University of Kentucky Public Relations provides communication services to administration, faculty and staff. Services range from news and editorial services to special events planning.

UK Public Relations' staff are responsible for gathering and disseminating information about the University of Kentucky and the faculty, staff and students. As part of its responsibilities, the PR staff identifies and develops news and feature stories about your activities and the innovative and interesting work you are doing. We also distribute news releases and other formal communications.

That information is then provided to the media - newspapers, magazines, online outlets, radio and television - and we hope it will encourage appropriate print and broadcast coverage by reporters and editors of external news agencies. We also provide searchable archives of University of Kentucky online news releases prior to May 13, 2005 and since April 21, 2005.

In short, UK Public Relations supports the teaching, research and public service functions and administrative needs of the institution by preparing and distributing news releases and assisting media representatives in their news-gathering efforts.

UK Public Relations' staff have many years of experience in print and broadcast journalism and media relations, and we can help you determine how best to present your work to the media.

UK Public Relations also publishes UK News, the faculty/staff newspaper, and compiles and distributes the UK Events Calendar (updated weekly) that contains information submitted by departments and on-campus organizations.

Updated Jan. 20, 2009 by Chuck Ham