Reach out if you need assistance with promoting an event or initiative, using digital screens, creating communications pieces, media prep and outreach or any other communications or marketing need.
Communications
Need assistance with a communications- or marketing-related matter? You're in the right place!
Countless amazing things happen at AHS every day. The resources on this page are here to help you share with the world how we’re transforming health care practice and social systems.
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News and announcements
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Submit to Inside AHS
Submit your AHS news, announcements and events to Inside AHS
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Announcements and DDDH
Submit announcements for campus-wide distribution
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Listserv
Manage your Listserv subscriptions and preferences
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UIC calendar of events
Submit events for campus-wide listing
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UIC Today
View campus news, announcements and messages
Photo and video
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UIC photo/video policies
Obtain release forms and learn about photo/video policies
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Tips and guidelines
Outlines copyright, permissions and branding guidelines for photography and video
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UIC Visual Assets
Download free photos and videos of campus, students and events to use in marketing materials
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UIC Library digital images
Access digital image collections, online exhibits and more
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Creative & Digital Services photography
Experienced photographers offer studio portraiture, editorial shoots, event photography as well as post-shoot editing
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Creative & Digital Services videography
Skilled videographers and post-production specialists can handle anything from event coverage and spotlight videos to webcasting
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How to film yourself at home
Learn tips for filming yourself at home for videos and virtual meetings in platforms such as Zoom and Webex
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Zoom backgrounds
Download and use UIC- and AHS-braded Zoom video backgrounds
Web and digital
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Update your profile
Learn how to create and update your AHS website directory profile
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Digital signage
Advertise on the digital screens located in AHSB and DSHP
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WebTools
Find forms, email templates and other tools to help you create and send electronic communications
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UIC social media guidelines
Official campus guidelines and best practices
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UI Health social media guidelines
Official guidelines and best practices
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Digital UIC
Host your own website and access 2GB of server space free of charge
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ADA compliance in web design
View best practices and resources for accessible web content
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IT @ UIC accessibility
Accessibility resources and reference materials from IT at UIC
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QR code generator
Create a QR code in Webtools
Writing and editing
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AHS style guide
Write engaging and accessible content for the web
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UIC style guide
Maintain consistency in messaging and design across the university
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AP Style guide on race
How to write about issues involving race
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Clear Language Lab
Make your content clear and understandable
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GLAAD Media Reference Guide
Offers tools you can use to tell LGBTQ people's stories
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Hemingway App
App that highlights lengthy, complex sentences and common errors
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Writing about disability
Resources curated by the National Center on Disability and Journalism
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Writing about mental health
A guide from the American Psychiatric Association
AHS Magazine
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