Contact Media Relations

Mark Blackmon
Director of Media Relations

Mark represents the College in most of its interaction with the press, from local to regional and national media. His responsibilities include:

Responding to media inquiries concerning access to Earlham’s distinguished faculty;

Providing information related to the College’s many outstanding academic programs, which pace Earlham among the nation’s best liberal arts colleges;

Working with the media on presenting the Earlham perspective on a variety of issues involving access to higher education, international education, intercollegiate athletics, student life, and Quaker values and tradition;

Maximizing the College’s integration of new media strategies to enhance Earlham’s visibility.

E-Mail Mark
Phone: 765/983-1256

Denise Purcell
Public Affairs Assistant

Denise assists with communications on and off campus. Her responsibilities include:

Supporting the College’s goals for local, regional and national coverage by preparing selected feature stories;

Writing, managing, and distributing Earlham’s hometown news releases focusing on student achievement;

Supporting the calendar of College events through feature stories and managing the events listings at the College’s online Press Room.

E-mail Denise
Phone: 765/983-1296

Polly Wilde
Around The Heart Editor

Polly manages the College’s official newsletter, Around The Heart. She compiles, edits and distributes the publication in printed form as well as via e-mail and at the Around The Heart blog.

E-mail Polly
Phone: 765/983-1858