Communicate Effectively Series

The OCM Communicate Effectively workshop series helps IUPUI staff improve their communications and leverage campuswide resources.

To register for Events Calendar training, please click here.

All workshops are held in the Multimedia Production Center (CE 380). Sessions run from 10:00am — 11:30am, unless otherwise specified. There is no cost for the sessions.

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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, and he manages several campus websites as a web specialist in Communications & Marketing.

Social Media

Social media - especially Facebook and Twitter - continues to be a hot topic, especially among communicators. How can social media advance a unit's goals? Who's using it, and what can social media accomplish? Steve Hodges, IUPUI's Director of Electronic Media, will share research about social media users, successes and best practices at IU, how to measure effectiveness, and how - and whether - to get started.

All sessions are currently full.

Presenter: Steve Hodges, Director of Electronic Media for Communications & Marketing

Adding Jaguar Spirit to your Event

Do you have an upcoming event on campus? This training session will show you how to add some IUPUI Jaguar Spirit to your next event. Learn how to request appearances from IUPUI cheerleaders, IUPUI Pep Band, Jawz and Jinx as well as how to get your hands on the latest Jag Schwag from the Office of Communication and Marketing and External Affairs. Find out- does your event qualify for these types of requests, how early to you need to make these requests, and many more details when you attend. These appearances and promotional items can help make your event a spirited affair.

Presenter: Suzanne Vick, Coordinator of Campus Pride, Spirit and Tradition whose roles consist of developing marketing initiatives, management/development of promotional materials inventory, event planning, consulting, project management, student internship management, and spirit team management. Mackenzie Valandingham, 40th Anniversary Celebration/Campus Pride, Spirit and Tradition Intern.

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.

Getting the Word Out at IUPUI

Need to promote an event or initiative? Is something newsworthy happening in your area? Learn about IUPUI's "mass" communication options. Departments can post messages on the IUPUI homepage, JAGtv Digital Signage, Inside IUPUI, the IUPUI events calendar, JagNews, and other outlets.

Presenter: Jolene Kernick is a web specialist in Communications & Marketing, with over 15 years of experience in web and graphic design. Aside from web development, she also coordinates the homepage "hotspot" and JAGtv announcements, and publishes campus e-newsletters, such as "Inside IUPUI" and "IUPUI In the News."