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News Services for Faculty & Staff
 The Office of Communications and Public Relations is the key liaison between the University and the media. We work
closely with faculty, staff, alumni and students to share "the CNU story" with local, regional and national audiences.
Want to spread the news about an event or award, but you're not sure which method is appropriate? Here's a quick reference:
(Please see our Project Request Policy for complete details on the process and an explanation of our services and your responsibilities.)
News Releases
| For what type of information: |
Events and accomplishments that would be of interest beyond just the CNU community. Events must be open to the general public. |
| For what audience: |
General public |
| What to provide: |
Full, detailed information answering who, what, when, where, why and how, contact information for a person who would be available to answer questions from the news media and general public. |
| What to do: |
Email the information to Lori Jacobs, lori.jacobs@cnu.edu, as far in advance as possible to get the best distribution. For example, magazines work several months in advance. |
Portal channel announcements (myCNU)
| For what type of information: |
Event information and announcements that pertain to CNU or CNU - sponsored campus activities. |
| For what audience: |
CNU faculty, staff or students |
| What to do: |
Submit an announcement request online at http://announcements.cnu.edu |
News@CNU
(The News section in the myCNU portal.)
| For what type of information: |
Staff and student accomplishments, student/faculty travel opportunities, launch of new websites, invitations to events... just about anything, as long as there is website to link to, preferably on the CNU network. Information will not be posted for club meetings, student/faculty gatherings off campus, and anything that is prohibited from being released on the portal channels or e-mail. |
| For what audience: |
CNU faculty, staff and/or students |
| What to provide: |
The text written as it should appear in the announcement |
| What to do: |
E-mail information and request to Maggie White, website content administrator, at maggie.vaughan@cnu.edu |
E-mail "Personal Announcement"
| For what type of information: |
CNU work-related business that is a call to action, such as time sheets due, sign up for health insurance, see new travel regulations. |
| For what audience: |
CNU faculty, staff and/or students |
| What to do: |
Submit an announcement request online at http://announcements.cnu.edu.
Type the word EMAIL in all caps at beginning of body of message. |
eNEWS
eNEWS is a free monthly email subscription with news from the CNU campus community, including awards and events. It is geared for alumni, parents and donors. View the current issue at http://enews.cnu.edu.
| For what type of information: |
News, events, and accomplishments |
| For what audience: |
CNU alumni, parents and friends (anyone who has donated to the University or requests to be added to the distribution list) |
| What to provide: |
Same information as for news releases, along with a website URL to link to, if available |
| What to do: |
Email the information to Lori Jacobs, lori.jacobs@cnu.edu, by the 20th of each month for the following month’s events (for example, for an event happening in October, send the information by Sept. 20) |
Media “pitches”
| For what type of information: |
News and events that would be of great interest to a broad range of people and that you would normally read about as an article in a newspaper |
| For what audience: |
General public |
| What to provide: |
Same information as for news releases, emphasizing what makes this news or event special and newsworthy |
| What to do: |
Call Lori Jacobs, at 594-8428, as far in advance as possible, preferably four to six weeks |
Op-Ed
We can assist in writing and submitting op-ed pieces to national and local media. A timely, well-written and provocative op-ed piece can establish the writer as an expert on a particular topic and gain national media recognition for the author and for CNU.
Please see our Project Request Policy for details on the process and an explanation of our services and your responsibilities.
Faculty Experts
Our office works proactively to connect members of the media with CNU experts on a variety of topics.
The CNU Faculty Experts Guide provides a listing of selected topics and faculty experts for use by news organizations and/or community groups seeking speakers or an authoritative source.
Want to be included in the Experts Guide? Submit your information today.
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