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Public Affairs

The Office of Public Affairs is an information source and public portal to the campus. Working with media in all its forms, the office broadens public awareness and understanding of UIC, its missions and partnerships and the achievements of its faculty and students. In addition to outreach through the media, Public Affairs manages UIC’s own news and information properties including UIC Today; UIC News, the campus newspaper; audio and video productions; two YouTube channels; two Facebook pages; two LinkedIn pages; two Twitter feeds; the UIC Science blog; and I Am UIC student blogs. Public Affairs also serves the campus administration and colleges in crisis communications; works closely with UIC Police and the Environmental Health and Safety Office on emergency communications; and serves all units in cross-campus internal communications.

Reporters: Contact Public Affairs Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Staff may also be reachable by phone and email after hours.

The UIC Public Affairs team is organized on a “beat system,” with staff members assigned to cover different areas of the university. If you are not sure which staff member to contact, call 312-996-3456.

Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez

312-996-2398 or 773-490-1425
smcginn@uic.edu
@smcginnuic
Biography

Senior Executive Director of Public Affairs

Lori Botterman

312-413-2695 or 630-632-1112
lbott@uic.edu
@BottermanLori
Biography

Associate Director of Health Sciences Communications

College of Applied Health Sciences
College of Dentistry
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
University of Illinois Hospital

Jeffron Boynés

312-413-8702
jboynes@uic.edu
twitter.com/jboyuic
Biography

Associate Director, Research Editor, News Bureau
Business Administration
Social Work
Economics
Labor and employment relations
Sports
Video production

Jacqueline Carey

312-996-8277
jmcarey@uic.edu
twitter.com/JCareyUIC
Biography

Associate Director, Public Affairs

College of Applied Health Sciences
College of Dentistry
College of Engineering
College of Medicine
College of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
University of Illinois Hospital

Brian Flood

312-996-7681
bflood@uic.edu
twitter.com/bflooduic
Biography

Associate Director, News Bureau
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
UIC Honors College
Humanities and Social Sciences
Public Policy
Public Administration
Urban Communities