College of Business & Technology
College of Business and Technology Publicity
Listed below are no/low cost options available to CBT departments/schools in an effort to effectively promote programs, majors, students, alumni, achievements, and events.
University News Release (through University Relations)
University news releases provide the greatest coverage. Links to these stories will appear on the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app home page as well as on the CBT home page and each department/school home page. ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app's University Relation's office prepares news/feature stories for distribution to newspapers, radio and television stations, wire services, specialty publications, and other outlets, as well as the University News bulletin board, the University's website, and social media outlets.
University Relations Contacts
- University Relations Office
(309) 298-1993
U-Relations@wiu.edu - Alisha Looney, Public Information Coordinator - writer for CBT
AA-Looney@wiu.edu - Jodi Pospeschil, Public Information Coordinator - writer for the School of Agriculture
JK-Pospeschil@wiu.edu
Public Events Calendar (WebCal)
To have events added to the public events calendar (WebCal) for the College of Business and Technology or the School of Agriculture, please fill out the CBT WebCal Event Request Form
Links to these events will appear on the following web pages:
- ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app home page
- ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app web calendar
- CBT home page
- All CBT Department/School home pages: Ag, Accounting/Finance, CS, EDS, Engineering, ET, Management/Marketing.
To have events added to the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app-QC Event calendar on the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app-QC home page, please contact Curtis Williams, Associate Director, Student Services: CM-Williams11@wiu.edu, (309) 762-9481 or (309) 762-9080
Photo Opportunites
CBT is always in need of new photos for the website and for print materials (Ex: student interactive classroom or outdoor activites, business students professionally dressed). CBT will contact ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app's Visual Production Center and schedule a photographer.
Campus Connection (employee newsletter)
Campus Connection is produced by the Office of University Relations at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University. With the exception of the first month of each semester, the Campus Connection employee newsletter, viewed by faculty, staff, ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app alumni, and retirees, is published the first and third Friday during fall and spring semester when the University in in session and approximately twice during the summer.
Electronic submission of material is preferred, either through the or by e-mailing the Connection editor at CampusConnection@wiu.edu. Deadline to submit materials for consideration is 10 a.m. Tuesday of each publication week
Social Networking - Recommended Platforms: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Before opening a Social Media account for a department, please read the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Social Media Guidelines.Ìý
Contacts
Alisha Looney, Public Information Specialist-University Relations
Sherman Hall 302 • (309) 298-1993
AA-Looney@wiu.edu
Jodi Pospeschil, Public Information Coordinator-University Relations
Sherman Hall 302 • (309) 298-1993
JK-Pospeschil@wiu.edu

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