Michigan Technological University

UMC

Meet the Writers

Writers

Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan

Director of Public Relations

906-487-4521
Cell: 906-281-7530
jbdonova@mtu.edu
Administration Building G07A

Her Beats

  • Research Centers & Institutes (other than KRC)
  • School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science
  • Executive Team/Board of Control
  • International Programs

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

Dennis Walikainen

Senior Editor

906-487-3510
Cell: 906-281-7625
dkwalika@mtu.edu
Administration Building G20

His Beats

  • Graduate School
  • School of Business and Economics/Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
  • Athletics liaison

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 and tracks Michigan Tech's appearances in various publications.
  • 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

Marcia Goodrich

Magazine Editor

906-487-2343
mtunews@mtu.edu
Administration Building G14

Links of Interest

Her Beats

  • College of Engineering
  • Keweenaw Research Center
  • School of Technology

About Marcia

  • Her responsibilities include editing the Research and Michigan Tech magazines, writing and distributing news releases, and working with local media.
Kevin Hodur

Kevin Hodur

Creative Writer

906-487-3509
kwhodur@mtu.edu
Administration Building G21

His Beats

  • College of Sciences & Arts
  • Career Services
  • Hands-on Education (Enterprise, Senior Design, etc.)
  • Special Events

Marketing and Communications

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1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295

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Fax: 906-487-3553
Email: umc@mtu.edu

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