CNU Welcomes New Publications Writer
News Release - January 24, 2008
Media Contact:
Emily L. Lucier
Press Secretary and Media Manager
emily.lucier@cnu.edu
(757) 594-8428
(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - The Office of Communications and Public Relations at Christopher Newport University has welcomed a new associate. Matthew Schnepf has joined CNU as its new Publications Writer and Manager. In this role he will serve as the chief Publications Writer and Editor and direct the work flow of printed materials.
“I look forward to working with departments across campus, assisting them with their writing and publications needs,” Schnepf said. “My educational background is centered in the liberal arts, so I can appreciate CNU’s academic mission and the well-rounded education it offers.”
Schnepf comes to CNU from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., where he served the past three years as a project editor in the Engineering Communications Office. In that role he provided project management and editorial services to schools and programs across the College of Engineering. He also played an instrumental role in developing the college’s revamped, award-winning alumni magazine, which debuted in fall 2005. His additional experience in higher education includes serving as an admission counselor at Mercer University, Macon, Ga., where he recruited out-of-state students, helped organize recruitment events and served as a staff writer/editor.
A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Schnepf earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Franklin College, Franklin, Ind. He earned his master’s degree in library science at Indiana University’s IUPUI campus in Indianapolis.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter III College of Business and Leadership and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor.
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