The goal of External Relations is to provide effective internal and external communications services to ensure its corporate profile accurately and positively reflects the University’s guiding principles of high standards in education, research, community engagement, and operation.
Specifically, the team is responsible for corporate communications, media and government relations, marketing and advancement.
Marketing Communications
Our Marketing Communications team supports the University’s website content, marketing, and a regular President’s Report. The team also handles long-term strategic communications planning, special events promotion, and internal communications consulting, and implementation of initiatives. For support with those services, please contact communications@nosm.ca.
Public Affairs & Government Relations
We are always prepared to respond to requests for interviews, background information, and expert commentators. Please contact news@nosm.ca for these requests.
Press Kit
Use our Content
Our team produces a wide range of stories, articles, videos, and photos through its various channels. We invite you to republish these articles or content for free.
- Media Kit: Find NOSM University logos, images, and B-roll.
- President’s Reports
- The NOSM University Challenge: Strategic Plan 2025
- Leadership and Administration
- Background
When republishing, kindly note the following guidelines:
- We ask that none of our content is edited, with the exception of relative changes to time, location, or editorial style. For example, feel free to change “yesterday” to “last week,” etc.
- If you publish online, we kindly ask that you link to the original source. For example, if the content is from a President’s Report, we ask that you link to report.nosm.ca.
- We ask that none of our materials be sold separately.
If you have any questions or concerns about using our content, please get in touch with us at news@nosm.ca.
Advancement
Every gift to NOSM University, no matter the size, makes a positive impact on our students, faculty, and researchers, providing them with opportunities to be extraordinary. Learn more about the incredible power of donating to NOSM University.
Please reach out to our Advancement team at advancement@nosm.ca to discuss the best way for you to make an impact.
An Award-Winning External Relations Team!
NOSM University’s External Relations team was honoured with two 2024 Gold Quill Awards from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The team received accolades in the Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication division, as well as in the Creative Design for The Future Will See You Now campaign. The Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) also awarded NOSM University Silver awards for Best Integrated Communications and Best in Show categories at their National Awards of Excellence Gala on June 11, 2024.
NOSM University and Launchfire, a leader in game-based marketing programs, won the Arcturus Award the 2021 Vega Digital Awards in the Marketing Effectiveness category for their online advertising and marketing work in creating The NOSM Trivia Challenge.
NOSM University and Launchfire, a leader in game-based marketing programs, won a 2021 Communicator Award in the category of Individual-Contests & Promotions for their online advertising and marketing work in creating The NOSM Trivia Challenge.
The NOSM University was awarded a Gold Award of Excellence by the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) in recognition of the School’s 10th anniversary “Be Active with NOSM” initiative, which took place on September 23, 2015.
NOSM University’s Communications Unit has been awarded two Gold Quill Awards of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The 2016 award recognizes the University’s promotion of the Standardized Patient (SP) program under the Digital Communication category and the 2015 award recognizes the communication campaign Give the Gift of Appreciation: NOSM’s Staff Awards of Excellence under the Special Events – Internal category.