Strategic Communications
The Strategic Communications office assists the university in advancing its goals and objectives by providing dynamic, timely, accurate and engaging communications in a range of areas. Employing a host of communication vehicles and methods, the office strives to convey the significance of the university's teaching and research achievements—as well as the challenges and opportunities it faces—to communities in Calgary, the province, throughout the nation and internationally. In addition, it facilitates communication within the university community through a daily online news publication, daily website updates and regular briefings to students, staff and faculty.
In so doing, the Strategic Communications office helps ensure the university is received by these important audiences in a way that accurately reflects the University of Calgary's values and positions, leading to greater community engagement, understanding and support for the university's long-term goals and objectives.
Visit the News and Events website.
Activities:
As part of the University Relations team, the Strategic Communications office works closely with all offices in the University Relations portfolio.
Specifically, the Strategic Communications office serves the university community by:
- Communicating the University of Calgary's student, teaching and research achievements via a range of mediums including news releases, social media, events and a number of publications.
- It fosters productive relations between members of the university's academic community and the local, provincial and national media by encouraging faculty to publicly comment on issues relevant to their areas of academic expertise.
- The office provides strategic communications planning and support for members of the university community including senior administration regarding critical issues that help shape the university and are central to its development.
- It ensures the university community is kept abreast of key developments occurring on campus through the publishing of the daily online news publication UToday and a daily news and events page.
UToday
A daily news bulletin highlighting stories of interest and events on campus, delivered each morning to the email in-boxes of all faculty and staff.
Events
A chronological listing of campus events and University of Calgary-sponsored events.
Tips for working with the media
What you should know about reporters, how to avoid getting "burned" and more.
Communications 101 Workshop
Successful strategies for working with the media.
University Style Guide
Capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation and more.
University of Calgary Identity Standards: Coat of Arms, Letterhead and Powerpoint templates
Downloadable only by on-campus clients.