Office of College Advancement

HACC employees contacted by the media about official College and/or HACC Foundation matters should take the reporter’s contact information and tell them a member of the Office of College Advancement team will follow up. Employees then should email newsroom@hacc.edu with the information attached and copy the vice president of college advancement at lscarter@hacc.edu.

HACC’s Shared Governance Policy on News Releases, Media Advisory and Media Contacts (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QuHwYocN2qQ4_igoP5cacBHUFLXNCyb5) designates Dr. Ski, the College president, and Dr. Linnie Carter, the vice president of college advancement at HACC and executive director of the HACC Foundation, as the primary spokespersons for the College.

Select members of the Integrated Marketing Communications Department are also authorized to serve as secondary spokespersons. No one else is authorized to communicate with the media about HACC and HACC Foundation business without written authorization from one of these individuals.

Why? This process ensures that the flow of information from the College is accurate, coordinated and controlled, and it protects the College both in good times and in times of crisis. When a crisis occurs, the media will look for anyone to serve as a source of information.

Did you know that you can submit a video that YOU created to be added to HACC’s YouTube channel? Just fill out the Cognito form found on myHACC.

When developing your video, remember:

• Anyone seen or heard in the video must complete a release form

• If you want to use a HACC logo in your video, you must complete the logo request form

• Your video must follow HACC’s Communication and Style Guide

We encourage you to submit YOUR videos to HACC’s YouTube channel rather than uploading them to personal channels to help keep our videos in one central location.

After your video has been added to HACC’s YouTube channel, you may email webmaster@hacc.edu to have your video added to a webpage on hacc.edu. The webmaster will ensure a PDF transcript of the video is also added to the webpage to meet accessibility requirements.

YOUR story matters. Please share your story with us and help others see how HACC can be the right choice for them!

We are #HACCproud of our alumni, Board members, donors and employees! We want to hear about how HACC changed your life and the people who helped you on your path to success.

It only take a few minutes to share your story. If you are ready, please go to hacc.edu/Stories.

Your story may be featured on:

• Ads (including radio and TV)

• Billboards

• Emails

• HACC’s social media pages

• Mailings

• Posters

• Publications

• Websites (hacc.edu and haccfoundation.org)

If you have any questions or need additional information, please email releaseform@hacc.edu.