The Office of Communications and Marketing serves the college in the areas:
Communications and Marketing staff members are available to offer support and guidance in presenting a consistent and professional image of Walters State.
For any of the services listed below offered by the Communications and Marketing Office, please complete a project request form. You will receive an email confirmation once we have received your project request form, and we will contact you with any questions or to discuss your request in more detail.
Creative Services Project Request
Please note that we have a separate form for print requests, which includes classroom materials and printing publications such as flyers, brochures, posters, etc. Please visit Printing Services for more information.
The Printing Services Department is responsible for supplying the institution with quality printed materials in support of all administrative functions, instructional programs, recruiting and communications and marketing activities. For printing of classroom materials and other print publications, please submit a print request.
Communications and Marketing develops and implements an integrated marketing campaign for the college.
Marketing services include placing advertising for:
Communications and Marketing also responds to all advertising solicitations from area media and other outlets and determines appropriate mediums in which to promote the college, including community guides, chamber publications, special newspaper tabloids, high school yearbooks, radio, magazines and web sites.
Communications and Marketing serves regional media and the publics that look to those outlets for current, accurate, and relevant information. The media have been requested not to consider as official any information regarding programs, staff, or activities at Walters State provided by anyone other than the president or his or her designee or the communications and marketing officer. Faculty and staff who are contacted directly by media representatives must inform the Office of Communications and Marketing immediately.
Faculty and administrative staff interested in news media coverage of particular events are asked to submit publicity requests at least two weeks in advance. Communications and Marketing staff will write a press release based on the information submitted and, if necessary, follow-up meetings. Press releases are disseminated to media outlets and publicized internally through various media as appropriate and as determined by Communications and Marketing. Communications and Marketing staff adhere to the guidelines of the Associated Press Stylebook when writing press releases and Public Service Announcements.