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Resources for Internal Communications

This Web site has been created to provide University faculty and staff with online tools, strategies, and resources to coordinate, align, focus, and improve the effectiveness of internal communications at every level of the organization. If you have a resource to share, please e-mail us, and we will add it to this site as appropriate.

Resources

• Internal mass e-mail resources and rationale
  The AEL, VIP e-mail, internal mass e-mail guidelines, etc.
• Commonly-used U of M acronyms (UM Wiki)
  FCC? SCEP? CEHD?
• Internal Audience Segments (124 KB PDF)
  Understand U of M audience segmentation better  
• Overview of University governance and standing meetings
  Determine with whom to consult and when  
• U of M senior leadership information/org chart (9.8 MB PDF)
  Understand the U's leadership structure  
• University of Minnesota Communications tools
  Graphic standards, eCommunications standards,  Images Library, and Style Manual, social networking guidelines, etc.

Reinventing Internal Communications

The Reinventing Internal Communications initiative aims to support clear, open communication and appropriately transparent decision-making that provides critical, relevant, and timely information among faculty, staff, and students; serves the University’s mission and aspirations; engages our community; engenders trust; and creates a strong connection with the University of Minnesota.

• Emerging best practices
  Learn what works best at the U
   
• Mission and vision (288 K PDF)
• Phase one final report: August 2009 (128 K PDF)
• Phase one detail recommendations: August 2009 (128 K PDF)

Keep Connected

• Internal Communications Network
• Internal Communications listserv
  • Join the listserv
  • Send to the listserv