Office of Marketing and Communications

The Office of Marketing and Communications will notify local media about any event that you designate as "public" on the online calendar.

With sufficient advance notice (at least four weeks), this will usually ensure that your event appears in The Day's calendar section and on other event calendars in the region. Marketing and Communications updates media every month in advance of all the public events at the College. Please make sure your event, including all the details, is listed on the College calendar by the 15th of the month preceding your event so it can be included.

Securing additional media coverage will depend on whether the media perceive your event as unique or unusual. The only sure way to get something in the paper is to buy an ad. However, we may be able to interest media in your event if it is the first of its kind or part of a larger trend; integrally involves students; or has a "human interest" connection or local angle. To discuss possible newspaper or television coverage of your event, contact Director of Media Relations Christina Flowers, cflowers@conncoll.edu.

Visit the "Promoting Your On-Campus Event" section for the steps suggested by the Office of Marketing and Communications for optimum exposure for your event.

As faculty and staff, your willingness to work with the media can enhance the reputation of the College and of your work. Members of the media may ask you to comment on current trends or issues or serve as a source. If a reporter calls you, please contact Director of Media Relations Christina Flowers, cflowers@conncoll.edu, who will help you prepare for the interview. Remember, it is important to respond to reporters in a timely manner. If you are unable to return a media call, or would prefer not to, please refer the reporter to Christina.

The Office of Marketing and Communications is responsible for ensuring the quality and consistency of College communications. We maintain a system of graphic standards and visual identity guidelines that visually unify the College's communications at graphics.conncoll.edu.

For advice and guidance on producing your own department publications, such as event fliers and programs, please contact Director of Creative Services Ben Parent, bparent@conncoll.edu.

You can make your own posters using one of four templates we have created and posted. There is also a template for PowerPoint presentations.

The Office of Marketing and Communications is responsible for ensuring the quality and consistency of College communications. We maintain a system of graphic standards that visually unify the College's communications. These standards include the College's official color and typeface and use of the College seal.

To review the graphic standards or download the seal, wordmark or athletic camel, please go to http://graphics.conncoll.edu.

Please note that use of the College seal is limited strictly to official College business and must be approved. It cannot be altered in any way, nor should it be combined with other graphic elements. The Office of Marketing and Communications should be consulted in advance of developing a departmental or program logo.

For more information about graphic standards, logos or permitted uses of the College seal, contact Director of Creative Services Ben Parent or email bparent@conncoll.edu.

The College photographs campus events if we have a planned use for the photos in a specific institutional publication, with priority given to Admission and Advancement communications. However, we welcome your high-resolution digital photographs for use in other electronic and print publications.

Send review copies of new books and publicity materials to the Office of Marketing and Communications in Becker House for inclusion in CC: Connecticut College Magazine. Please email ccmag@conncoll.edu or contact Director of Media Relations Christina Flowers, cflowers@conncoll.edu.

The Office of Marketing and Communications is responsible for keeping Web content updated. Requests for Web projects or updates begin by submitting an IT Service Ticket. Select College Website Content Update under Communication and Collaboration.  

For staff or faculty who wish to learn the College's content management system, T4, and maintain their department or office website, please follow the above instructions and select "Web Content Management Access." You will be contacted and provided with basic training either individually or in a class setting.