Mission Statement      

The UMF Office of Public Relations is designed to serve as the public voice of the college, communicating with external media resources to illustrate, support and highlight UMF’s core identity as Maine’s Public Liberal Arts College.

We do this by attempting to attract and coordinate local and national media coverage in ways that are most beneficial to UMF, its practices and people.

A Collaborative Effort

As a small office with limited time and staff, we must be selective with and prioritize our efforts with the media. However, we encourage you to contact us, with as much lead time as possible, with your news and ideas and welcome the opportunity to explore their potential external news value.

News that involves interdisciplinary cooperation, faculty and student collaboration, new ways of imagining/invigorating the arts and sciences, etc., enlightens the general reader about the important work UMF is doing in the Liberal Arts and reinforce its identity as a student-centered public university with a focus that is unique to the University of Maine System.