Marketing and Communication

Welcome to the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) Marketing and Communications webpage. We promote innovative research, teaching and student/alumni success through thoughtful impactful marketing and communication strategy in the college.

  • CSM works in partnership with the KSU Office of Strategic Communication and Marketing, the Office of Research and other offices across campus. Please submit a CSM marketing request before initial contact with other KSU departments for marketing and communication projects.

    We are responsible for the following:

    • Printed and online promotional materials
    • Social media and email marketing
    • Event promotion
    • Presentations
    • Brand development and compliance
    • Graphic design
    • Website building and updates (college/university level, as well as  FacultyWeb)
    • Research poster printing – CSM only
    • Story development and public relations*
    • Videos*
    • Photography*

    *In coordination with the University’s Office of Strategic Communication and Marketing.

    CSM marketing request

    Email Leah Weaver or Sara Franka for any questions you may have.

  • CSM Event Promotion includes the following channels: Owl Tv, Master Calendar, OwlLife and Social Media. CSM events can be promoted by submitting the CSM Event Promotion Request below.

    More information about each channel:

    • OwlTv - The CSM OwlTv digital signage will display ads in rotation on LCD screens located in the CSM buildings, both on the Kennesaw and Marietta campus. Save paper, go digital! CSM OwlTv requests are limited to CSM faculty and staff only and must be submitted at least 5 days in advance.
    • CSM Master Calendar - Contact the Deans office to add your student group or department event to the CSM Master Calendar. The CSM master calendar is published on the front page of the college website, department websites, as well as the University Master Calendar.
    • KSU OwlLife - OwlLife is the web-based organizations and events platform students use to access Registered Student Organizations, explore various on-campus departments' services, and discover events to enhance your student experience at KSU.
    CSM Event Promotion Request

    Any changes to the event after this form has been submitted, please email Leah Weaver.

    Does you event include minors? More information about Protecting Minors at KSU.

  • As a student centered, discovery driven and globally engaged R2 research unit, the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) understands the importance of learning to present knowledge and research both locally and at regional, national and international at conferences and symposiums by traditionally offering poster printing services to our students at no cost. These services are only available for faculty, students, and staff who will be presenting their poster at a conference or symposium and are NOT intended for projects solely associated with student coursework. The guidelines to have your poster printed by department/college staff are listed below.

    We ask that posters for CSM students go through their PI, so they can be checked for content errors, correct size dimensions, university guidelines (logo usage), spelling/grammar, etc... and receive approval. Receiving PI approval and having a second pair of eyes look over the posters before printing has helped cut down on reprints/waste of time and material due to errors. The poster printing is ONLY available to faculty and staff in the college.

    CSM offers these services as a convenience to our Faculty and students, but it should be noted that we are not a full service print shop and do not guarantee the availability of materials or staff resources on demand. CSM requires advanced notice of at least 3 full business days based on regular 8 am - 5 pm business hours prior to due date (business days do not include Saturday or Sunday, or outside regular business hours).

    Templates:

    Version 2:

    Recommendations:

    • Avoid using a color/gradient background.
    • Avoid big blocks of small text.
    • Use a non-serif font (Arial) for titles/headings. Use serif font (Times) for body text. Serif fonts are much easier on the eyes at smaller sizes.
    • Complete the entire poster on a single platform. Switching between PC to Mac or Mac to PC invites disaster, sometimes in the form of lost image files, gibberish text or inoperable corrupt files.
    • Use the programs "insert" or "place" options to insert images or graphics (copying and pasting images/graphics could result in no image or graphic).
    • Tips for designing conference posters - KSU Office of Undergraduate Research
    • Tips for designing conference posters
    Submit Poster Request

    Other printing resources on campus:

    There are a couple of printers capable of poster printing for little or no change on campus (listed below), as well as several commercial print shops in Kennesaw who can provide these services too (at a cost).

    For all questions, please contact the admin in your specific department office:

    • CHEM — Jacqueline Winters-Allen
    • EEOB — Desiree Day
    • MATH  — Laura Fortenberry
    • MCB — Elisa Ludovici-Shelnutt
    • PHYSICS — Leah Weaver

  • Need a faculty website? Submit a KSU Service ticket requesting an account on KSU's FacultyWeb. Once complete, please send an email to the CSM Webmaster, Sara Franka with your FacultyWeb URL, so she can add it to your department directory.

    Need help editing or maintaining your FacultyWeb website? KSU provides various training:

    You can also set up a 30 minute meeting with Sara Franka for one-on-one help. This will cover the basics of editing your FacultyWeb website account.

  • CSM Elements is the monthly internal email newsletter for CSM, designed to keep you informed of the latest activities and developments in the college. It is published the first day of each month and sent to faculty and Staff only.

    Do you have noteworthy news, research updates, or a story to share with colleagues?  Send an email to csm-elements@kennesaw.edu with the subject "Elements Newsletter - College Announcement". Announcements should be submitted 1 week before the first of the upcoming month.

    • KSU Logos (University, college and department)
    • KSU Branding Assets - Approved templates (flyers, brochures...), patterns, icons, waivers...
    • KSU Headshot Photo booth
      • KSU photo booths for professional faculty/staff headshots are now available on both the Kennesaw and Marietta campus. Once you receive your headshot via email, please forward to Sara Franka to include on the college/department website. Please visit the website for more information.
    • Office of University Events
      • University Events manages the planning and execution of events for the Office of the President, events for university leadership, significant university and community wide events on the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses.
    • Student Inform
      • Weekly email campus-wide delivery of announcements and notifications to students.