senior Web Content & Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4706
Cetre Pegues
Senior Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
Shannon Randol
Web Content & Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4091
Chuck Thomas
Photographer Senior Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3124
Christen Turney
Director, Marketing & Branding Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-3093
Philip Walzer
757-683-3692
Charlie Wiseman
Web Content & Media Specialist Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4714
Jean-Taylor Zimonick
Marketing Graphic Designer Strategic Communication & Marketing
757-683-4729
Contact

University Communications

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ODU Facebook
ODU Youtube Channel

1009C Koch Hall
Norfolk, VA 23529

757-683-3114