Public Affairs

The Office of Public Affairs is an information source and public portal to the campus. Working with media in all its forms, the office broadens public awareness and understanding of UIC, its mission and the achievements of its faculty and students. In addition to outreach through the media, Public Affairs manages UIC’s own news and information properties including UIC today; UIC News, the award-winning print and online campus newspaper; audio and video productions; and social media channels.

Our success stories in numbers: FY19 Heading link

29 K Editorial mentions: the number of times UIC appeared in articles.
18 % More visits to UIC today over FY18.
285 mentions in the Chicago Tribune in the past year.

What We Do Heading link

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