We’re confident and bold in our vision. We’re passionate and compassionate. We’re boundless, tenacious, a community of innovative achievers. At the College of the Environment, we have the audacity to delve deeper into the workings of our Earth. We are intensely curious and share a sense of wonder.
The UW Environment brand voice and personality are based on the guidelines outlined in the UW brand guide.
Voice
Our voice should reflect that we are:
- Innovative and tenacious: We talk about opportunity first, challenge second. Our eye is on the prize.
- Boundless and visionary: We fuel big ideas and ask even bigger questions. We talk about the advantage of our scale (breadth/depth), not the scale itself.
- Confident and bold: Impacts are happening now. We aren’t afraid to position ourselves as a model for change.
- Inclusive: Earth’s challenges span the globe. We craft stories to reflect the diversity of people who affect — and are affected by — our mission, which in turn makes it possible for audiences from different communities to access, relate to and engage with our work.
- Compassionate: We work in service to humankind. Our stories are profoundly human. We can do this together.
- Curious: We all share a sense of wonder, despite different perspectives, including that some of us work in fundamental/discovery science and some work in applied science.
Tone
Our tone should reflect that we are:
- Conversational and inviting: Audiences should feel like they can be part of the story you’re telling.
- Informative and easy to understand: We’re a resource for science that you don’t need a degree to understand.
- Trustworthy and relatable: Our experts know their stuff. They aren’t operating in an ivory tower, rather they meet audiences where they are.
- Plainspoken and concise: We use culturally relevant metaphors, stories and everyday comparisons, instead of jargon and acronyms.
- Personable and warm: We love telling stories, and we love the people who hear them.
Show, don’t tell: Writing should incorporate narrative when possible, to help readers “see” what you’re describing. First-person stories, videos and photos builds readers’ personal investment in our mission.
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