For Faculty & Staff

University Communications can assist faculty and staff with a variety of communications and media issues:

Provide help when a reporter calls

The Office of University Communications is staffed by professional journalists with extensive experience working with the media. Our office works with all media, including on-campus publications, local, national and international press. We issue press releases, organize press conferences and handle media relations for Stanford.  We can assist you in publicizing news that has a university connection.

Read more about working with the media, or contact the News Service at (650) 723-2558 for assistance.

Publicize an event or make a campus announcement

University Communications can also help you to publicize events and make announcements.  Stanford Report is an email sent every weekday to approximately 35,000 faculty, staff and other subscribers. Stanford  organizations may purchase display advertisements in Stanford Report.  For more information on announcements, contact Charity Ferreira, .

University Communications also maintains the Stanford Event Calendar, which allows you to publicize your events on the university website.

Manage the media at your event

Having media cover your event often requires special expertise. High profile visitors may have security concerns and reporters may have particular equipment or seating needs. University Communications regularly partners with the Office of Special Events and Protocol (OSEP) to ensure that these issues are addressed in the early planning stages.  For more information contact the News Service at (650)723-2558.

Communications policies

University Communications has oversight of policies regarding a variety of communications and media related topics.

Identity Toolkit

The Stanford Identity Toolkit provides information about how to use the Stanford signature, emblems, fonts, colors and photos in your print and online projects.

Communicators Shared Resources

The Communicators Shared Resources site offers curated information and resources for communicators at Stanford, helping you benefit from the experience and recommendations of fellow communicators at the University.

Web resources

The University Communications Web Team can provide advice on creating and maintaining your university website, using campus resources for web design and development, or when appropriate, selecting a vendor for a web project.

Video production

Stanford Video, the university’s video production unit, serves the campus and community from state-of-the-art studios located on campus.

SALLIE Image Database

SALLIE (Stanford ALL-Image Exchange) is Stanford’s campus-wide system for managing and sharing digital photographs used in communications.