The Office for Research Communications develops and implements communications and marketing strategies to promote the impact of research, scholarship, and creative activities at UA, while also generating awareness of emerging opportunities for the campus research community.
Services
We support communications, marketing, events, and web projects across the Division for Research. See below for how we can help.
Communications & Marketing
We can help create graphics and other marketing and communication pieces depending on the project’s purpose and scope.
To facilitate the design process, please be sure your content is finalized and approved by all necessary parties before submitting the project request form. No work can begin until all content is received.
Expected Draft Timelines
| Project Type | Average Turnaround |
|---|---|
| Digital signage | 1 week |
| Flyer, poster, banner, brochure | 2 weeks |
| Digital invitation | 1-2 weeks |
| Promotional items/swag | 1-2 weeks |
Printing and Brand Approval
Research Communications does not handle print orders for departments. We will provide the design files and instructions, but you will be responsible for communicating with Printing Services. We are happy to participate in that process (being CC’d on emails, assisting with the approval of proofs, etc.), but the order will need to come from your department due to shipping and payment concerns.
Your department will also be responsible for submitting design files to UA’s branding approval process, which may take a few days and is required to purchase anything with UA logos and identifiers using UA funds.
Events & Programs
How We Can Help
We can assist with the following:
- Planning and scheduling
- Venue selection
- Budget coordination
- Vendor management
- Promotion
Let’s Work Together
Please request event support as early as possible, ideally at least six weeks before an internal UA event and six months before an externally facing event.
Before we can begin any work on an event/program, we require some basic information — and we ask that you gather this information prior to completing the project request form. No work can begin until these details are received.
- Single point of contact
- Date and time of the event
- Preferred location
- Budget (ballpark is fine)
Web
For simple web edits, turnaround time is usually one to two business days. For more complex projects, such as creating a new page or website, the turnaround time may be longer.
Please include all the content you want to add/edit on your website in your project request. No work can begin until the final, approved content is received.
Requests for web support should be made to Jessica Porter at jessica.porter@ua.edu.
Project Timelines
| Request Type | Average Turnaround |
|---|---|
| Directory profile update | 1-2 business days |
| Simple content updates | 1 week |
| New page | 1 week |
| New section | 2-4 weeks |
| New website | 6-12 weeks (varies) |