PRIMA NC

09/22/2026

Congratulations to the newly appointed PRIMA Officers for 2026-27!

👑 President: Marcie Dishman
🤝 Vice President: Aaron Tallman
💰 Treasurer: Sara Barham
📝 Secretary: Michelle Harris
💻 Webmaster: Alan Beam
📍 Western District #1: Ben Rickert
📍 Western District #2: Jackie Woodruff
📍 Central District #3: Micki Bare
📍 Central District #4: Carrie Pitts-Densmore
📍 Eastern District #5: Juila Stuart
📍 Eastern District #6: Tammy Sawyer
👥 Committee: Carter Wingfield

09/20/2026

Presented during the PRIMA NC Annual Conference in Winston-Salem, these awards recognize outstanding strategy, creativity and impact in marketing and communications across the North Carolina Community Colleges System.

🏆 Branding/Identity: Johnston Community College
🏆 Digital Advertisement: Cleveland Community College
🏆 Integrated Marketing Campaign: Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
🏆 Internal Communications: Haywood Community College
🏆 Photography: Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
🏆 Print Collateral – Annual Report/Viewbook/Catalog: College of The Albemarle
🏆 Print Collateral – Brochure/Booklet/Flyer/Postcard: Davidson-Davie Community College
🏆 Special Event Promotion: Lenoir Community College
🏆 Long-Form Video: Alamance Community College
🏆 Short-Form Video: Carteret Community College
🏆 Website: Davidson-Davie Community College

We are proud to celebrate the talented professionals whose work helps students discover opportunities, connect with their colleges and see the life-changing impact of community college education.

Congratulations to all our winners!

09/18/2026

What an amazing few days at PRIMA ‘26.

This conference is always about sharing ideas and learning, but what makes is truly special is the people in the room. Across this state, our MarCom teams are doing incredible work. We are telling the stories, building brands, launching campaigns, celebrating success, and helping students find their way. And we do it because we believe. We believe in our mission and we believe in our communities that we serve.

Thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, and attendees that made this event memorable. A big thank you to Forsyth Tech Community College for being such gracious hosts.

The future of our work is changing quickly, but with this group, I can’t be more excited about “where we’re going”.

09/17/2026

Day 1 of PRIMA 2026 is in the books! We love getting together to learn from and celebrate each other. So many great sessions so far and more to go!

09/17/2026

PRIMA ‘26 in full swing at Forsyth Tech! Over 20 NC community college’s are represented at the conference this year.

07/06/2026

Awards submissions are now open for the 2026 PRIMA NC Marketing & Communications Awards!

Now is the time to celebrate the creative, strategic, and impactful work happening across North Carolina’s community colleges.

Registration is also open for the 2026 PRIMA NC Annual Conference, taking place September 16–18 at Forsyth Technical Community College.

We’re especially excited to welcome keynote speaker Brian Piper, an award-winning author, international keynote speaker, and higher education content strategist.

The conference agenda will be updated soon, so stay tuned for more details.

Submit your awards, register for the conference, and learn more here: https://www.primanc.org/

We hope to see you in Winston-Salem!

Informative, relevant seminars are planned during our three day conference. Anyone who is involved in public relations, information, or marketing for any constituent of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) is encouraged to attend the conference.

05/04/2026

We are excited to announce that registration for the PRIMA Conference is now open!

Thanks to a generous donation, we are pleased to offer a reduced registration rate of $200 for up to four attendees per institution, and $50 for each additional attendee.

This is a wonderful opportunity to bring your team and engage in meaningful learning and collaboration across our network.

You can find conference details and register here:
https://www.primanc.org

This year’s keynote speaker will be Brian Piper, an internationally recognized expert in digital strategy, content marketing, and analytics. Learn more about Brian here:
https://brianwpiper.com/

Awards submissions will open June 1, 2026! Stay tuned!

02/17/2026

Save the Date for our annual PRIMA Conference!

📅 Conference Dates: September 16–18, 2026

📍 Location: Forsyth Technical Community College

We are also thrilled to announce our keynote speaker: Brian Piper—award-winning author, international keynote speaker, and consultant who has been optimizing digital content since 1996. Brian co-authored the second edition of Epic Content Marketing with Joe Pulizzi, wrote Epic Content Marketing for Higher Education, and hosts the AI for U podcast.

We’re looking forward to his insights on content strategy, AI, and the future of digital marketing in higher education.

02/15/2026

You spoke and we listened!

The PRIMA Board is excited to invite you to an upcoming webinar on Project Management Using Monday.com.

This session was requested during our fall conference and will include practical tips, real-world examples, and a live demo to help you manage your MarCom projects more efficiently.

Presenters:

🎤 Dr. Marcie Dishman, AVP of Marketing & External Relations (Central Carolina CC)

🎤 Morgan Steele, Director of Web & Creative Strategy (Central Carolina CC)

🎤 De Swanick, Project Coordinator (Johnston Community College)

🎤 Sarah Barham, Director of Marketing (Alamance CC)

They’ll walk through how they use Monday.com and will be available for Q&A.

📅 March 18, 2026

⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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