IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
Communicate Effectively Series
The OCM Communicate Effectively workshop series helps IUPUI staff improve their communications and leverage campuswide resources.
| Location | Most workshops are held in ICTC 257 |
|---|---|
| Dates | All upcoming workshops can be found on the registration page |
| Time | All sessions run from 10:00 a.m. — 11:30 |
| Cost | There is no cost for the sessions |
| Registration | Registration form |
Workshops
- Events Calendar New User Training
- Photo Gallery Training
- Photographic Imaging
- Newsroom Training
- Writing for the Web
Event Calendar New User Training
This training session will introduce event planners to the basic system functionality and features of the new IUPUI Events Calendar system to publicize and market events to university audiences. Session topics will include: Interface Overview, User Registration, Calendaring, Event Posting, Event Analytics, and Administrative Tools.
Presenter: Chris Brown is the events calendar developer and administrator, plus manages several campus websites as a web specialist in Communications and Marketing.
Photo Gallery Training
Learn how to take full advantage of IUPUI's online photo gallery, which gives campus schools, centers and programs access to professional-quality photos of the people, places and events that make IUPUI a unique part of the city. Learn what images are included in the gallery, how they are organized and the most effective ways of including them in your web sites, publications and other materials.
Presenter: Ric Burrous has many roles within Communications & Marketing, including editor (and often writer) of IUPUI Magazine, photo gallery manager, and all photo assignments. He has been at IUPUI since 1991.
Photographic Imaging
This workshop will provide an overview of photo selection and editing for both internet and print publications, emphasizing the importance of those images and how they reflect on both the department and the university. That entails picking the right photo for impact and the intended audience.
Basic tips for shooting improved photographs will be also be presented. This will include topics such as composition, white balance, and exposure.
Presenter: John R. Gentry is an accomplished professional photographer including 18 years of photojournalism with the Indianapolis News and Star, and a substantial amount of freelance photography for the IUPUI campus. John is currently an adjunct faculty in the School of Journalism at IUPUI.
Newsroom Training
Newsroom is a news content management system which powers several campus news websites, including newscenter.iupui.edu. This session is intended for new users of the system. Users will learn how to add, edit, and manage news releases, and will delve into more advanced topics. Newsroom was developed and is maintained by the Office of Communications & Marketing.
Presenter: Steve Hodges has over a decade of professional web development experience and has won numerous national awards for his new media work. He developed Newsroom in response to the needs of the campus and departments, and after experiencing first-hand hard-to-use and generally difficult content management systems.
Writing for the Web
Is your site the best it can be? Writing for the web poses a much different challenge than writing in conventional published formats, especially in the context of higher education. Join us for this presentation which will discuss best practices for communicating your message online most effectively. Topics to be covered include:
- Concise writing
- Cutting out "lecture speak"
- Site organization
- Target your audience
- Help Google find you
- Culling the content
Presenter: Vanessa Richards manages several campus websites as a web specialist in Communications & Marketing. She has more than a decade of professional editing and writing experience, including writing for the Indiana Alumni Magazine.
