About us
Photo by university photographer Christopher Gannon.
What we do
The Office of University Relations was renamed Strategic Relations and Communications in July 2019 to develop a strategic, integrated approach to institutional communications, public relations and marketing.
Services include:
- Stories and news releases about innovative research and university people, events and activities
- Media relations assistance with university information and sources
- News updates on the ISU homepage and News websites
- Media training and public relations counsel for the university community
- Effective marketing that maintains brand consistency and clarity
- Internal communications, including Inside Iowa State faculty/staff news
- University photography and videography
- Social media (@IowaStateU) and central website management
Units
The Office of Strategic Relations and Communications is led by associate vice president for strategic relations and communications Jacy Johnson. Divisions of the office include:
- Internal Communications: Publishes faculty/staff newspaper (Inside Iowa State) and email (Inside Update), and posts faculty/staff and student announcements
- News Service: Coordinates media relations, disseminates news
- Photography: Provides on-location and studio shots for members of the university community
- Social Media and Web: Manages the primary ISU social media accounts (@IowaStateU) and the central university website, and maintains online events calendar
- University Marketing: Provides marketing tools to leverage the Iowa State brand
- Videography: Produces original video content about university news, activities and events