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Communication Resources

Use these notes, tools and templates to navigate your communications or marketing project.

Brand Platform

The platform is the foundation of our brand — the basic components that make us who we are and shape what we do. It exists under the umbrella of NC State’s larger brand ecosystem, with verbal and visual expressive qualities that define our college.

Mantra

Think and Do.

Positioning

We foster a connected learning environment where our passion, deep thinking and versatility drive meaningful change. Our work provides a vital framework for tackling the world’s complex challenges with a holistic, human-centered approach.

Pillars

We Dream Big

We apply critical thinking and human expertise to create socially responsible solutions, advancing science and technology for the greater good.

We Connect People

We approach our work with heart, fostering connections that strengthen our community. In the classroom and the field, we champion diverse thought, collaborate across disciplines, and build relationships in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

We Get Results

As engaged citizens and changemakers, we apply our expertise in human thought and action to solve pressing challenges, turning ideas into actions that improve lives.

We Reach Out

We share our talents with communities – throughout NC State, Raleigh and North Carolina. We collaborate and show the value that the humanities and social sciences bring to all facets of society.

Brand Personality

The five traits that describe who we are and the values we cherish.

  • Inventive: We spark new ideas, rethink the familiar and find fresh ways to move forward.
  • Driven: We take problems in hand and tackle them with determination and resilience.
  • Collaborative: We forge connections, combine our strengths and share the results of our work.
  • Supportive: We help people achieve their full potential, and we serve communities near and far.
  • Confident: We welcome challenges, learn from setbacks and insist our best is yet to come.

Communications Request Form

Do you have a communications need? Let us know by submitting the form below.

This form is the go-to place to request or inform us about your communications ideas or projects. Bookmark the link, and use it when sharing requests for email messages (e.g. newsletters), social media content, website edits or other communication types.

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Events

Are you hosting or promoting an upcoming event? Make sure to submit your event to the university calendar. After logging in with your Unity ID/password, you can submit an event to not only the university calendar but our college and department calendars. We’ll pull these events into the college’s weekly events digest and monthly newsletter.

Submit an event

College Logos

Please refer to NC State’s logo guidelines before using our college marks. If you have questions about your logo treatment, contact chasscommunication@ncsu.edu.

Logo Guidelines and Tips

  • Since the college logo incorporates the name of the university, there is no need to include both the NC State logo and a college logo. The college logo alone suffices in most instances.
  • NC State’s branding guidelines specify that academic departments and units (e.g. Department of History) should not create or use their own logos. Instead, spell out department and unit names as text, at least one “N” away from university or college brick logos (the “N” refers to the height of the letter “N” in the NC State brick).
  • The logo should appear in the university’s red and black, in all black, or in all-white type reversed out of a colored background or photograph. No other colors can be applied to the logo.

Logo Downloads

Use the PNG versions of the college logo for web-based projects, PowerPoint presentations, email or other electronic needs. The vector-based EPS versions are for print projects.

Note that some versions below reference “NC State” and others spell out “NC State University.” The shorter version is preferred unless your audience is unfamiliar with the university.

Note: You must be logged into your NC State Google account to download the files below.

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Electronic Billboards

The college’s communication office controls a number of electronic billboard monitors throughout our buildings. These screens provide opportunities to promote upcoming events, timely announcements and other topics.

NC State students, faculty and staff can upload slides through the university’s billboard digital sign manager. The communication office gets notifications for new submissions and approves slides that have some relevance to the college.

How to submit a billboard slide

  1. Go to https://billboard.ncsu.edu/index/community.
  2. Select the Add a Slide tab (If you don’t see this tab, be sure to log in to the page via the LogIn link at the top).
  3. Fill out the form to submit the slide.
    1. Include a descriptive slide title and slide description. 
    2. Include a suggested start and end date so we know when your slide should run. If it is a large range of time, note that we typically run slides for 4-6 weeks at most.
    3. If you represent a college group, please include “CHASS” as the unit.

NOTE: Our screens have a resolution of 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels, so please size your image accordingly. Get help with creating a billboard slide.

Billboard Templates

Alumni Data

The college communications and development offices work with University Advancement to maintain alumni data. Per university policies, we typically can’t share alumni data with department and unit personnel, with the possible exception of internal research projects.

If you’re working on a communications project involving alumni, please submit a request form and we’ll do our best to meet your needs.

Photography

Finding Photos

Need a photo for your communication project? NC State’s photography archive is a great resource for finding and downloading campus imagery. Before using PackPix, you’ll first need to register on the site.

If you can’t find what you need on NC State’s photography site, contact our communication office and we’ll try to point you in the right direction.

Photo Release

If you plan on taking and using photos for promotional purposes, please us NC State’s photo release (download) to get permission from subjects.

Flyers and Letterheads

Use the following templates for your printed materials.

PowerPoint Templates

Use the following templates to create branded PowerPoint presentations.