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 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