Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues:
I am very pleased to announce that Laura H. Jack, Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations at Howard University, will join Colgate University as Vice President for Communications, effective February 6, 2017. Laura brings to her new position years of experience in higher education communications, in areas such as strategic planning, website and social media management, publications, public relations, and market research.
Laura has been leading Howard’s communications efforts since 2014, when she was hired as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Branding. In 2015, she took on the additional responsibility of leading the university’s development and alumni relations operations. Working directly for the president of Howard, she has been responsible for developing and managing Howard’s communications efforts to increase enrollment as well as financial support of the university.
Prior to her work at Howard, Laura developed and executed communications and recruitment strategies for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. Previously, she served for seven years as director of marketing and communications at the City University of New York’s School of Professional Studies.
Before her move to higher education communications positions, Laura held communications, media, and sales positions in several corporate and for-profit settings.
Laura is a graduate of Pace University, where she concentrated in marketing, advertising and promotions. She also holds several graduate degrees, including an MBA in marketing management and an MSEd in higher education administration from Baruch College. She completed two years of coursework towards an EdD at Johns Hopkins University.
I am excited to welcome Laura both to Colgate University and to the Hamilton community, and to work with her over many years as we seek to extend the reach and reputation of Colgate. Laura is a leader in the field of higher education communication, and she will be a welcome addition to the senior administration.
In closing, I would like to extend my gratitude to the search committee for their extraordinary efforts in this search, and to those faculty and staff members who met with Laura during the interview process.
Please join me in welcoming Laura Jack to Colgate University.
Best regards,
Brian W. Casey
President