We ask all faculty and staff to have their headshot taken for our website's faculty/staff pages. You may use them for your LinkedIn, faculty profiles, presentations, etc.
Learning Resource Center (FREE)
Our team in the Learning Resource Center has a studio (in LRC 203, glassed in offices) and a staff that will be happy to take your professional headshot for free. They send out an email each month to let you know when the studio will be open for headshots. You can also
UAB Marketing & Communications ($50)
UAB Marketing & Communications offers professional headshots to campus community faculty and staff for $50 per headshot by appointment only. All appointments require a General Ledger (Oracle or Grant) departmental billing account number when booking. If you prefer to pay by personal payment, please contact them at
You want a deliverable that represents your high-quality program or department and that takes time. Major print projects - like annual reports and magazines - generally take at least 22 weeks. Below is an example of how our process works.
PHASE 1: PLANNING AND GATHERING (6 Weeks)
- Week 1: Planning Meeting (our team and your team)
- Weeks 2 - 6: Plan and Execute Content (interviews, photo shoots, writing, etc.)
PHASE 2: REVIEW AND EDIT (2 Weeks)
- Week 7: Communication Team Reviews and Edits Content
- Week 8: All Approved Copy and Imagery Due to Graphic Designer
PHASE 3: DESIGN (4 weeks)
- Weeks 9 - 12: Graphic Designer Creates Product
- Design Proof #1 delivered to you at the end of week 12
PHASE 4: PROOFING (2 weeks)
- Week 13: Reviews by Your Communicator and Program Director(s)
- Week 14: Reviews by Your Associate Dean/Chair/Director/etc.
- Depending on your process, this may only take one week
PHASE 5: FINAL EDITS (2 weeks)
- Week 15 - 16: Graphic Designer Edits Product
- Depending on complexity of edits, this may only take one week
PHASE 6: FINAL REVIEW (1 week)
- Associate Dean/Chair/Director/etc. Review and Sign Off
- Graphic Designer Sends Design File to Print Vendor
PHASE 7: PRODUCTION (4 weeks)
- Week 18: Vendor Produces Proofs
- Week 19: Graphic Designer Picks Up Hard Copy, Everyone Reviews and Approves
- Weeks 20 - 21: Print Production (10 days)
PHASE 8: DELIVERY & DISTRIBUTION (1 week)
- Final Product Delivered to Your Office
- Mailing Services Generally Takes Five Days
- If you are mailing your product, you must send your list of names addresses to the vendor ahead of production.
The top brands are defined by maintaining the same logos, fonts, colors, and imagery. UAB's style guides outline our look and feel - the composition and design of our work. Below are links to guides that will help all of us deliver a unified vision of UAB and the School of Health Professions to our public.
PowerPoint Templates
University Relations offers sharp, professional, and UAB-branded templates that are available in PowerPoint and Keynote versions in both standard and widescreen formats. The new, user-friendly template includes built-in instructions, presentation tips, pre-loaded photos and graphics, university facts, and numerous slide layouts.
Click here to visit UAB's PPT download page.
Research Poster Templates
The use of PowerPoint to create posters is the weapon of choice for smart researchers. University Relations offers you a selection of horizontally and vertically oriented PowerPoint shows with branded backgrounds.
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The School of Health Professions' departments and programs host many events - both virtual and in-person - each year. There are numerous ways to promote your event to audiences across campus and beyond. The UAB Campus Calendar is the central website to share your events with everyone. The calendar allows you to add a photo, tag other schools/departments, create hashtags, link to ticket purchases, and more.
If this is an event that includes alumni, please contact the External Relations Team who will help you organize a gathering. Please contact Amanda Sherman
Below are calendar links to get you started.
Social Media
Social media can be an effective tool for communicating with your defined audience. With proper strategy and planning you can communicate expertise, improve program awareness, engage your audience, and increase your web traffic. The SHP communication team is here to support your efforts to reaching your social media goals.
Before creating a new social media account for your department, program, or organization, please note that managing social media effectively is time consuming. This job requires at least one person dedicated to managing the account, planning a weekly schedule of posts, developing all your content, monitoring your accounts, responding to direct messages and mentions, and engaging with commenters.
At the school-level, we have active social media pages on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
If you are ready to commit to social media,
Targeted Emails
The School of Health Professions uses Salesforce Marketing Cloud to send out targeted emails (formerly known as "email blasts") to internal audiences (Things to Know and Wellness Wednesday), external audiences (alumni engagement), and at times - a combination of the two (Homecoming and Scholarship Luncheon).
The SHP Communication team is happy to work with you to help you reach your intended audience.
Putting our logo on your print and digital communications connects you to the reputation of UAB and our School. Plus, it is also required.
Because logos are limited to schools and colleges across UAB, new standards have been developed for identifying departments, programs, labs and groups.
You can see an example of a brand identity for a department to the right.
Review & Approval
Use of the UAB logo in conjunction with the logos or marks of other organizations (including corporate sponsors and government entities) in any publication, advertisement, or other external communication must be reviewed by University Relations.
The SHP communication team can help you navigate that process. We have convenient buttons below so you can see the UAB logo guidelines, download the UAB SHP logo, or contact our graphic designer via email.
The School of Health Professions' communications team can provide graphic design support for select projects and events. Due to the high volume of needs though, we can only fulfill requests that aim to reach a broader community - including our alumni, students and students-to-be - and/or the general public at large.
If you have a graphic design request, please fill out the form below with complete details that can help our decision. If the audience for the project is appropriate and the communications team is available to provide support, you will receive a follow-up email to discuss our next steps.
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Committed to You
We work as a team to provide tools, resources, and guidance to help you communicate and thrive in the digital and print space.
We coordinate our efforts across a variety of media to help you reach and engage your target audiences to achieve your specific marketing goals.
Five I's of Communication
We work with you to identify your intent for your audience:
- INTRODUCE - define an overview of who you are.
- INFORM - deliver in-depth, relevant knowledge.
- IMPRESS - leave high-quality takeaways.
- INCREASE - grow brand recognition and credibility.
- INFLUENCE - positively shape perception and inspire action.
Help Us Help You
Below you will find answers to questions, access to tools, and support from a team that will help you follow your vision and values in an effort to meet your strategic goals.