UM Hires Mitchell As Communications Director

University of Mobile (UM) alumna and award-winning journalist Ashlyn Mitchell has returned to her alma mater as director of university communications. Mitchell brings four years of TV news experience to the role after serving as a multimedia journalist, reporter and anchor at FOX10 News in Mobile. Since joining the station in 2022, she has covered breaking news, severe weather, education, community issues and human-interest stories across the Gulf Coast. As director of university communications, she will lead strategic communications and media relations for the Baptist university, working with campus leaders to share the stories of students, alumni, faculty and programs while advancing the university’s mission and brand. Mitchell graduated summa cum laude from UM in 2022 with a BA in communication. She served as vice president of the UM Ambassadors program, interned with the Office for Marketing and Communications, worked in Student Life, served as a graduate assistant in Residential Life and was Miss University of Mobile 2022.