Membership Toolkit

Welcome to CUMU!

This toolkit is designed to help you communicate the many benefits of CUMU membership to your campus community. There are various ways for designees to share information about CUMU across campus to introduce CUMU and encourage involvement, such as newsletters, mass emails, posts on LinkedIn and/or other university-affiliated social media. This page acts as a guide and an archive for these materials, including:

– a curated collection of media assets, including graphics, templates, and ready-to-use materials that can be adapted to fit your needs

– examples from other CUMU members of emails and social media content that can be used to help you craft communications

If you have any questions, please reach out to Debbie Darr, CUMU’s Director of Membership & Operations, at ddarr@cumuonline or 410-704-3716.

New Member Announcement

Please find sample language below to help promote your membership across your campus. As a reminder, everyone on your campus can participate in CUMU’s programming.

Dear [insert name of your college/university] colleagues,

I am excited to announce that [insert name of your college/university] has joined the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)!

CUMU is a coalition of 125+ institutions representing the breadth and depth of higher education. View the current membership list here.

CUMU strengthens the collective impact of urban and metropolitan campuses by connecting leaders, sharing knowledge, and advancing practices that expand social and economic mobility, regional economic impact, and community well-being through place-based strategies and collaborative initiatives. View the membership packet.

Our institutional membership includes everyone on our campus from across all functional areas, levels of responsibility, and disciplines. Administrators, faculty, staff, students, and community partners are included in our membership.

To take advantage of our membership, please:

If you have any questions about our membership, please contact our campus designee [insert designee name and email address] or contact CUMU at info@cumuonline.org.

I am excited about the opportunities that our CUMU membership provides to our campus community. I hope you will join me in taking advantage of our membership!

Important Links

Programming

Make the most of your institution’s CUMU membership by promoting the wide range of programming and professional opportunities available to your community. We recommend incorporating the following links into your communications to ensure that your faculty, staff, and partners are aware of these offerings.

Connect with CUMU

Staying connected with CUMU ensures that your community members will receive important updates, opportunities, and resources to support their work. The following links include options to subscribe to CUMU’s communications.

Example Member Communications

The resources below include examples of communications written by member organizations to promote CUMU membership on their campuses. Don’t forget to tag @CUMU on LinkedIn and use #CUMUmember to connect with other member institutions!

Internal Communications

Social Media

Logos & Approved Marketing Images

The following logos are approved by CUMU and may be used for marketing, outreach, and communications initiatives across your campus.

Additionally, check out our Flickr for photos of our leadership, previous programming, and past member events.