Marketing & Communications

The Marketing and Communications Office assists in the promotion of campus events through a number of internal and external channels. To learn more about this, be sure to check out our comprehensive Guide for Promoting Your Event on Campus.

Don't hesitate to reach out to the office via the contact information below if you have any questions.

Print Services supports the Faculty, Staff, and Student Organizations of the University by producing various printed materials used throughout campus.

The office is located in the Whittemore Library room G01.

CAPABILITIES

Print Services has a variety of equipment to produce a multitude of items; capabilities include but are not limited to:

• Black & White and Color digital (toner) printing/copying; paper sizes ranging from 8.5"x11" up to 13"x28"
• Booklets (saddle-stitched)
• Wide Format (inkjet) Poster and Banner Printing; paper rolls 24" and 36" wide
• Lawn Signs
• Foam Core Mounting up to 24"x36"
• Laminating (document size and wide format)
• Scanning (document size and wide format)
• GBC Comb Binding
• Spiral/Coil Binding
• NCR (multi-part) forms
• Notepads
• Note cards
• Business Cards
• Stickers
• Letterhead
• Envelopes
• Name Badges

ORDER SUBMISSION

All print requests must be submitted using the Print Services Gateway.

Faculty, Staff, and Student Organizations can access the Gateway through myFramingham under University Services > Faculty/Staff Print Services.

Please note that Print Services can only produce jobs being charged to a University account and is not available to the general public.

SELF-SERVICE

Faculty and Staff have access to the Print Services Self-Serve room located in the Whittemore Library room 217. This room is accessible to Faculty and Staff at any time using their FSU ID.

This room contains a high-speed black and white printer/copier with color scanning capabilities and bubble grading software.

CONTACT

During the Fall and Spring semesters, Print Services is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
During other times of the year (summer/breaks), the office closes at 4 pm. The office is closed on all holidays.

For more information or assistance with your print request, contact us at printservices [at] framingham.edu (printservices[at]framingham[dot]edu) or by calling 508-626-4669.

Members of the Framingham State community and photographers/videographers doing work for hire at Framingham State should consult and follow the guidelines below.

MEDIA RELEASE FORM

• Obtain a signed media release form if you are using photos/videos for marketing communications—which include print or online materials intended to promote your department, office, or center—and the people in those photos/videos are recognizable. News-related use does not require a signed release.
• Do not take or use photos/videos of minors (individuals under the age of consent, which is 18 in Massachusetts) without obtaining a parent’s or a guardian’s signature on the media release form.
• Keep signed permissions for as long as you think you may use the photos/videos.

EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY

• If you are taking photos/videos in a public space (e.g., the McCarthy Campus Center, athletic fields, etc.) or at a large, open event such as Commencement, there is a limited expectation of privacy and a signed release is not needed.
• If you are taking photos/videos in a classroom or at a closed event, it might be logistically difficult to have everyone sign a release form. One option is to contact the professor or event coordinator in advance to ask how they would prefer that you notify participants about the shoot. You also may post a sign at all entrances with the following text:
  "Photographs and/or videos may be taken [in this class/at this event, etc.]. By entering and attending [this class/event, etc.], you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and used by Framingham State University in connection with communications about [your department] or in other Framingham State communications. If you do not agree to this usage, [please notify the photographer or videographer/sit on the left side/do not enter the event, etc.]." Download the Generic Crowd Photography/Videography Sign.

TERMS OF USE

• If you are already using photos/videos on your website or other communications without permission from the subjects, attempt to contact the recognizable people to obtain their permission, preferably in writing. If you are not able to obtain consent, you would need to discontinue using the photos/videos.
• If your photographer/videographer is a Framingham State employee or hired contractor, you may use his or her photos/videos for Framingham State purposes. If your photographer/videographer is not an employee or hired contractor, be sure you have a signed contract outlining how the University may use the photos/videos. Framingham State Administration can assist you with the contract details, including the negotiation of ongoing usage rights.

Contact Marketing & Communications if you have any questions about photo and video permissions, or if you would like access to a library of photos to which the University has copyright and proper permissions.