Talking Points

Our first lunch meeting of the fall semester will be: noon Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union. On tap for the program is Vice Provost for Information Services Denise Stephens, who will talk about two important topics: Emergency Communications — our layered notification system of text message, e-mail, Web, voice mail and building PA alerts — and the Information Management Initiative the provost announced earlier this month. Last week’s public episode of the unauthorized release of personal data should be a cautionary tale for us all. In addition to other announcements, we’ll introduce several new communicators.

Next KU Communicators lunch will be noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at KU Endowment. The presentation will cover the important subject of KU’s flu pandemic response guide. Speakers will include Carol Seager, director of Student Health Services; Dr. Patricia Denning, chief of staff for Watkins Memorial Health Center; and Mike Wildgen, incident management coordinator.

Online survey for communicators, updated Faculty Experts Guide, new bulk advertising rate for KU at the JW, common flaw in PowerPoints, KU Spring calendar Insert in the JW, add photos to your online calendar entries, cost-share on fonts, KU maps take a leap forward, new faces at the Journal-World.

KU's recent accomplishments are highlighted on a "Pocket Card." Extra copies of the Community Calendar are available. KU Communicators have a new web site.

This is the first issue of a periodic update on topics, news, and tidbits of interest to KU Communicators.