Communications Support

The HFA Marketing and Communications team is happy to help with your communications needs and projects in any way we can.

We work with colleagues across the university to build public understanding of and support for the College's mission and how it advances that of UMass Amherst, to strengthen communications, and to foster relationships with external constituencies. As representatives of the University, we are also stewards of the UMass Amherst brand and are dedicated to upholding the standards set by University Relations and the Chancellor's Office.

Working with website design and development vendors and University Relations, we provide tools for departments and groups across the College, support our network of department and program websites, and maintain the primary HFA website. This lets us ensure every site meets accessibility requirements and represents the College consistently and accurately.

A note on timing: Requests are handled in priority order and are not guaranteed. Please build in lead time — HFA cannot accommodate same-day requests, and cannot send campus-wide broadcast emails.

What can we help you with?

We're happy when departments and programs reach out and do our best to accommodate all requests. We can help with:

• Feature stories, news articles, and press releases
• Photography needs
• Email guidance (Please note: HFA cannot send campus-wide broadcast emails nor accommodate same-day email requests.)
• Website updates
• Sharing guidance for submissions to Inside UMass
• Promoting your event on the HFA calendar or digital displays

The projects we assist with must align with messaging priorities and serve a larger strategy or initiative within the university, college, or unit. Priority is given to projects from the Dean. Due to time and resource constraints, we may not be able to assist with all projects.

Project Request Form