Communications FAQs

Submit an event submission form via the OIP Trumba Calendar

Note: Whenever possible, please add an event image as these pre-populate to the homepage of the OIP website. Event images should have no text or detail, just a photo. The supplementary detail image may contain more information.

Before submitting your story for consideration, please review the piece with the OIP communications team. This will help ensure divisional articles are consistent, brand-aligned, and are released strategically.

Once reviewed, stories can then be submitted to SOURCE for consideration.

Note: Not all stories are selected by central marketing. Almost all submissions will be edited for length, content, and AP style edits.

On campus:

• Lory Student Center Digital Screens
• Lory Student Center Poster Run
• Lory Student Center Display Cases
• Lory Student Center Tabling
• Housing and Dining Digital Screens and Table Cards
• Residence Hall Advertising Options
• Rocky Mountain Student Media
• Campus Mailer
• CSU MarComm Services
• Note: Chalking is only allowed in designated free speech zones on campus. Please only chalk on the LSC plaza. Do not put chalk on any vertical structures, ground only. Do not chalk under any awnings or spaces where it won’t easily wash away. 

Off campus: 

• Community Poster Run
• Visit Fort Collins Calendar
• Coloradoan Calendar

Here is a rough estimate of CSU marketing services and their costs!

OIP Swag can be requested from the Swag Inventory System.

There you can see what swag exists, quantity of each item, photos, and who you can collect it from.

While we aim to have a variety of small trinkets on hand at all times, you never know when something will be claimed or used up – please plan your swag needs in advance. 

Additionally, higher quality/expensive gifts should be purchased on an individual basis, these are not generally provided by OIP.

Visit brand.colostate.edu to access CSU templates, logos, signatures, color palettes, and more!

International Programs templates can be accessed by staff on Microsoft Teams.

OIP All Employees – All Staff Communication, Resources, and Forms – Files – OIP Branding Tools.

List of recognized International Programs Social Media Accounts:

Instagram:

Office of International Programs: @colostateinternational

International Student and Scholar Services: @csu.international.rams

Education Abroad: @rams.abroad

International Enrollment Center: @csu.iec

Programs for Learning Academic and Community English: @csu_place

CSU Todos Santos: @csutodossantos

Facebook:

International Programs: Colorado State University International Programs

Education Abroad: CSU Education Abroad

International Enrollment Center: International Enrollment Center at Colorado State University

Todos Santos: CSU Todos Santos Center

TikTok:

@colostateinternational

LinkedIn:

Colorado State University International Programs

Flickr:

ColoState International

Note: CSU International Programs no longer has an active Twitter or ‘X’ account. Please check back on this list periodically as the social media landscape is regularly changing and accounts may be added, edited, or removed periodically.

Please consult with the Communications Manager before creating any new social media accounts associated with International Programs. Together, we can determine if a new account is needed and appropriate.

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Accounts will need to be formally registered with the university, passwords must be documented with the communications team, each account must have a dedicated point-person, and a content calendar shall be planned prior to launching a new platform.

Visit socialmedia.colostate.edu for a comprehensive list of best practices aligned with Colorado State University.

Quick tips: 

• No need to include a Unit Identifier in static social media images. Usernames are visible and posts are identifiable – keep the mark off to reduce visual clutter!
• Prioritize student voice. When it comes to social media, our students are our primary stakeholders, and therefore it is their experiences that should be elevated. Can a student do a takeover? Write a caption? Film a day in their life? Involve them in whatever way makes the most sense!

• The Colorado State University Media Library contains photographs available to license/purchase for print or electronic publication use. Categories include student, staff and faculty activities and events, campus and Colorado scenery as well as off campus research and some student recreational activities.
• A smaller selection of similar photos can be dowloaded for free from the Colorado State University Flickr page
• Looking for a blast from the past? Check out CSU Media Library’s Photographic Archive

• International Programs has a select group of photos available on our Flickr page. This page is externally facing, so it will contain mostly photos from events and programs open to the public.
• More photos, including staff headshots, internal events, photos by country and more, can be accessed on the U:Drive: Communications – Communications Channels and Resources.

To submit a new photo/video request with University Marketing & Communications, please use their Adobe Workfront project intake system.

Imagery representing Colorado State University should be inspiring, meaningful, and true to the CSU experience. Try to use authentic CSU photos whenever possible.

When stock photography is the only option, here are some sites to access imagery for free:

• Pexels
• FreePik
• Big Foto
• Pixabay