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College of Education

Marketing and Communications

Our Services

The purpose of the Office of Communications and Public Relations is to communicate about the College of Education in ways that showcase its excellence and engage and inspire its stakeholders.

Our goals are to promote the College of Education and its individual departments, centers, institutes, programs, labs and initiatives; increase publicity within and beyond the College; position the College as an impactful entity fulfilling its mission and contributing meaningfully to Clemson’s land-grant work; and communicate in ways that support alumni and development efforts.

The Office of Communications and Public Relations’ duties and projects include:

  • Website development and editing
  • News and feature writing
  • Publications and collateral materials
  • E-communications
  • Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Social media
  • Photos and video development
  • Alumni and development communication support
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Frequently Asked Questions

Faculty and Staff Achievements

One of our office’s primary objectives is to communicate the excellence of College faculty and staff and to keep stakeholders up to date on achievements. If you have an award or organizational appointment to report or a journal article or book publication that has just published or will soon publish, please fill out the form below to tell us more. Our office can produce graphics that you can share via your own personal networks, and, in coordination with College leadership, we can share these achievements as well via College–and in some cases, University-level–social media and via our website. Faculty and staff achievements will also be considered for communication via our alumni newsletter.

The decision to share via College social or the web is made through coordination of our office with the dean. During busier times of the year, our office reserves the right to prioritize how many graphics are produced by our office and the frequency of production.

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What is Canto?

Canto gives the campus community a simple, visual way to centralize, organize and share all our Clemson-created digital brand assets. Digital asset management, or DAM for short, is a process for organizing, managing, storing and retrieving files. Digital asset refers to any digital file, including images, videos, logos, presentations, documents and more.

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Michael Staton

Michael Staton

Marketing and Communications Director
mstaton@clemson.edu
(864) 933-0334

As marketing and communications director for the College of Education, Michael Staton leads the College’s efforts to showcase its excellence and engage and inspire its stakeholders. Staton works closely with administration, faculty, staff and students to promote the College of Education and its individual departments, centers, institutes, programs, labs and initiatives to a variety of audiences.

Staton has served as marketing and communications director since July 2022. He previously served as communications and media manager for the College of Education. He joined the distinguished staff of Clemson University in 2016, serving both the College of Education and the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences. Staton previously worked in health care marketing and as a freelance journalist and public relations professional. When not manning the College’s primary typewriter, Staton enjoys woodworking, pyrography, DIY projects and spending time with his wife and fellow Clemson employee, Tanya, and their two children, Jack and Sterling.

Kasi Hubbard

Kasi Hubbard

Graphic Designer and Web Manager
kasih@clemson.edu
(864) 656-7508

Kasi Hubbard serves as the College of Education's graphic designer and web manager. As the lead creative, Hubbard plans and executes graphic design projects across various mediums, ensuring adherence to university brand standards. She serves as the web manager for the College of Education, performing regular updates and maintenance to our site. Additionally, she contributes to social media and organizes photoshoots within the college.

Hubbard joined the team in November 2022. A proud alumna of Clemson University, she earned her degree in Graphic Communications in 2013 and has since cultivated a career as a graphic designer. Hubbard's design expertise spans diverse industries, having crafted compelling visuals for clients in healthcare, retail, technology, and luxury real estate. Beyond her professional pursuits, Hubbard channels her creativity into photography and art creation.

Drew Orr

Drew Orr

Marketing Specialist
worr@clemson.edu
(770) 639-5186

As marketing specialist for the College of Education, Drew identifies and strategically implements marketing initiatives that both resonate with the College’s audience and strengthen its well-being by driving student enrollment. Drew actively collaborates with faculty, staff, and administration to shape the College’s marketing efforts and ensure effective outcomes.

An alumnus of Clemson University, Drew ’08 has enthusiastically served his alma mater in a professional capacity since August 2023. His previous roles in the areas of real estate and international education impart a breadth of perspective and depth of familiarity with guiding client experience from initial awareness to repeat and referral relationships. Outside of work, Drew enjoys cheering for the Tigers, playing guitar, golfing, and spending time with his friends, family, wife, and children.

Clemson University Marketing and Communications

In Fall 2022, Clemson University established Clemson University Marketing and Communications, a new division comprised of team members across the University working collaboratively to improve the visibility and protect the reputation of the Clemson brand. College public relations and communications teams are a part of this division, but in most cases are embedded within Colleges in order to better serve College leadership, faculty and staff and its mission and vision. The College of Education Office of Marketing and Communications is one such office; although we produce the vast majority of content for the College, being a part of the larger, centralized Marketing and Communications team allows our College to better tap into resources on the University level.

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