Communications.

The leadership team and communications office provide multiple tools and events to keep the community informed and to create opportunities to provide feedback.

SPH Today, a daily email, is the backbone of our internal communications strategy. SPH Today includes important announcements and the day’s events, and a “Looking Ahead” section that makes note of the signature events coming up over the next four weeks. Any member of the SPH community can contribute to the announcements and calendar section of SPH Today. In addition to SPH Today, the communications team also sends emails regarding our signature events. We also have screens in Talbot, Crosstown, and the Instructional Building that highlight events and other special notices.

SPH This Week, a once-weekly digest of thoughts and activities, is both an internal and external communication channel, with distribution to University leadership, deans and leadership at fellow schools and programs of public health, and other members of the SPH community. It serves as an avenue to highlight current research, education, and practice, and for the SPH community to communicate their ideas more broadly. SPH This Week is home to the weekly Dean’s Note and Viewpoints from faculty, staff, and students.

SPH Alumni and Friends is a monthly vehicle to engage alumni and friends of the School locally, regionally, and globally. The newsletter includes upcoming signature programs and events; alumni networking and career opportunities by region; SPH scholarship, research, and practice updates; and featured alumni each month. SPH Alumni and Friends serves as a hub for our broader community that facilitates engagement by sharing opportunities to get involved and give back.

SPH This Year is an annual year in review magazine that does a deep dive into the work of the SPH community. This Year is a print publication with wide circulation to the SPH community, alumni, friends of the School, and public health influencers.

School Assembly is a monthly meeting for all SPH faculty and staff. The meeting has regular discussions led by the dean, associate deans, and Faculty and Staff Senate, as well as highlights the work of a faculty member and student through brief Think, Teach, Do. presentations.

Department meetings are monthly meetings convened by the department chair to provide updates on university- and school-wide items and discuss department and school business. Faculty votes on proposed appointment and promotion actions are taken as necessary.

Breakfasts/coffees with the Dean are informal monthly meetings for all SPH faculty, staff, and students held separately for each group. The meetings provide a forum to ask the dean questions informally, discuss current public health challenges, and build a community outside the departments.

Public Health Conversations convene leaders in academia, government, non-profits, and the private sector from across the world and are held throughout the year. Events are free and open to the public, attracting the School community, the local community, and national partners. Information about events is sent out via the above communication mechanisms. A comprehensive list of programs can be found on the School website.

Faculty, staff, and students who are interested in distributing information to the SPH community should consult the Communications Resources website as well as the Community Messaging Guidelines. The Communications Office is available to promote events or news stories beyond a department and across campus, including on campus digital displays, campus-wide email lists, the SPH and BU Calendars, BU Today, and much more.