Tysen Kendig

VP, Communications at University of Connecticut

Tysen Kendig is the current Vice President for Communications at the University of Connecticut. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President for Strategic Communications at the University of Iowa from February 2010 to January 2013. In this role, they were responsible for conveying the university’s mission, vision and values internally and externally, as well as providing strategic leadership, counsel and assistance to the president, provost, other vice presidents, and deans in the areas of communication, marketing, crisis management and outreach. Additionally, they directed all aspects of the university’s central communication efforts, including marketing and promotion, outreach, media relations, public information, online and digital communication, graphic design, stewardship of the organization's brand, and development of messages that increase awareness and enhance the reputation of university programs and initiatives.

Some of their primary areas of responsibility for strategic communication included leading development, coordination and implementation of creative and effective communication plans that met short- and long-term goals pertaining to teaching, research, and public service; guiding the university through institutional branding efforts; building ongoing public support for the university; and developing strategies for enhancing communication with the university’s key stakeholders – prospective and current students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, benefactors, business and civic leaders, policymakers, granting agencies and others.

The units that reported to the vice president at the time included the Office of University Communication and Marketing, The Hawkeye Network (TV),

Tysen Kendig has a Master of Education from the University of Arkansas in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. Tysen also has a Bachelor of Arts from Penn State University in Journalism. In addition, they have completed the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Tysen Kendig reports to Radenka Maric, Interim President. They work with Letissa Reid - AVP, Institutional Equity, Eric Rice - Music Department Head, and Michael Gilbert - VP, Student Affairs.

Timeline

  • VP, Communications

    Current role

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