Andrew Careaga is a blogger, PR guy and occasional freelance writer with more than 17 years' experience in higher education PR and marketing. He's currently director of communications at Missouri University of Science and Technology, one of the few public universities in the nation with a tight technological focus.

A member of the Missouri S&T staff since 1991, he previously served as manager of public relations, news and features editor for the university's alumni magazine, and the university's first webmaster. A veteran blogger, he contributes to Missouri S&T's research blog, Visions (visions.mst.edu), and manages the Name Change Communications blog (namechange.mst.edu), which the university established to encourage communication with alumni, students and other constituents during its recent name change. (Missouri S&T was formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla.)

Careaga also blogs frequently on his Higher Ed Marketing weblog (highered.prblogs.org). A member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Careaga's involvement with CASE includes a two-year term as chair of CASE District VI (1998-2000) and a three-year term on the CASE Communications and Marketing Commission (2002-2005). He also served on the CASE Commission on Opportunity and Equity from 1994-1996.  

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