Welcome!

This year’s external relations retreat included exciting additions and presentations as well as some popular topics offered at previous retreats.

An autumn view of campus: falling leaves on a limestone bench.

University-Wide Retreat
October 25-26, 2007
Indiana Memorial Union
Bloomington, IN

External Relations Retreat

The university-wide retreat is an annual two-day event for all marketing, communications, admissions, and external relations staff at Indiana University. Participants meet to exchange ideas, discuss best practices and challenges, and learn new ways to enhance their jobs and to better serve the university through their efforts. Annual attendance ranges from 125 to 160 participants.

What’s New in 2007

Presentations
Remarks from President Michael A. McRobbie
Theme-focused dinner groups (at various Bloomington restaurants)
Keynote address, “Yard Sale! Doing More with Less,” presented by David Wantz, Associate Vice President of Community Relations, University of Indianapolis
New student recruitment DVD presented by Roger Thompson, Vice Provost, Office of Enrollment Management, and Sarah Booher, Director, Office of Scholarships