Resources
To assist in your efforts to represent and promote the university, we’ve created a list of resources available to you. Search term(s) results will include blog posts and communication resources. Search by keyword, category, tag, or any combination of the three to narrow your results.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Intro to Cognitive Accessibility
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, July 30, for a presentation by accessibility ambassador Amy Drayer from University Libraries.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Make ARIA Sing
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on December 2 for a presentation by former ambassador Jenn Czeck about Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) attributes.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: The Seven Core Skills
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, February 27, for a presentation on the basics of accessibility, using the new Accessible U.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Universal Design
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on January 28 for a presentation by John O’Neill, assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Web Accessibility Checkers
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, March 26, for a joint presentation by Tonu Mikk of the Disability Resource Center, Amy Drayer of University Libraries, and Kim Doberstein of the Office of Information Technology.
Doodling: Listening with a Pencil
Doodling often gets a bad rap, especially when it comes to perceptions around productivity. But recent studies in neuroscience and psychology have demonstrated that doodling is, in fact, productive.
Driven for Greater MN Explained
Driven for Greater MN is a weekly email newsletter prepared by University Relations for journalists covering Greater Minnesota.
DrupalCon North America 2024 part 1
DrupalCon 2024 North America showcased the latest innovations, insights, and initiatives within the Drupal community, setting the stage for exciting developments in Drupal website creation and collaboration.
DrupalCon North America 2024 part 2
In the final part of the DrupalCon 2024 North America recap, you’ll learn about the impact artificial intelligence has on Drupal along with highlights from a higher education summit.
Dynamic dashboards with Google Looker Studio
Learn how easy it is to use Google Looker Studio to create and share dashboards. Sample dashboards for Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4 metrics are included.
Early Issues of Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Now Available to the Public
Archived issues of Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder now available to the public.
Eight Tips for Securing TV Segments
TV can be great for sharing your unit's news and expertise, but it's important to know how to keep your pitch from getting lost in producers' inboxes.
Employee engagement with the Dear Minnesota campaign
University Relations internal communicators recently shared Dear Minnesota stories in Brief to spotlight faculty and staff.
Enhancing digital privacy: Our approach to social media pixels
The use of social media pixels may have unintended consequences such as exposing personally identifiable information to social media companies. This blog post highlights that problem and University Relations' response.
Enjoy Podcasts? Several on Marketing and Communications are Available.
Recommendations for marketing and communications podcasts.
Ethical and Equitable Storytelling
Learn storytelling tips that honor your subject and your audience.
Even Oxford leaves out the Oxford comma sometimes
Like discussing Chevys versus Fords, Canon versus Nikon cameras, or Fender versus Gibson guitars, there has been a lot of passionate discussion around the Oxford, or serial, comma.
Events Calendar Changes
The University's central Events Calendar has been decommissioned. A new calendar will take its place later this summer.
Expert Alerts Are a Journalist's Resource
Journalists find Expert Alerts valuable in preparing their stories.
Expert alerts explained
Expert Alerts are one of several proactive tools the PR team uses to connect journalists with University of Minnesota expertise. Produced in partnership with unit or college communicators, this tool is a great strategic option for University experts to share insights on a newsworthy subject.