The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and its six schools use several communications vehicles to showcase their people and programs to students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as to the Ohio University community and the public. Below are links to these communications tools and summaries of each.
1. ONLINE CALENDAR
Content: Key school and college events
Manager(s): CHHS communication director, school and college administrative staff
Format: Searchable Web display, the highlights of which are listed on school and college home pages
Frequency: Continuous
Primary audience: CHHS students, CHHS faculty/staff, OU faculty/staff, CHHS alumni, media, public
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2. STAFF ANNOUCEMENTS
Content: Upcoming College and University events, such as presentations, administrative functions, luncheons and award deadlines
Manager: CHHS communication director
Format: Weekly email to staff and faculty members' OAK email accounts; archive of announcements is posted here
Frequency: Each Monday
Primary audience: The approximately 200 CHHS staff and faculty members
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3. STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Content: Upcoming CHHS and University events and information, including scholarship and award deadlines
Manager: CHHS communication director
Format: Weekly email to students' OAK email accounts; archive of announcements is posted here
Frequency: Each Monday
Primary audience: The more than 3,000 students who have declared a major within CHHS
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4. ONLINE NEWSLETTERS
Staff Skylights
Content: Student, faculty and staff achievements in the College of Health and Human Services; unique class projects; mini-profiles of faculty and staff members; announcements of upcoming events and roundups of previous ones
Manager: CHHS communication director
Format: Online; link is mailed to targeted audience members via their OAK email account when each issue of newsletter is posted; back issues available via issue selecter in upper lefthand corner of every newsletter page; issues available here
Frequency: Twice during each fall, winter and spring quarter
Primary audience: CHHS faculty and staff; CHHS alumni board; OU communications officers; OU administrators
Student Skylights
Content: Important student announcements from CHHS Student Services; student, faculty and staff achievements; unique class projects; mini-profiles of faculty and staff members; announcements of upcoming events and roundups of previous ones
Manager: CHHS communication director
Format: Online; link is emailed to students via their OAK email when each issue of newsletter is posted; back issues available via issue selecter in upper lefthand corner of every newsletter page; issues available here
Frequency: Twice each fall, winter and spring quarter
Primary audience: More than 3,000 students who have declared a major within CHHS
OUSAFM Newsletter
Content: Achievements of faculty, staff, students and alumni in the Sports Administration and Facility Management program (SAFM) in the School of Recreation and Sport Sciences; events involving the program
Manager: SAFM graduate students
Format: Online; link is mailed to targeted audience when each issue of a newsletter is posted; back issues available via issue selecter in upper lefthand corner of every newsletter page
Frequency: Spring, fall
Primary audience: SAFM alumni, students, faculty
Welcome Newsletter
Content: Information on academic advising, registration, student organizations and CHHS programs
Manager: CHHS Student Services Office coordinator
Format: Online; link is mailed to new CHHS students when each issue of a newsletter is posted; back issues available via issue selecter in upper lefthand corner of every newsletter page; issues available here
Frequency: Each fall quarter
Primary audience: Newly declared CHHS majors
Human & Consumer Sciences Newsletter
Content: Information on the School of Human and Consumer Sciences' programs, faculty and alumni.
Manager: School of Human and Consumer Sciences director.
Format: Online; link is mailed to recipients when each issue of a newsletter is posted; back issues available via issue selecter in upper lefthand corner of every newsletter page; issues available here
Frequency: Fall, winter and spring quarters
Primary audience: Student, faculty, staff and alumni of the School of Human and Consumer Sciences
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5. ATRIUM MAGAZINE
Content: Feature stories on research; profiles of alumni and students; a roundup of news in each school; alumni board activities; list of donors
Manager: CHHS communication director
Format: Full-color glossy magazine; 32 pages, 8.5'' by 11''; back issues in PDF form and available for download here
Frequency: Each summer
Primary audience: CHHS alumni, faculty and staff
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6. ANNUAL REPORTS
Kids on Campus
Content: Summary of accomplishments of the organization's afterschool and summer programs
Manager: CHHS communication director
Format: 16-page color magazine, 11" wide X 8" tall; PDF copies available for download
here.
Frequency: Each winter
Primary audience: Kids on Campus donors and potential donors; 600 copies printed
State of the College
Content: Summary of CHHS accomplishments during the previous calendar year
Manager: CHHS dean
Format: Speech; text is available
here
Frequency: Each January
Primary audience: CHHS staff and faculty members