Telling The Graduate Center's Story
The Office of Communications and Marketing (C&M) provides expert guidance and support to raise The Graduate Center’s visibility as a leader in graduate education and an incubator of research that enhances the public good.
Through digital and print media, we capture the stories that distinguish The Graduate Center and convey its impact on individual lives, on our home city of New York, and throughout the world. Our work enhances the ties between The Graduate Center and its primary audiences, including prospective students, peer faculty and institutions, alumni, donors, policymakers, and the media.
Learn more about what we do and how we can help you.
Brand and Editorial Style Guide
Learn about our visual identity, editorial style, and access our brand assets and templates.
Access The Graduate Center's Brand Guide and Editorial Style Guide.
Resources and Services We Offer
We are here to amplify The Graduate Center and, in doing so, support the programs and offices in their communications and marketing strategy, storytelling, and digital initiatives. Find out how we can help you by browsing our resources and services or fill out a request form:
Promote Your News and Events
Have big news or an exciting event coming up? Find out how to promote them in this step-by-step guide.
Media Relations
Visit our press room, read our media hits, find our database of faculty experts, or contact our director of media relations, Tanya Domi, at tdomi@gc.cuny.edu or 212.817.7283.
See Our Work
Find samples of our work below.
Work with Us
We are a team of writers, designers, web specialists, media professionals, event coordinators, and marketers. Submit a request form or contact our office.
Communications and Marketing
Wendy DeMarco Fuentes
Interim Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs
Graduate Center
Room 8302.01
ASRC Special Events and Public Engagement oversees events management, public engagement, and educational programs. It is also responsible for coordinating and supporting marketing and communications projects for the ASRC and its five research initiatives.
Camille Santistevan
Associate Director, Office of Communications & Marketing ASRC/GC
Advanced Science Research Center
Room 1.318
Communications produces digital and print content for The Graduate Center, including a seasonal newsletter, print materials, webpage content, digital news, content for social media, and special projects, such as executive communications.
Bonnie Eissner
Director of Communications
Graduate Center
Room 8302.05
Digital Media is responsible for managing digital assets of The Graduate Center and The Graduate Center's institutional design. The division handles and supports digital media projects, including strategy, development, implementation, and ongoing analytics. It also oversees the GC’s visual branding in collateral material.
Kimberly Miu
Director of Digital Media
Graduate Center
Room 8302.04
Media Relations oversees media outreach for The Graduate Center and the ASRC to highlight the institution’s accomplishments and as it relates to reputation management. The division also works with faculty and Ph.D. students to garner press coverage on research, a study, an event, or issue.
Tanya Domi
Director of Media Relations
Graduate Center
Room 8302.03
Public Programs produces large-scale live events, which bring the public to The Graduate Center to engage with CUNY faculty, students, and outside guests. Events explore the most pressing issues of our time while amplifying the scholarship at The Graduate Center and CUNY. The division works collaboratively with Graduate Center departments, centers, and institutes to showcase CUNY’s intellectual and artistic strengths, advancing our public mission and increasing our impact.
Karen Sander
Director
Graduate Center
Room 8302.02
Special Events and Event Planning is responsible for external rental space management and booking of public spaces for internal clients. The division also develops and disseminates policies to ensure effective coordination and efficient management of Graduate Center special events, including Commencement, and it advises faculty, directors of centers and institutes, and heads of offices about organizing and sponsoring special events, lecture series, conferences, receptions, and dinners.
Wendy DeMarco Fuentes
Interim Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs
Graduate Center
Room 8302.01