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