About us

Photo by university photographer Christopher Gannon.

What we do

The Office of University Relations was renamed the Office of Strategic Relations and Communications in July 2019 to develop a strategic, integrated approach to institutional communications, public relations and marketing.

Services include:

• Stories and releases about breakthrough research and university people, events and activities
• Assisting media in covering the university
• Online news updates on the ISU homepage and News websites
• Media training and public relations counsel to the university community
• Effective marketing that maintains brand consistency and clarity
• Publishing the faculty-staff newspaper, Inside Iowa State
• University photography and videography
• Social media (@IowaStateU)

Units

The Office of Strategic Relations and Communications is led by interim executive director Jacy Johnson. Divisions of the office include:

• Internal Communications: Publishes faculty/staff newspaper (Inside Iowa State) and email (Inside Update); manages top levels of university website; maintains online events calendar; 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
• University Marketing: Provides marketing tools to leverage the Iowa State brand
• Videography: Produces original video content about university news, activities and events