Muhlenberg College

Building the message on values

Building the message on values

Admissions Messaging

Website Refresh

Interim Leadership

“During Melanie Moran’s partnership with Muhlenberg College, she provided outstanding strategic leadership in communications and marketing. She led efforts to create a data-driven strategic messaging framework, oversaw an audit and significant refresh of the college website, and provided leadership and good counsel in presidential and crisis communications. Her work laid the foundation for a smooth transition for our new vice president for communications and marketing, who valued her insight and collaboration greatly.”

Kathleen E. Harring

President, Muhlenberg College

“During Melanie Moran’s partnership with Muhlenberg College, she provided outstanding strategic leadership in communications and marketing. She led efforts to create a data-driven strategic messaging framework, oversaw an audit and significant refresh of the college website, and provided leadership and good counsel in presidential and crisis communications. Her work laid the foundation for a smooth transition for our new vice president for communications and marketing, who valued her insight and collaboration greatly.”

Kathleen E. Harring

President, Muhlenberg College

“During Melanie Moran’s partnership with Muhlenberg College, she provided outstanding strategic leadership in communications and marketing. She led efforts to create a data-driven strategic messaging framework, oversaw an audit and significant refresh of the college website, and provided leadership and good counsel in presidential and crisis communications. Her work laid the foundation for a smooth transition for our new vice president for communications and marketing, who valued her insight and collaboration greatly.”

Kathleen E. Harring

President, Muhlenberg College

“During Melanie Moran’s partnership with Muhlenberg College, she provided outstanding strategic leadership in communications and marketing. She led efforts to create a data-driven strategic messaging framework, oversaw an audit and significant refresh of the college website, and provided leadership and good counsel in presidential and crisis communications. Her work laid the foundation for a smooth transition for our new vice president for communications and marketing, who valued her insight and collaboration greatly.”

Kathleen E. Harring

President, Muhlenberg College

Steady leadership in a time of change.

As Muhlenberg prepared to celebrate its 175th anniversary, it sought an experienced interim leader who could bolster its communications function to meet rising enrollment challenges.

As Interim Vice President for Communications & Marketing, Melanie Moran led Muhlenberg through a critical transition, shaping a new messaging framework focused on enrollment outcomes. She also enhanced presidential and crisis communications, including so that the College could meet future crises with confidence and reduce reputational risk for enrollment or any other priority.

services delivered

Discovery & Research

Discovery & Research

Interim Leadership

Interim Leadership

Strategic Counsel

Strategic Counsel

Messaging Framework

Messaging Framework

Stakeholder Engagement Workshops

Stakeholder Engagement Workshops

Stakeholder Workshops

Website Audit & Redesign

Website Audit & Redesign

Presidential Communications

Presidential Communications

Presidential Comms

Crisis Communications Counsel

Crisis Communications Counsel

Crisis Comms Counsel

Case statement spread for the campaign’s hands-on learning priority, with student photos, a graduate’s quote, and funding priorities.
Three blue “We, Here, Now” campaign banners hang between the white columns of a historic Gettysburg College building.
Guests mingle in a bright atrium at the We, Here, Now campaign launch, beneath an orange campaign banner.

A clearer message, a stronger story.

Grounded in market research and shaped by extensive collaboration, the new messaging framework distilled the Muhlenberg difference into four authentic themes that resonated with prospective students and reinforced community pride.

That clarity carried through to a redesigned website, with new messaging, photography, and interactive storytelling to guide prospective students on a deliberate journey of discovery. The refreshed site elevated Muhlenberg’s digital presence, strengthened its market position, and laid the foundation for continued enrollment success.

Four Themes, One Story

Input from more than 100 campus stakeholders shaped four authentic themes that capture the Muhlenberg difference and resonate with prospective students.

Four Themes, One Story

Input from more than 100 campus stakeholders shaped four authentic themes that capture the Muhlenberg difference and resonate with prospective students.

Four Themes, One Story

Input from more than 100 campus stakeholders shaped four authentic themes that capture the Muhlenberg difference and resonate with prospective students.

A Website Built for Discovery

New messaging, photography, and interactive storytelling guide prospective students on a deliberate journey and strengthen Muhlenberg’s digital presence.

A Website Built for Discovery

New messaging, photography, and interactive storytelling guide prospective students on a deliberate journey and strengthen Muhlenberg’s digital presence.

A Website Built for Discovery

New messaging, photography, and interactive storytelling guide prospective students on a deliberate journey and strengthen Muhlenberg’s digital presence.

Ready for What Comes Next

Stronger presidential and crisis communications help the college meet future challenges with confidence and protect its reputation with families.

Ready for What Comes Next

Stronger presidential and crisis communications help the college meet future challenges with confidence and protect its reputation with families.

Ready for What Comes Next

Stronger presidential and crisis communications help the college meet future challenges with confidence and protect its reputation with families.

Contact Us

We tailor our services to produce the work that moves your mission forward.

Contact Us

We tailor our services to produce the work that moves your mission forward.

Contact Us

We tailor our services to produce the work that moves your mission forward.

Contact Us

We tailor our services to produce the work that moves your mission forward.

© 2026 Mackey Strategies. All Rights Reserved.

Our site uses cookies and similar tools that may connect your activity with your email to deliver relevant communications. To opt out, visit: https://app.retention.com/optout.

© 2026 Mackey Strategies. All Rights Reserved.

Our site uses cookies and similar tools that may connect your activity with your email to deliver relevant communications. To opt out, visit: https://app.retention.com/optout.

© 2026 Mackey Strategies. All Rights Reserved.

Our site uses cookies and similar tools that may connect your activity with your email to deliver relevant communications. To opt out, visit: https://app.retention.com/optout.