UHD News is all about sharing the best news, information, stories, and events that engage our students, faculty, and staff. If you have an idea or a story that our audience would engage with, we'd love to tell the campus community about it. Fill out this form to start the conversation.

A few things to keep in mind …

The Basics

Journalists use the five Ws — who, what, when, where, why (and how is good, too) — to structure their stories. Think about your idea in terms of the questions below — it’s a good way to vet whether it’s newsworthy or just something you’d tell your grandmother. When the time comes for us to write the piece, we’ll also ask you for the three SSes — specifics, specifics, specifics.

• Who is the main person the story will be about?
• What is the story? Did you win an award, get published, receive a grant, launch a new service project, want to advertise your cool class for next semester, have a noteworthy event coming up, want to share the amazing road that led you to UHD?
• When is the story taking place?
• Where is the story happening?
• Why does the reader care? Salespeople have long used the abbreviation WIIFM to remind themselves of what makes a good pitch: What’s In It For Me? Ask yourself, Why will readers be interested in this story? What is special, unique, strange, intriguing, captivating, funny, inspiring, uplifting — you get the idea. Pro tip: Think about the stories you like to read and what makes them compelling.
• How did this happen? Events and details around the story that make it real for the reader.

Don’t Forget the Visuals!

Photos, video, and illustrations related to your story will help it come alive. We’ll determine the best visuals to accompany your story after we write it but send us what you have.

Timing Is Everything

Let us know about your idea well in advance – at least three weeks, but a month is better. We’ll evaluate your submission against the newsletter’s content criteria, and if it’s a good fit for UHD News, a writer will contact you to create the story.