University Relations

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
President's Newsletter Allows president to convey CU's value and share its challenges with alumni, donors and friends. Office of the President/University Relations All CU constituents (alumni, donors, employees, parents, students, etc.) Email/ Web Monthly Jon Arnold
Focus on CU Faculty A compilation of faculty media highlights from across the campuses.  University Relations, CU system Administration Email/ Web Monthly Jon Arnold
CU in the News A daily list  of media clips University Relations, CU system Faculty, staff, administration, advancement Email Daily, Monday through Friday Cynthia Pasquale/Jon Arnold
Essential CU Facts and figures about CU as well as pride points and history info University Relations, CU system Legislators, friends of CU, internal and eXternal constituents Print Annually Jon Arnold
Advancing Colorado A brochure that highlights the outstanding work underway at each of our campuses University Relations, CU system Internal and eXternal audiences, including friends of CU, legislators, etc. Print Every two years Unknown
Faculty and Staff Newsletter (CU Connections)   Office of the President/University Relations Faculty and Staff Email/ Web Weekly Jay Dedrick
Annual Budget Fact Book Budget itemized by campus and consolidated in a system budget Vice President of Budget and Finance Elected officials, regents, CU administrators, CU Advocates Print Annually  

University Information Services

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
UIS Newsletter UIS newsletter that affects UIS only.  University Information Services UIS only E-mail Quarterly Deirdre Keating
UIS planned Alert Rave production maintenance window comms  All users affected by UIS production outages. (5 templates) University Information Services Systems Administration and select IT campus partners E-mail Monthly except during moratoriums Deirdre Keating
UIS planned Alert Rave non-production maintenance window comms All users affected by UIS non-production outages.  (5 templates) University Information Services UIS and select IT campus partners E-mail Monthly except during moratoriums Deirdre Keating
UIS unplanned Alert Rave production and non-production maintenance window comms All users affected by that service interruption.  University Information Services Varied per affected groups
E-mail		 As needed UIS Service Desk
Project/application communications as needed by project All users affected by that service issue.  University Information Services Varied per affected groups E-mail/ Web As needed UIS project/Service owner
Student System calls/meetings and advisory groups All users affected by that service line/practice. University Information Services Varied per affected groups (i.e., SACAC (System Administration), Cross Applications (campus) group, CU-SIS Advisory Council (campus), etc.    Varies by group UIS service owner

Office of Digital Education and Engagement

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
COLTT Allows president to convey CU's value and share its challenges with alumni, donors and friends. Academic Affairs/Digital Education and Engagement Former COLTT Attendees, Faculty and Staff Email As frequent as bi-weekly or even weekly as event approaches, once every 2-3 months the rest of the year Jaimie Henthorn​

System Staff Council

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
SSC Weekly Newsletter Includes news, upcoming events and a health and wellness section System Staff Council System Administration E-mail Weekly Communications Committee 

Office of Policy and Efficiency

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
CU OPE - Articles and Updates A summary of the Jan 1 and July 1 policy rollouts - with occasional off-cycle updates and related stories. Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) Faculty and Staff Email/ Web 2-4 times per year Dan Montez/Jim Worsham
OPE Distribution List Provides relevant news and updates regarding OPE and policies - emails usually link to our webpage for more detailed information. Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) Targeted list of faculty and staff who are interested in policy news and updates. E-mail/ Web As needed, more frequent during the policy vetting period.  (Estimate 6-8 times per year.) Dan Montez/Jim Worsham
OPE Newsletter General news and updates from the Office of Policy and Efficiency. Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) Targeted list of faculty and staff who are interested in policy news and updates. E-mail/ Web Monthly Dan Montez/Jim Worsham
Targeted Policy Updates Provides specific updates during each policy cycle as to what policies are under review and any updates to that list or when drafts and justifications are available. Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) Faculty and Staff Governance Leaders, Campus Policy Liaisons (designated by each Chancellor), System Administration Policy Managers, Internal Audit and appropriate Legal Staff.
E-mail		 As needed, more frequent during the policy vetting period.  (Estimate 6-8 times per year.) Dan Montez/Jim Worsham

University Counsel

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
Legal Alert Pat will send out a legal alert notifying Leadership of legal issues they may impact CU.  If an issue directly impacts a campus then Pat will notify campus leadership as well. Vice-President, University Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Regents All CU constituents (alumni, donors, employees, parents, students, etc.) E-mail/ Web On occasion - more alerts are sent out during the legislative session. ​

Government Relations

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
Federal Updates Weekly update on federal legislative/policy/research issues Government Relations Campus researchers and faculty E-mail Weekly Government Relations Federal Team
State Updates Updates on general assembly activities and legislation related to CU Government Relations Internal and eXternal CU constituents E-mail 3-5 times per legislative session Government Relations State Team​
Government Relations Annual Report Government Relations Annual Report Government Relations Internal and eXternal CU friends and constituents Web Annually Government Relations Team

Employee Services

Publication Description Department/Unit Audience Medium Frequency Contact
HCM Community Blog/Email Update CU's business partners on tasks they need to take to pay, hire and otherwise manage employees; notify them of important deadlines or changes affecting them and their employees Employee Services All CU Business Partners (e.g., payroll liaisons; anyone with access to the HR system) E-mail/ Web Email roundup: Monthly
Blog: As news happens		 RyAnne Scott
Work/Life Newsletter Raise awareness of employee benefits, pay changes/updates, policies, financial wellness programming, career advancement opportunities through ELD and events promoting these topics Employee Services All CU employees (including student employees) E-mail/ Web Email roundup: Monthly
Blog: As news happens		 RyAnne Scott