Prior to its renaming and reorganization in 1994, North Carolina State University's Office of Public Affairs operated as the Office of University Relations and consisted of four main areas: the Office of Information Services worked with the news media and provided information in response to requests from the public; the Office of Broadcast Services provided video and audio productions to on-campus units and off-campus organizations; University Events supported and supervised various aspects of on-campus events, including catering, reservations, and protocol; and the Publications Office designed, wrote, and supervised the printing of a number of publications and periodicals. As of 2007, the Office of Public Affairs consisted of three divisions: News Services, Marketing, and Creative Services. As of 2013, the Office of Public Affairs consisted of three divisions: Communications Services, News Services, and Web Communications.
Like its predecessors, the News Services division of Public Affairs has used a wide variety of methods to promote NC State University on local, national, and international levels. Staff members have utilized traditional press releases, news tips, and direct contact with journalists to give the university, its scholarship and its research more visibility. They also have distributed news stories electronically on listservs and web pages and distribute a list of faculty experts to assist the media and university representatives.
From the guide to the North Carolina State University, Office of Public Affairs, News Services Records, 1896-2007, (Special Collections Research Center)
