ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Communications Council
(formerly University Relations Council)
With the formation of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø) in 1988, the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Regents and Chancellor, in
consultation with the presidents of the constituent institutions, recommended
the formation of a systemwide council on university relations.
The resulting University Relations Council, now known as the University System
Communications Council (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍøCC), comprises chief communications (including
marketing and public relations) officers from each of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions and
regional higher education centers. The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø vice chancellor for communications chairs
the council.
At its June 2009 retreat, the council voted unanimously to change the group's name
from the University Relations Council to the University System Communications Council. The new name
reflects more accurately the broad range of communications issues and topics
with which the council deals.
The USCC meets four times a year
and communicates frequently about all aspects of communications, serving as a
forum for:
- establishing systemwide communications goals,
policies, procedures, and practices;
- identifying mutually supportive strategies
among ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutions;
- developing cooperative arrangements that
increase efficiency and effectiveness in communications
practices;
- developing and implementing
multi-institutional initiatives, including gathering information for
systemwide media inquiries and collaborating on systemwide ads;
- ensuring consistency of messages where
appropriate;
- sharing best practices;
- facilitating professional development.
Revised 6.7.09