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.
3M Global Survey: Trust in Science Reaches 89%
Trust in science hits 89%. University Relations can help amplify faculty research and expertise.
4 Reasons to Upgrade to GA4
Explore how easy it is to add Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and the reasons to add it now.
5 Looker Studio Tips and Tricks
Use these five tips and tricks to save time creating reports and dashboards with Looker Studio and any Google product, even GA4.
5 tips for preparing a first-time interviewee
Five common questions we hear from first-time interviewees, and some of the ways that you as a communicator—along with your experts—can feel more confident getting started.
7 Tips for Internal Communicators in Times of Uncertainty
Communicators can positively influence the workplace culture, even when they don't have all the answers.
8 Essential Digital Resources to Bookmark Today
The University of Minnesota offers technology services to support students, faculty, and staff in our work and studies. Learn about services that help keep you productive, support learning, and enable collaboration and communication.
A statewide mindset in communications
The Minnesota Star Tribune’s ambitious rebranding presents an opportunity for communicators to think about statewide identity and messaging across communities.
Accessibility Ambassadors - Student panel on accessibility: Everyone is welcome… but are we?
On April 29, we are very fortunate to have a group of University of Minnesota students who identify as people with disabilities willing to discuss their experiences and share how inaccessibility affects them in their lives, careers, and education.
Accessibility Ambassadors December session: Designing Accessible and Inclusive Events and Meetings
The December 7 session will focus on planning events and meetings with an inclusive lens.
Accessibility Ambassadors December session: Hands-on practice with alternative text
Register for the session on December 12 to practice writing alt text for complex images.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Academic Ableism
Learn how to identify and challenge the particular ways that ableism shows up in higher education.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Accessibility and Typography
Learn best practices and principles of typography to make your documents more accessible.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Accessibility Committees
Discover what an accessibility committee could do to help further the work of accessibility in your unit or campus, and some lessons learned.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Accessibility—Essential to DEI Work
Join us and see why accessibility is essential to the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Accessible Slides
Get tips on how to create, test, and deliver presentations that are accessible, inclusive, and engaging.
Accessibility Ambassadors: ADA Title II and the UMN
Learn how to adhere to the new ADA Title II rule changes to meet the compliance deadline.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Campus climate for students with a disability or condition
An update on the 2022 data from the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) survey.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Captioning
This month we welcome back accessibility ambassador Amanda Ryan, academic technologist at the Institute on Community Integration, to share her knowledge of captioning.
Accessibility Ambassadors: Color, contrast, and text considerations
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors as we take a deeper dive into color, contrast, text, headings, links, and lists.