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.
Compounding Interest
Cut down on rewrites by adding interest to your writing, starting at the top.
Connecting with Key Media Through Virtual Roundtables
Hosting an online roundtable is one good way to connect journalists with leaders and experts.
Creating a Newsletter Template in Agility
How to request your own Agility newsletter template.
Creating Media Lists in Agility
Learn how to look up journalists, add private contacts, and build media lists in Agility.
Creating Press Releases in Agility
Learn how to create press releases and view the report created after you send a release.
Cultivating Inclusion Challenge
Our path to creating more inclusive, more accessible digital experiences for the UMN community lies first in awareness.
Data Visualization
Learn how you can visualize data on your website.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Accessible Google Docs
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, June 25, for a presentation by accessibility ambassadors Amy Drayer from University Libraries and Khaled Musa of Academic Technology Support Services.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Accessible Online Meetings
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, April 30, for a presentation by accessibility ambassador Amanda Ryan of the Institute on Community Integration within CEHD.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Canvas Accessibility with UDOIT
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, May 28, for a presentation by accessibility ambassador Khaled Musa of Academic Technology and Kristina Cibuzar of LATIS.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Creating an Accessibility Testing Plan
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on October 29, for a presentation by ambassador Jen Sanders of the Office of Information Technology on accessibility testing and creating an accessibility plan for your team.
DIY Accessibility Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Folwell Web Theme Accessibility
Join the Accessibility Ambassadors on Thursday, August 27, for a presentation by Kathy Jensen and Dimitri Tadege of University Relations on the accessibility of the Folwell Web Theme.
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.
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.