The University of Texas at Arlington
Office of Public Affairs
About Kristin Sullivan
Kristin Sullivan
Assistant Vice President for Media Relations
kristinsul@uta.edu
817-272-5364
Biography
Before joining UT Arlington, Kristin served as the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's education editor and Arlington newsroom manager. In her 18 years with the news organization, Kristin covered public safety, local government, politics and education. She served as metro editor in the Arlington and Northeast Tarrant County newsrooms and as assistant managing editor for Arlington. Kristin also is a past president of the Society of Professional Journalists-Fort Worth Professional Chapter and the Association for Women Journalists. She earned her undergraduate degrees in political science and journalism from Southern Methodist University. Kristin grew up in Arlington and now lives in Fort Worth.
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Contact
Office of Media Relations
413 Davis Hall
PO Box 19137 · Arlington, TX 76019
Phone: 817-272-2761
Fax: 817-272-2755
E-mail: mediarelations@uta.edu
Mission
The mission of the Office of Media Relations at The University of Texas at Arlington is to develop and communicate information regarding the University's academic activities, its community service role, and the achievements of its students, faculty, staff, and alumni to its various internal and external constituencies in order to enhance its position as a comprehensive educational institution.
Responsibilities
- Facilitating news media relations including writing and distributing news releases and photos, contacting the media regarding UT Arlington faculty and staff who can respond as experts to current events, and fielding requests from the media
- Maintaining an Experts Guide for the news media
- Coordinating press conferences
- Giving speeches regarding UT Arlington on and off campus
- Providing stories for UT Arlington Magazine
- Publishing annual, weekly, and specialty calendars of events