Communications Office
The Communications Office coordinates the marketing, communication and events of Milken Institute School of Public Health. We develop and implement initiatives that bring together the stories of our diverse people and programs, and represent the many ways the school is advancing the health of our local, national, and global communities.
Need to create or update your profile?
Use our Faculty and Staff Update Form to request a new profile or edits to your existing profile. Requests will be sent to the web team and processed within 5 business days. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions about the form or update process.
Have an event, report, or research you want to promote on social media and/or digital screens?
We’re here for you! Simply fill out our new form.
Social Media/Digital Screens Form
We can help with:
Media Relations
Digital Communications
Brand Management
Events
Communication Guidelines and Policies
Media Relations
CONTACT: Kathy Fackelmann, director of media relations | [email protected]
Press releases and media advisories on faculty research, events and school-related announcements
- Please let us know about your accepted papers! We maintain a list of our faculty's recently accepted papers for use in various communications. Knowing about your upcoming publications also helps us determine if there are additional media opportunities to publicize your work, and provides us with the necessary time to coordinate with you on them.
Media appearances/faculty experts – Journalists can find an expert through our faculty database, or contact the Director of Media Relations Kathy Fackelman for assistance selecting and coordinating faculty media appearances.
Media training for faculty – We offer workshops for Milken Institute SPH faculty interested in increasing their ability and confidence in communicating their work to journalists in TV, radio or print interviews. Email [email protected] to find out the date of the next available media training workshop.
Digital Communications
CONTACT: [email protected]
Website updates – For changes to publichealth.gwu.edu web pages, e-mail the web team at [email protected] to discuss and coordinate the changes.
Social Media – The communications office manages the school's primary social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Have a story you would like to suggest for promotion on our social media channels? Email us at [email protected].
Digital Screens at the Milken Institute SPH building (950 New Hampshire Ave., NW) – We manage the digital screens located in the lobby and next to the elevators at the Milken Institute SPH building. Email us at [email protected] with questions about the screens.
Suggest a Story – Let us know about your department, faculty, staff, or students by e-mailing [email protected]. We are always looking for people to profile in our various publications, feature stories and social media posts.
Faculty and Staff, and Student Newsletters – We coordinate the weekly faculty & staff and student e-newsletters that are sent each Monday morning. We train each department’s “departmental editor” to submit announcements to the faculty & staff newsletter. The department editors collect and publish information on the notable achievements of our faculty, students and alumni. Don’t know your departmental editor? Contact us at [email protected] and we can point you in the right direction.
- The deadline to submit items for the weekly e-newsletters is close of business Wednesdays
Brand Management
CONTACT: [email protected]
The Office of Communications is responsible for all expressions of the Milken Institute SPH brand including:
- Websites
- Digital communication and social media
- Logo usage and distribution
- Print communications development (including brochures and promotional pieces)
- Promotional merchandise/giveaways
- Advertising
All branded materials, including print and digital, need to be approved by the communications office before being printed/distributed.
Please contact us at [email protected] for assistance in creating print pieces or to request permission to use the GW or Milken Institute School of Public Health logo on print or digital materials.
Purchasing letterhead and business cards - Faculty and staff can purchase digital and hardcopy letterhead, business cards, note cards, envelopes, etc through dupli in GW's procurement solution, iBuy+ Goods & Services system. Users can log in to the system with their UserID and password. All department admins will be able to provide you with hard-copy and electronic letterhead and can assist with purchasing business cards.
Events
Please visit this webpage if you would like to host an event at SPH.
Communications Policies and Guidelines
Milken Institute SPH cannot sponsor or appear to participate or endorse charity activities/unofficial Milken Institute SPH activities by faculty, students and staff. The Milken Institute SPH logo or marks are never to be used for this purpose. If recruiting individuals from the Milken Institute SPH community for activities, the language/team name needs to be “Students from GW’s Milken Institute SPH” or “Faculty from GW’s Milken Institute SPH,” etc., as the school name cannot stand alone.
Milken Institute SPH students, faculty or staff who would like to promote public health group activities, such as charity walks and runs, that they have organized, must submit a request to the Milken Institute SPH communications office for approval. If approved, we will help promote in the Milken Institute SPH weekly newsletters and on our social media accounts. The communications office will not promote unofficial Milken Institute SPH activities through the Milken Institute SPH website.