Writers
Jennifer Donovan
Director of Public Relations
Her Beats
- Board of Control
- President
- Vice Presidents
- Research Centers
- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- College of Sciences and Arts (dean's office)
About Jenn
- Her specialties include working with local, regional, national and special-interest news media.
- She is skilled at finding and developing University news and research stories and interesting the news media in covering them.
- She maintains the University Experts Guide.
- She is a former newspaper reporter and magazine writer.
- She enjoys reading detective stories and science fiction novels.
Dennis Walikainen
Senior Editor
Links of Interest
His Beats
- Business
- Graduate School
- Geology/Mining
- Mine Safety
- Engineering Fundamentals
- Exercise Science
- Humanities
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Alumni Relations
- Occupational Safety
- Portage Lake Golf Course
- Mont Ripley
- The Rozsa Center
- Institutional Analysis
- SAS
- Experimental Computation
- SDC
- Central Ticket Office
- Community Programs
- Hockey Development
- Sports/Recreation
- Educational Technology Services
About Dennis
- He oversees the University's Athletic Communications and Marketing efforts.
- He maintains the University’s written history and keeps the Editorial Guide up to date.
- Online, Dennis writes the TechAlum newsletter.
- He manages the "hometowners": student news releases.
- He contributes news stories to Tech Today, the news site, and the news media.
- Off campus he enjoys golf, running, and guts Frisbee.
Marcia Goodrich
Senior Writer
Links of Interest
Her Beats
- College of Engineering/Dean’s Office
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil/Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- ME-EM
- Math
- Physics
- Library
- Dean of Students
- Public Safety
- Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development
- Accounting
- Budget Office
- Purchasing
- Internal Audit
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
About Marcia
- Her responsibilities include editing the Research and Michigan Tech magazines, writing and distributing news releases, working with local media, and tracking Michigan Tech's appearances in various publications.
John Gagnon
Promotional Writer
His Beats
- School of Technology/Dean’s Office
- Air Force/ROTC
- Army/ROTC
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Advancement
- Career Center
- Campus Facilities
- Educational Opportunity
- Technology and Economic Development
- MUB and Dining/Tech Express
- Human Resources
- Campus Store and University Images
About John
- He edits Tech Today, Michigan Tech's daily employee newsletter and writes and edits numerous publications for the University.
- His background is rooted in both journalism and public relations and he has been at Michigan Tech since 1998.
- John wrote Hard Maple, Hard Work, an account of Upper Michigan’s hard maple forests.
Kara Sokol
Integrated Marketing Specialist
Links of Interest
Her Beats
- Enrollment Services
- Admissions
- Financial Aid
- Records and Registration
- IPS
- Housing/Residence Life/Daniell Heights
- Student Life
- Counseling Services
About Kara
- She is the lead writer and project manager for Admissions, the Center for Pre-College Outreach, and Student Affairs.
- Her favorite part of her job is getting to work with students; she advises the Michigan Tech Lode and works closely with Keweenaw Pride.
- She adores fresh, snappy nonfiction and spends her spare time writing and trolling the web for cool books and blogs.
- She believes that the world would be a better place if everyone embraced the serial comma.