The Department of Strategic Communication engages internal and external stakeholders with relevant and timely information that supports the university’s mission, vision, values and strategic priorities.
How We Can Help
Our team is ready to partner with you to develop the best strategic communication solution to meet your goals.
Marketing & Brand Strategy
Develops comprehensive, multi-channel marketing campaigns for all areas of the university using a goal-focused approach to ensure all university messaging is on-brand and appropriately reflects the high-quality educational experience at UIS. Marketing & Brand Strategy also oversees university photography and graphic design requests.
University Communications
Serves as the university’s official voice, helping share the UIS story and communicate important information with students, employees, the media and the public. The office leads media relations, social media, internal and executive communications and crisis communications. It also provides media training, guides campus social media practices and assists with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. This office was previously known as Media Strategy.
University Communications website
How to promote on-campus events
Request campus communication support
Submit a news story for possible coverage
Photo, video and audio recording permission form
Web & Digital Strategy
Responsible for overseeing and maintaining the UIS.edu website and the UIS mobile app. The Office of Web & Digital Strategy designs, programs and develops web-accessible, user-focused websites that follow industry best practices.
Web & Digital Strategy website
Orbit: Internal Communication Hub for UIS Employees
Orbit is the go-to resource for employee news, announcements, events and more! Visit the platform to explore the latest updates happening at UIS.
Contact Us
Office of Strategic Communication
University of Illinois Springfield
One University Plaza, MS PAC 563
Springfield, IL 62703-5407
Phone: (217) 206-6634
Email: kgurs2@uis.edu
Our Guiding Principles
- We produce and share accurate information in a timely manner.
- We use effective communication to help the university support change and build culture.
- We approach our work with utmost integrity, representing ourselves and the university well through both our work and our conduct.
- We value the role of collaboration to meet goals.
- We are proactive, taking a thoughtful and strategic approach with our work when at all possible.
- We are prepared to respond quickly to emerging issues.
- We are responsible stewards of our resources.
- We believe consistency in messaging enhances the quality of our product.
- We embrace modern practices, approaches and platforms to do our work and strive to be an industry leader for higher ed communication.
- We seek to provide excellent customer service.
- We prioritize our internal audiences when deploying messaging strategies.
- We ensure our work is accessible to all.
Department Leadership
Associate Chancellor for Strategic Communication and Chief of Staff to the Chancellor
kgurs2@uis.edu
217-206-7795
