PGA Team

• Maintains and cultivates community partnerships
• Promotes local and regional economic development
• Coordinates business engagement
• Faculty expert facilitation for external constituents
• Special programs and initiatives
• Community calendar
• Community newsletter
• Advising senior leadership on community issues

To partner with Community Relations, email community@uic.edu.

• Office of Community Relations

We provide guidance on website topics such as:

• Creating accessible sites
• Technical specifications for UIC websites
• Usability testing
• Project checklists
• Information architecture
• User experience
• Content strategy

To reach the Office of Digital Communications, send an email to digitalcomm@uic.edu.

The Office of Digital Communications—in collaboration with ACCC—manage the RED WordPress multisite.

• Office of Digital Communications

• Builds support for bills, amendments, and ordinances in the Illinois General Assembly, Chicago City Council, and Cook County Board of Commissioners
• Monitors UI and UIC legislation in the Illinois General Assembly, Chicago City Council, and Cook County Board of Commissioners and providing updates to UIC leadership, colleges and units
• Builds support and advocates for UIC budget-related line items in Springfield
• Engages legislative caucuses within city, state, federal government
• Collaborates with government agencies on higher education initiatives

To connect with Government Relations, email govt@uic.edu.

• Office of Government Relations

We provide resources and guidance to help ensure that the institution’s marketing and communications initiatives are aligned with the university’s brand and identity. Maintaining consistency in messaging and design across the university reinforces the UIC brand overall.

Resources:

• University licensing and filming programs
• Style guide including logos and templates for PPT and stationery
• Photo and video gallery
• Marketing consultation including development of marketing and communications plans, design of print collateral, development of messaging
• Campus banner reservations
• Branding and text treatment design

• Office of Marketing and Brand Management website

• Disseminates news and information about UIC to internal and external stakeholders
• Provides strategic leadership for media and public relations
• Experts guide for the media
• Manages the university’s primary social media channels, including YouTube; Facebook; LinkedIn; Twitter; and the UIC Science blog
• Supports units in cross-campus internal communications
• Guidance on photo and video policies
• Serves the campus administration and colleges in crisis and emergency communications

• For the latest news about the UIC community, visit UIC today.