Montana State University

University Communications

University Communications


Chelsea Schmidt Chelsea Schmidt
Assistant Director of Business and Community Relations
E-mail: chelsea.schmidt@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-4571
Location: Room 437 Culbertson Hall

Chelsea is a native of Moorhead, Minn. She began working in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs as a student intern in 2006 and received her B.S. in Psychology from Montana State University in 2009. Chelsea maintains MSU Today and produces the weekly Bobcat Bulletin. She is also responsible for managing the University's relationships with the Downtown Bozeman Association and Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce.

Marketing and Creative Services (Culbertson Hall Location)


Julie Kipfer Julie Kipfer
Director, Marketing and Creative Services
E-mail: jkipfer@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5737
Location: Room 433 Culbertson Hall

Julie has a background in higher education and marketing, with over 15 years of experience. She is responsible for developing the concepts and strategies for university marketing programs. She chairs the Marketing Advisory Committee and works to coordinate campus efforts, promote MSU to our various constituents, and create programs to enhance MSU's image and awareness.
Bridget Ashcraft Bridget Ashcraft
Graphic Designer
E-mail: ashcraft@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5129
Location: Room 434 Culbertson Hall

Bridget has more than 10 years experience as a graphic designer and has been with University Communications since 2003. She is currently the art director for Mountains & Minds magazine.
Lee Cook Eulalie (Lee) Cook
Marketing Specialist
E-mail: lcook@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-7462
Location: Room 424 Culberson Hall

Lee Cook is a marketing specialist and has five years of experience in the marketing industry. Originally from Bozeman, she obtained a B.S. in Journalism, an M.A. in Marketing Communication. At MSU she works closely with key constituents on campus and the rest of the staff to create strategies and materials that promote and enhance MSU's image.
Kristen Drumheller Kristen Drumheller
Graphic Designer
E-mail: kristend@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5141
Location: Room 434 Culbertson Hall

Kristen is a graphic designer working on a variety of projects. She graduated from MSU's graphic design program and has been working with Marketing and Creative Services for several years.
Alison Gauthier Alison Gauthier
Graphic Designer
E-mail: alison@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-6957
Location: Room 434 Culberson Hall

Also a graduate of MSU's Graphic Design program, Alison recently started working in Publications and Graphics as a graphic designer.
Ron Lambert Ron Lambert
Art Director
E-mail: rlambert@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5128
Location: Room 432 Culbertson Hall

Caroline Zimmerman Caroline Zimmerman
Publications Editor/Printing Production Specialist
E-mail: apbcz@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5142
Location: Room 430 Culbertson Hall

Caroline is a publications editor and production coordinator. She is the managing editor for numerous university publications, including the Collegian.

MontanaPBS


Eric Hyyppa Eric Hyyppa
Director and General Manager, KUSM, MontanaPBS
E-mail: eric_hyyppa@montanapbs.org
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MSU News Service (Culbertson Hall Location)


Tracy Ellig Tracy Ellig
Director
E-mail: tellig@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5607
Location: Room 439 Culbertson Hall

Tracy is a writer/editor with more than 10 years experience as a reporter and editor at daily newspapers in Montana, Idaho and Washington. He has also worked as a community relations specialist for a hospital group. Tracy is a Bozeman native and an MSU graduate.
Carol Schmidt Carol Schmidt
Assistant Director
E-mail: cschmidt@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-1966
Location: Room 431 Culbertson Hall

Schmidt is a native of Denver, Colo. with both a bachelor's (sociology/social work) and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Wyoming. She has worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Wyoming, Montana and Ohio. She also has worked in public relations firms in Seattle and San Diego and freelanced for many years. She has worked at the MSU News Service since 1994. Schmidt is the editor of MSU’s Mountains and Minds magazine. She also covers the humanities including the College of Arts and Architecture and portions of the College of Letters and Science.

Evelyn Boswell Evelyn Boswell
Writer/Editor
E-mail: evelynb@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5135
Location: Room 426 Culbertson Hall

Evelyn is a writer and editor. She produces features stories, press releases and writing to support publications. Originally from Iowa, she graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science. She was a writer and editor at daily, weekly and twice-weekly newspapers in Iowa before moving to Montana to write for the Billings Gazette. She has been at MSU since 1996, working for Communications Services and the Office of the Vice President for Research, Technology Transfer and Creativity.
Anne Cantrell Anne Cantrell
Writer/Editor
E-mail: anne.cantrell@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-4902
Location: Room 428 Culbertson Hall

Anne is a writer and editor covering the College of Business, College of Nursing, College of Education, Health and Human Development and the libraries. She produces feature stories, press releases and other pieces for university publications, including Mountains and Minds magazine and the Collegian. Anne has a bachelor’s degree in English from Cornell College and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Montana.
Sepp Jannotta Sepp Jannotta
Writer/Editor
E-mail: seppjannotta@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-7371
Location: Room 428 Culbertson Hall

Sepp is a writer and editor assigned to the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture, and the College of Letters and Science. Sepp grew up in and around Chicago. He received a bachelor's degree in English and creative writing from Colorado College. Prior to joining MSU in 2011, a 12-year career in journalism (and a love of the rugged corners of the West) took him to newspapers in Alaska, Wyoming and Montana.
Kelly Gorham Kelly Gorham
News photographer
E-mail: kelly.gorham@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5134
Location: Room 423 Culbertson Hall

Kelly is the senior news photographer for MSU. He is a Montana native and earned his bachelor's degree in photography from MSU in 1995. He has been a staff photographer for newspapers in Montana and Nevada and was a corporate photographer in Seattle. Kelly's photos have appeared in such publications as the New York Times, National Geographic Explorer, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.

MSU Web Communications (Culbertson Hall Location)


Jacob Dolan Jacob Dolan
Director of MSU Web and Digital Communications, MSU Web Coordinator
E-mail: jake@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5036
Location: Room 418 Culbertson Hall

Jake is a native Montanan that loves the Bozeman community and area. He is leading MSU Web and Digital Communications in the development of communications tools for the MSU Web site. He also acts as the MSU Web Coordinator providing support and general oversight for the MSU Web domain.
Kaitlyn Goodall Kaitlyn Goodall
Web Content Management Support Programmer
E-mail: kgoodall@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5140
Location: Room 420 Culbertson Hall

Kaitlyn is primarily responsible for content management services and related development. While not native to Montana, she is ecstatic to be back in mountain country, and particularly to be in Bozeman and at MSU. She is enthusiastic about usability and interoperability, with a focus on people and in accommodating natural and fluid interaction across systems.
Jeanine Schoessler Jeanine Schoessler
Web Support Programmer
E-mail: jeanine@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-2722
Location: Room 420 Culbertson Hall

Jeanine has been with Web Communications since 2009 and graduated from MSU-Great Falls with a degree in Design Drafting with an emphasis on Web Design. She has worked with multiple projects of website creation, design and maintenance, as well as engineering design with Sikorsky Aircraft.

University Printing Service (Culbertson Hall Location)


Victoria Enger

Victoria Enger
Managing Director of University Printing Services and CopyCats
E-mail: venger@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-4960
Location: Room 12 Culbertson Hall

Victoria has been with University Printing Services since 1996. She is responsible for customer service and project management. She has managed CopyCats since 5/2010. Contact her for general information or to arrange services through University Printing Services or CopyCats.

Steve Bickwermert

Steve Bickwermert
Administrative Assistant
E-mail: bickwermert@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-4969
Location: Room 12 Culbertson Hall

Steve has been with the Montana State University system since 1978 and with Printing Services since 2001. As the Office Manager, he is responsible for walk-in customer counter service, receiving and assigning jobs to the appropriate departments. He serves as backup for color and large format printing, and MSU Check Printing. He manages all the invoicing and Banner Accounting for Printing Services. He also supervises the part-time student employee and coordinates deliveries.

Sandra Bunch

Sandra Bunch
Duplication Supervisor
E-mail: upserv@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-7963
Location: Room 12 Culbertson Hall

Sandy has been with University Printing Services since 1981. She is responsible for printing all of the black and white jobs on two high-speed production digital printers.  She manages the Campus Course Packet Program and obtains copyright permissions for professors. She directly supervises one employee. She also coordinates all incoming web and digital submission jobs and controls paper inventory. She serves as backs up for bindery, banner bookkeeping operations and MSU Check Printing.

Mike Einhaus

Mike Einhaus
Duplicating Press Operator
E-mail: upserv@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5101
Location: Room 12 Culbertson Hall

Mike is the sole press operator in Printing Services in charge of one-color and two-color offset press runs. He prints the MSU envelopes, letterhead and business cards for all campus. He manages all new files designated for the digital plate maker to access for reprints. He also orders and receives paper and supplies and serves as backup for* bindery.  Mike is that hard-to-find press operator who still understands and appreciates the art and the craft of offset printing.

Conrad Janzer

Conrad Janzer
Digital Prepress Technician
E-mail: cjanzer@montana.edu -- Phone: (406) 994-5708
Location: Room 12 Culbertson Hall

Conrad is the person to contact for questions on sending digital files direct to University Printing Services for maximum quality output. He is responsible for outputting all color jobs to the Xerox Color Printer and large-format color imaging to the EPSON Stylus printer. He serves as backup for black & white printing and bindery.