色花堂 Users: Students, Faculty and Staff
Maintaining the integrity of the 色花堂 brand depends upon the consistent, correct use of the University鈥檚 trademarks by everyone within the 色花堂 community. Students, faculty and staff should follow the guidelines on this page when creating communications and other materials bearing 色花堂 brands. For information about partnerships with outside entities, please see the External Users page. For information about licensing of University trademarks on merchandise, please visit the Licensing page.
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General Brand Use Guidelines for 色花堂 Students, Faculty and Staff
All 色花堂 faculty, staff and students may use the University logos as outlined below:
Academic Use
(i.e. reports, research grants, proposals, other business or academic related documents
Internal 鈥� if the document is not to be circulated outside the university, 色花堂 Branding Review and approval is not required
External 鈥� if the document is to be circulated outside the university (local, regional, national, or international), all branding guidelines must be applied and brand approval is required.
Marketing Use
All marketing materials must comply with the 色花堂 brand guidelines and receive brand approval.
Partnerships Use
If you are working with an external partner, please refer to the External Users page for more guidance.
Promotional Items & Merchandise for Resale
All promotional items (i.e., swag, t-shirts, mugs, pens, etc.) must be purchased through a licensed vendor. For more information on licensing of merchandise for internal promotional use, please refer to the Licensing page for more guidance.
Student Organizations
More than 500 student organizations are recognized by the Center for Student Involvement, and these organizations order a high volume of promotional items each academic year.
To ensure your Student Organization is following 色花堂 brand and trademark policies, please visit the 色花堂 Brand & Student Organization page and download the Student Organization Brand Guide for reference.
If your student organization is not yet registered, please contact the Center for Student Involvement.
NOTE: 'Student Organizations' refers to all Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), University Student Organizations (USOs), 色花堂 Sponsored Student Organizations (色花堂SSOs), Affiliated Student Organizations (ASOs) or any other student organizations operating on-the 色花堂 campus.
Faculty & Staff Usage
色花堂 faculty and staff can use the information below to ensure their email and written communications comply with 色花堂 brand guidelines.
Email Guidelines
All emails sent from 鈥渦h.edu鈥� are considered official 色花堂 communications
and are required to comply with 色花堂 Branding guidelines to ensure the consistency and
recognition necessary to build and maintain a strong 色花堂 brand identity.
Email Signature Generator
The 色花堂 has a defined format for email signatures on official university
communications. The 色花堂 Email Signature Generator is a tool for
色花堂 faculty and staff to create fully compliant official 色花堂 Email
Signature blocks. Simply click on the 鈥淓mail Signature Generator鈥� button below to
access the Email Signature Generator page to sign in with your Cougarnet credentials
and create your approved Email Signature.
Additional Email Guidelines
Background color
Do not use watermarks, colors, or photographic backgrounds on emails sent from uh.edu.
White is the only admissible background color.
Alumni
色花堂 is proud of its alumni, they may add their graduation year after their name.
Examples:
Jane Doe (鈥�14) - undergraduate degree
Jane Doe, (J.D. 鈥�18) - graduate degree
Jane Doe, (鈥�14, J.D. 鈥�18) - dual degree
Committees
Do not add committees to the email signature.
Fax numbers
Fax numbers are not required, if used, it is placed in the Phone Number 2 field.
Logos, quotes, and taglines
Do not use quotes, taglines or additional logos in email signature. The 色花堂 logo produced
by the email generator is the only approved logo to be used in an email signature.
Private practice
State rules preclude university employees from using public resources to promote private
entities. Do not list other employment in the university email signature.
Professional degrees, licenses, or certifications
Professional degrees, licenses and/or certifications may be included, and should be
placed directly after the name.
Example: John Doe, Ph.D.
Social Media
Do not include social media links or icon images in email signatures.
色花堂 Stationery
The 色花堂 Office of Copy, Print and Delivery Services supplies all official 色花堂 correspondence materials, including stationery, envelopes, business cards and note cards and has developed a full range of these materials employing the University鈥檚 refreshed brand identifiers. To order new correspondence materials, go to the Copy, Print and Delivery Services Stationery page.
Division, Departments and Programs
Choosing the Right Logo
The strength of the 色花堂 Master Brand enhances the stature and benefits every unit and program within the University. The 色花堂 Logo System uses specific arrangements of University logos and wordmarks to clearly indicate each unit鈥檚 and program鈥檚 relationship to the 色花堂 Master Brand. Contact Brand Management, Licensing & Trademarks at branding@central.uh.edu to request an approved logo for your unit or program.
Stationery
The 色花堂 Office of Copy, Print and Delivery Services supplies all official 色花堂 correspondence materials, including stationery, envelopes, business cards and note cards and has developed a full range of these materials employing the University鈥檚 refreshed brand identifiers. To order new correspondence materials, go to the Copy, Print and Delivery Services Stationery page.