Episodes 62
Avg. Duration 31m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (8)
Since Mar 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Can You Make It Pretty? is the podcast for community college marketers, communicators, and leaders. Your peers and other experts share their experiences, tips, and knowledge to help you do your job better – and hopefully make the day a little easier. Tune in the third Thursday of the month for new episodes.

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S7E1 Marketing the Marketing Department to Ensure a Seat at the Leadership Table

Feb 26, 2026 33m

Terri Giltner is NCMPR's 2025 Petrizzo Award winner, which recognizes a career of achievement in community college marcom and PR. Terri was CMO at the Kentucky Community & Technical College…

S6E3 Self-Care in Higher Ed Marcom? These Days?

Dec 11, 2025 41m

Self-care has become such a buzzword in recent years, it's tough to look at the concept beyond drinking enough water and going for a walk. But in the last year, it’s become even more important for…

S6E2 Beyond the Social Media Trends: Tips & Thoughts from the National Communicator of the Year

Sep 18, 2025 33m

How do you know when to jump on a trending audio? How can students help with a college's social media strategy? What happens when colleagues can't understand why you don't want to put their flier on…

S6E1 The Importance of Young Creatives: Meet NCMPR's New President, Patrick Stone

Apr 04, 2025 37m

Patrick Stone remembers feeling a little out of his depth when he attended his first NCMPR conference in 2011. He was new to the field and attending with two long-time industry pros.Fourteen years…

S5E10 Taking Home a Campaign Gold

Dec 19, 2024 31m

For the last two years, South Puget Sound Community College in Washington has won District 7’s gold Medallion Award in Government or Community Relations Campaign. Kati Sagawa, SPSCC’s director of…

S5E9 How to Move From Creative Maker to Manager

Nov 21, 2024 31m

Marcom and PR is an industry full of creatives, and District 6 member David Steiman – who worked in the film industry before winding up at Pasadena City College in California – talks about his path…

S5E8 Keeping Small Teams Engaged and Excited

Oct 17, 2024 39m

How can managers keep small teams engaged? How can they help staff avoid burnout? Dana Shaffer, senior creative manager for Purell, chats about leading small teams, plus how to oversee a major…

S5E7 Using Grant Funds for Graphic Novels: The 2023 Best in Show Winner

Aug 19, 2024 34m

The College of Lake County in Illinois won Best in Show at the 2023 Paragon Awards with “The Path to Better Care,” a graphic novel that promotes CLC’s healthcare programs. Marketing analyst Jessey…

S5E6 DEI Is Everyone's Job on Campus

Jul 18, 2024 43m

Dr. Keith Curry, president and CEO of Compton College in California, discusses why DEI is everyone's job on campus, how to work with employees who don't want to take on the task -- and why it was so…

Multitasking, Project Management & Getting a Seat at the Leadership Table

Jun 20, 2024 39m

Lisé Freking oversees the marcom staffs at two different Minnesota colleges: Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community College. She's also NCMPR's 2024 national Rising Star of the…

Crisis Communications Tips from an 18-Year Veteran

May 20, 2024 40m

St. Philip's College in Texas is the nation's only Historically Black College and Hispanic-Serving Institute. Adrian Jackson, St. Philip's director of marketing and strategic communications, shares…

Self-Proclaimed Pop Culture Nerd & Former McDonald's Mascot: Meet NCMPR's 2024-25 President

Apr 18, 2024 33m

Virginia Moreland has been with Tennessee Board of Regents – The College System of Tennessee since 2012, and she attended her first NCMPR national conference the following year, in New Orleans. In…

S5E2 Boosting Employee Morale Through ... an Annual Report?

Feb 15, 2024 34m

One way Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) in New Jersey is keeping employees engaged and boosting morale is through its annual report. It’s an important document, but not always the…

S5E1 Finding Student Stories & Telling Them Respectfully

Jan 26, 2024 37m

Community colleges are full of great stories that represent a diverse student body. How can the college's marcom team find those stories? How can they tell those stories without falling back on…

S4E12 The One-Woman Marketing Staff

Dec 21, 2023 36m

Chelsea Hayes is the marketing communication specialist at New Mexico State University Alamogordo, and she's a staff of one. She shares her tips for small teams, including how to set boundaries and…

S4E11 Boring Meetings, "Everyone's a Marketer," and Creative Burnout: Tips to Make Your Lives a Little Easier

Nov 16, 2023 28m

Three topics that come up A LOT in marketing, especially at community colleges: Too many boring meetings. Dealing with clients who think they're marketers. How to handle creative burnout.…

S4E10 Staying Excited & Inspired at Your Two-Year College Marketing Job

Oct 19, 2023 39m

Four NCMPR president emeriti, who have a combined 103 years of marketing and communications experience at community colleges, discuss how they stay excited about the job, how to beat imposture…

S4E9 Launching a Successful, Targeted Digital Marketing Campaign

Sep 21, 2023 26m

Saddleback College wanted to launch a targeted digital marketing campaign, and it wanted to ensure it got the details and audience right. As an HSI – Hispanic-Serving Institution – the California…

S4E8 Building a Vendor/College Marketing Relationship

Aug 17, 2023 43m

How can you get the most bang for your budgeting buck with your vendors? And build the best relationship so you're not stuck in the awkward position of having to break ties with your vendor? With…

Marketing + Government Relations, and Creating a Personal Brand: Chatting with the 2023 Communicator of the Year

Jul 20, 2023 35m

In college, Fiona Lytle thought she was going to be a dentist. Like so many community college marketers, though, her path changed. Today, Lytle is the chief communications officer and legislative…

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