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
  • $110 – 1 Week, $220 – 2 Weeks, $300 for 3 weeks+.
  • Ad starts on Friday & runs through the following Thursday.
  • 1920 x 1080 ppi with a 72 pixel margin on all sides.
• Lory Student Center Poster Run
  • $25/week, 2 week max.
  • 11×17 Posters, Qty 20, 2 Week Max (posters reused), Unit ID required. Posters dropped off at LSC desk by noon on the Thursday before your reservation.
• Lory Student Center Display Cases
  • Free, reservation required.
• Lory Student Center Tabling
  • Free, reservation required.
• Housing and Dining Digital Screens and Table Cards
  • Screens: $110 – 1 Week, $200 – 2 Weeks. 2 week max. 1920 x 1080 ppi with a 72 pixel margin on all sides.
  • Table Cards: $40/week, 2 week max. 4.25”x5.5” cardstock paper. Qty 490. Print 1 set of table cards for every 2 weeks (Ex: 5 weeks, 3 sets. 2 weeks, 1 set), sort per dining center Braiden (100), Durrell (100), Ram’s Horn (120), Foundry (170), delivered to Palmer 105 by 4PM Wednesday before reservation.
• Residence Hall Information Tables
  • Free, reservation required.
• Rocky Mountain Student Media
  • Fees vary.
• Campus Mailer
  • ~$150 Mailing Fee.
  • Artwork must be approved by emailing [email protected].
• CSU MarComm Services
  • Fees vary.
• 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
  • Pricing varies on distribution. ~$1.50/Poster Fort Collins (min 60, max 115) ~$1.70/Poster Loveland etc. Posters can be up for a full month in advance of event. All posters must be dropped off to the Lyric by the end of the day on the Sunday before your desired distribution start date.
• Visit Fort Collins Calendar
• Coloradoan Calendar

What are some rough printing costs?

See Fastprint’s Price List for detailed estimates. Below are some *rough* prices to help with planning:

• 11×17 Posters: $550 for 500
• 4.25×5.5 Dining Hall Cards (2-sided cardstock): $155 for 490
• 4.25×5.5 Quad Flyers (1-sided): $130 for 750
• 7×5 Campus Mailer (80# coated): $920 for 8,000
• 3” Round Stickers (High-gloss laminate): $175 for 550
• 28×18 Lawn Signs (2-sided coroplast with stakes): $160 for 5

Before printing, proofs should be approved by emailing [email protected]. Majority of printing can be done through Fastprint.

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.