SOH Resources

Publicity Resources

• Events digest  - Every Friday, we send an email to everyone in the SOH with a list of upcoming events, two-weeks out. The events are pulled directly from the SOH events calendar. A best practice is to insert your event’s details into the events calendar at least two weeks before the day of the event. This will ensure adequate time to publicize.
• Monthly e-newsletter - At the end of each month, an email compilation of feature stories, faculty in the news and upcoming events gets sent across the campus via Zotmail. The e-newsletter does not include an exhaustive list of events and news item for the month, but does point to the SOH events and news pages.
• Humanities.uci.edu - The school’s homepage features the latest news, events, announcements and stories relating to the school. Additional components include a press release section (under the About drop-down menu) and a media section (under the Faculty drop-down menu). Press releases and spotlight items are geared to both an internal and external audience (alumni, donors, community, media), so stories featured in those sections are selected carefully. 
• School of Humanities’ social media - Social media is a great way to share events and news with a relevant audience. The school has Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages that are continually updated.
• Departmental websites - Departmental websites spotlights are an excellent place to feature staff, faculty and student awards, grants, events and news.

• UCI “In the News” -  UCI "In the News" is a daily compilation of news items where faculty have been featured or quoted & it’s emailed to the entire campus, every morning. Strategic Communications uses a third-party service to alert them to any mention of UCI in the media, but news items often get missed. If you are aware of a faculty member having been quoted or featured (or if she/he/they authored a piece) in the news, please email Annabel. Keep in mind that UCI only pulls in about 25% of the daily media hits each day; they prioritize mainstream outlets with higher readerships; and any story must include the professor's UCI affiliation for it to be considered.
• UCI Today - UCI Today is a master calendar of upcoming events at UCI. If you have an event that appeals to a larger demographic, submit it to the UCI calendar by clicking “Events submissions.”

• KUCI – Should a media outlet wish to interview you for a story, using an ISDN line is preferable over a regular phone line. KUCI offers studio time, should the media outlet be local and want to interview you on campus, as well as ISDN lines for phone interviews. KUCI charges $120.00 per hour, Mon-Fri between 8 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific time. (Arrangements can also be made to schedule outside of these normal hours). Weekday rentals before 8 A.M. are also available at no extra charge but availability may be limited. $140.00 per hour for studio usage scheduled for evenings or weekends. Contact Kevin Stockdale: ‪kevin@kuci.org ‬‬
• UCI brand guidelines - This guide, produced by UCI’s Office of Strategic Communications, outlines the campus's graphic standards that apply to all visual representations of UC Irvine, including brochures, newsletters, electronic communications, websites and signage.

• Want to learn more about writing an op-ed? Visit the Op-Ed Project website for ticks and tricks.
• Want to learn about increasing the visibility of your forthcoming book? Visit our page here.
• Want to write for The Conversation? Visit our page here.
• Directing a new center? See our guide to center communications here.