Academic Projects

• If materials created within a class assignment will be shared with non-classroom audiences, including the community, media or other campus units for their use in marketing/promotion, the Office of University Relations must play a role in the development and approval of any print/digital collateral, website content, video production, logos or other communications content before it is shared or distributed externally (including on university or other websites).
• With the approval of the professor, a class project representative will submit a project request to OUR, noting that it is an academic project that may be used for a UNCW unit with external audiences, its purpose and its deadline.
• OUR staff will set up a meeting with faculty members and student(s) to discuss the project with project representatives, consulting with faculty as needed.
• Students will perform the work required of their assignment. OUR can play as little or as much of a supporting role in this work as requested.
• OUR staff will review work and communicate any suggested changes to the students and professor in order to fulfill UNCW brand standards.
• Within the project parameters, students can implement changes, and if brand standards are met, OUR will approve the materials for external audience use. Students are responsible for sharing source/project files with OUR in case faculty or OUR requires their use or must update them in the future.

As long as a project is devised for classroom purposes only, projects do not need to be brought to the attention of the Office of University Relations. However, OUR will gladly collaborate and accommodate requests for working with students on their projects. This refers to service learning and similar classroom projects.