University Communications & Public Affairs
What We Do…
Develop strategies, create standards and produce a range of communications for the management of California State University, Dominguez Hills’ internal and external communications and public affairs initiatives
In essence, creates greater visibility for the University and supports the development, friend-raising and fund-raising initiatives of University Advancement
News coverage and feature writing. We report on breaking news and develop in-depth stories about the people, programs and events at CSU Dominguez Hills. Our target audiences are campus faculty and staff, alumni, prospective students, prospective donors, the community, and a variety of media outlets.
Print publication. We provide editorial service (planning, writing and editing), graphic design and photography for a variety of campus publications
University Website design and content. We manage the CSUDH Web design and content to maintain currency and consistency for the University’s official Web pages and others as requested, working closely with Information Technology.
Media relations. We write university-related press releases, provide news sources and respond to media queries: newspapers, radio, TV and the Internet
Marketing strategies. We strategize how best to present a program or event within the realities of budget and time
Event support and planning. We organize the public affairs component of events, collaborating with other team members in the planning and organization of University Advancement events.
Regularly published by University Communications & Public Affairs:
Dominguez Hills Dateline, Web-based news, published every two weeks on Tuesdays
CSUDH Newsroom, current and archived press releases, news, articles
What You Can Do…
Communicate!
News and stories are often generated by what you tell us.
Each morning we search databases to discover news about alumni and programs that have appeared in the media, and we look at recent news and national issues. We ponder about how CSUDH can best be portrayed as a vital institution in public higher education.
But the best stories are often those where an e-mail informs us about a special student award or another kind of achievement or a happenstance hallway meeting reveals something or someone just perfect for a story or news item. Regularly, we request faculty and staff to tell us about their achievements or recent publication. They do – sometimes. We get excited about new initiatives on campus, interesting research, successes, and we want to grapple with the problems, too!
That’s all we need – for you to be alert to the great things you are doing, the wonderful people around you, the things that make your office tick, and then think of us – and tell us!
Welch Hall B-363
Ext. 2001