PowerPoint Presentations Made Simple

Do you do presentations to large, public or internal audiences? If so, you are in luck!

We have made your life easy by creating three PowerPoint templates with photos featuring buildings, people or Commencement. Choose the one that’s appropriate for your purpose and put your presentation together lickety split! New designs will be added every so often.

Find a template on our MarCom website.

Need a Logo?

In 2011, Western Oregon University launched its current logos. It is important to use them consistently and properly (i.e., ratios, safe zones, minimum sizes) . The “university mark” is the torch and shield, which represents our overall brand identity. There also is a whole pack of “mascot marks” that are designed for various uses.

To get full descriptions of the logos and when to use each, check out our Graphic Identity Guide. After you’ve carefully considered the options, you can acquire the logo you need on the downloads section of the MarCom website.

If you are wondering how to incorporate your department, club or program name into the logo, we have guidelines for that, as well! Find your logo by using the visual identity system breakdown online, then submit your request via the work request form.

Together We – make it part of everything

TOGETHER WE SUCCEED is the tagline that represents who we are to the community. Specifically, it helps us quickly convey our new mission, vision, values, purpose and priorities. A short catchy phrase can help someone in the public to understand who we are. The power of all of us saying the same thing cannot be underestimated.

When paired with the appropriate keyword, TOGETHER WE can give the public a powerful image of whom Western aspires to be. Based on the work to create Forward Together, our strategic plan, we have identified the following five phrases that link directly to that effort:

Together we achieve

Together we learn

Together we engage

Together we lead

Together we thrive

Incorporating the tagline visually into what we do is important. That’s why we created a quick guide for consistently using the tagline and look in designed materials. As a complement to our Graphic Identity Guide, you can find the help you need in our Together We Design Guide. It is short and sweet so we can retain creativity while achieving uniformity.

It’s important for each of us to promote our tagline as often as possible!

Also, let me introduce you to the “corner sticker.” This design element, attached, is flexible enough to use with a variety of department-specific logos, create a pop of red, and allow us to use all of the six keywords. Or go for the traditional and use the logo paired with our main tagline: TOGETHER WE SUCCEED.

When in doubt, ask a designer for help. If your audience is external or internal and widespread, request graphic design using our form.

What is it and Why Do I Care?

Forward Together, WOU’s strategic plan, calls on us all to “strengthen the university’s visibility within Oregon.” It’s a priority that supports our vision to become Oregon’s campus of choice. This effort will take all of us working together, and consistency is key. To that end, Strategic Communications & Marketing (MarCom*) has created tools for campus use.

Find the toolkit at wou.edu/marcom (we hope you bookmark it!). During the coming weeks, we will be sending Together Tuesday emails highlighting some of the resources. (It’s like Moodle Monday for MarCom!) You can learn about the toolkit in person at MarCom 101 training on Nov. 15, sign-up at https://wou.edu/hr/resources/trainingcalendar/.

Do you have burning MarCom questions you need answered? Email us. Do you want a guide or resource added to the tool kit? Just let us know! The toolkit continues to evolve.

For fun, we will incorporate a trivia question each week. Read the following week’s email to get the answer! We’ll also be updating you on a sampling of projects the MarCom team is working on to further our mission.

Relationship and word-of-mouth marketing is key to our success, it will take all of us because TOGETHER WE SUCCEED!