Editorial Plans
Audience:
External media outlets; current and prospective students and their families; current and prospective faculty and staff; alumni; donors; community leaders; and other friends of the university.
Purpose:
The USF News Web site serves as the primary source of university news and information.
Content:
Major, big-picture news articles produced by professional news writers in the Office of University Communications and Marketing.
Submission Guidelines:
To submit content for USF News, please note the following guidelines.
- Open a new document in Word.
- Craft your story in Arial, 10 point, with 1.15 line spacing.
- Do not include bullets or special characters.
- Insert all hyperlinks.
- Save your document.
- Email your document as an attachment to the USF News contact for your college or division.
Audience:
USF System faculty and staff.
Purpose:
The Inside USF Web page and its accompanying weekly e-newsletter serve as the primary source of news and information for all university employees. Inside USF is published every Thursday.
Content:
Need-to-know employee information from the university's senior administrative offices, to include the President; the Provost; Business and Finance; Human Resources; Public Safety; Research and Innovation; Advancement; Student Affairs; University Communications and Marketing; and Information Technology.
Submission Guidelines:
To submit content for USF News, please note the following guidelines.
- Open a new document in Word.
- Craft your story in Arial, 10 point, with 1.15 line spacing.
- Do not include bullets or special characters.
- Do not insert hyperlinks. Instead, type the URL after the text you want linked.
- Save your document.
- Email your document as an attachment to Gina D'Alessio.
- All submissions are due Tuesday at 5 p.m., two days prior to publication.
Audience:
Current and prospective faculty, staff and students.
Purpose:
The News from the Colleges Web page serves as a round-up of news and information from the colleges.
Content:
Faculty and staff research initiatives, findings and grants; faculty publishing, conference attendance and presentations; academic awards and scholarships; professional organization accolades; other relevant faculty, staff, student or alumni news from the colleges.
Submission Guidelines:
To submit content for News from the Colleges, please visit the News from the Colleges page, locate your college, and click Submit Content.
Audience:
Community leaders; alumni; donors; faculty and staff; and other friends of the university.
Purpose:
USF Magazine features stories that raise the university’s profile by demonstrating a tangible impact on the local, national and international community.
Content:
Stories about research and innovation; student success; community engagement; global reach; national awards and recognition; new programs, initiatives and facilities; athletics; and fundraising.
Submission Guidelines:
To suggest content for USF Magazine, email Anne Scott.
Audience:
Current and prospective students; alumni; faculty and staff; parents; and other friends of the university.
Purpose:
The USF Facebook Page serves as a source of news and information for all USF fans.
Content:
USF news, profiles, events, initiatives, “shout-outs,” photos and videos.
Submission Guidelines:
To suggest content for the USF Facebook Page, email Stephanie Harff.
Audience:
External media outlets; current and prospective students and their families; current and prospective faculty and staff; alumni; donors; community leaders; and other friends of the university.
Purpose:
The USF News Twitter Feed serves as a source of university news and information.
Content:
Links to major, big-picture news articles produced by professional news writers in the Office of University Communications and Marketing.
Submission Guidelines:
At this time, the Office of University Communications and Marketing does not accept submissions for the USF News Twitter Feed.
Audience:
External media outlets; current and prospective students and their families; current and prospective faculty and staff; alumni; donors; community leaders; and other friends of the university.
Purpose:
The USF Channel on YouTube is home to official USF videos produced and / or approved by the Office of Communications and Marketing.
Content:
University television spots; USF News stories; videos produced by USF Health and USF Athletics; and other videos produced by USF colleges and divisions and approved by University Communications and Marketing.
Submission Guidelines:
To submit videos for the USF Channel on YouTube, your video must be:
- No larger than 2GB.
- No more than 10 minutes in length.
- Saved in an acceptable format. (Click here for details.)
- Approved by the USF Office of Communications and Marketing.
- To submit your video for consideration, email Peter Howard.
Audience:
Current and prospective students; faculty and staff; alumni; art enthusiasts.
Purpose:
The USF Tumblr blog will showcase campus life and student work through artistic mediums.
Content:
Pictures and videos of student music, dance and theatre performances; student architecture drawings and models; campus public art; student-made videos, paintings, drawings, fashion, pictures, writings, food; and other USF-related artwork.
Submission Guidelines:
Submissions for the USF Tumblr can be sent through the "Submit" button at the top of the USF Tumblr site. Submissions can also be emailed to Jenna Withrow. Along with your content, please submit the following information:
- Your affiliation with the University of South Florida.
- Content creator's name and title (i.e. student, professor).
- Description of content (i.e. what it is, location).
- Purpose of creation (i.e. class project, work, personal).
USF Social Media
USF News is produced by University Communications and Marketing.
To submit content, please review our Editorial Plans.