Aggie Brand Con helps you connect with marketing and communications professionals at Utah State University so you have the tools to effectively represent the USU brand across all communications mediums. Content experts offer workshops covering current trends and skills for communicating, from print and web writing and video and photo content creation to social media engagement, design, and analytics.
Event Information
When
- May 12, 2026 | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
- May 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Where
USU Logan Campus, Utah
AGENDA
Sessions | May 12, 2026
8:
30 AM
ECC
Registration Check-in
Mandatory badge pick-up
between 8:30 - 9 AM
9 AM
ECC
Opening Keynote
EBB 215 - Auditorium | Britnee Bromley Nuehring
10:
10 AM
HH
Session One
Curate for Clarity: Building Trust in the Age of AI
HH 120 | Nate Taylor
Video Saved the Marketing Star
HH 122 | Logan Wilber
No Lights? No Camera? Action!
HH 126 | Andrew Diamond & Panelists
11:
15 AM
HH
Session Two
Compliance by Design
HH 122 | Julie Duersch & Panelists
Writing Bacon in a World of Hogwash Content
HH 126 | Lael Gilbert, Stacie Denetsosie
Preserving the Aggie Story: How University Archives Can Power Aggie Storytelling
HH 130 | Kelly Rovegno, Jen Kirk, Dan Davis
U-State 2.0 Unveiled
EBB 215 - Auditorium | Aimee Brunson, Ashlee Karren, Jay Wright
12:
15 PM
HH
Lunch
1:
30 PM
HH
Session Three
AI Wrote This Title: Death to the Blank Page
HH 120 | Steve Chambers
What You Need to Know About the CMS
EBB 215 - Auditorium | Danielle Bosco
2:
35 PM
HH
Session Four
Website Policy: Now What?
HH 126 | Ben Renard-Wiart, Julie Duersch
One View: The Power Dashboard for Statewide Marketing
HH 130 | Dana Rhoades, Ricky Flores, Pedram Jahangiry, & Students
Practical Accessibility for Modern Communicators
EBB 215 - Auditorium | Megan Cox, David Pruden
Workshops | May 13, 2026
9 AM
HH
Workshop One
Design Smarter Not Harder: Graphic Design Secrets to Boost Your Next Project
LIB 002 | UMAC Design Team
What is Your Website For (and Not For)
HH Lab 124 | Jordan Taylor, Julie Duersch
Making Goated Pictures in Real Life
HH 130 | Levi Sim
11 AM
HH
Workshop Two
DIY Journalism
HH 126 | UMAC's Utah State Today team
What’s New in Analytics
HH Lab 124 | Logan Loertscher, Julie Duersch