Skip to Content Request Info

Public and Media Relations

Public and Media Relations

Public & Media Relations

The Office of Public Relations serves the entire Ottawa University community and its campuses, and is the primary interface with press and media outlets on all communications issues. The office coordinates news updates, press releases, media alerts, personnel announcements, and honors pronouncements, as well as composes publications such as the Ottawa Spirit magazine and the University's Annual Report. The public relations manager produces articles, research, and projects to recognize the work of faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and to promote the overall vision, mission and values of Ottawa University.

Please utilize the tabs below to access news, press releases and publications distributed by Ottawa University. For specific inquiries, including securing one of OU’s varied subject matter experts, please contact the University's Public Relations Manager.

University News

03/22/2024
Ottawa University has named Dr. Chantell Wilson Link as the OU Online President. Dr. Link will begin her service on May 13, 2024.

03/20/2024
Ottawa University has named Dr. Bambi Burgard as the Interim President for the Ottawa, Kansas campus. Dr. Burgard will begin her service on June 1, 2024.

03/19/2024
With three National Champions and five additional All-Americans, OUAZ Women’s Wrestling has another successful season. “This is an amazing group of wrestlers” said Head Coach Ed Cruz. He continued, “They are some of the most dedicated and focused wrestlers I have ever had the pleasure to coach.”

03/07/2024
After 6 years at the helm of Ottawa University’s campus in Ottawa, Kansas, Dr. Reggies Wenyika, has stepped down from the role, effective March 6, 2024.

02/08/2024
Ottawa University Campus President, Dr. Reggies Wenyika is pleased to announce the hiring of Janet Eaton-Smith as the Ottawa campus’s next Director of Athletics. Eaton-Smith will begin her tenure at Ottawa University on March 1.
Displaying results 1-5 (of 70)
 |<  < 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10  >  >| 

The Ottawa Spirit is a publication produced twice annually, in the spring and fall, by the University's Public Relations and Advancement departments. Articles demonstrate how Ottawa University has prepared our students and graduates to lead lives of significance by featuring alumni, students, faculty and friends of the University, who are making an impact on their communities, corporations, and colleagues. This publication showcases the significant accomplishments and achievements of those who live and embrace the Ottawa Spirit.

Read the Fall 2020 edition of the Ottawa Spirit.

Past Editions:

Annual Reports

Select the year below to access archived issues of the Annual Report. The online archive goes back to 2008. To access earlier issues please contact Lee Stadler.

Annual Reports Donor Rolls of Honor
2020 Annual Report  
2019 Annual Report  
2018 Annual Report  
2017 Annual Report  
2016 Annual Report  
2015 Annual Report  
2014 Annual Report  
2013 Annual Report 2012-2013 Donor Roll of Honor
2012 Annual Report 2011-2012 Donor Roll of Honor
2011 Annual Report  
2010 Annual Report  
2009 Annual Report  
2008 Annual Report  

Media Relations

Contact information is provided below for members of the media who have a request or need assistance in their coverage of Ottawa University.

Public & Media Relations

Public Relations Manager
Ottawa University
1001 S. Cedar Street
Ottawa, KS 66067
Email: pr@ottawa.edu

Back to top
/About/Public-and-Media-Relations