University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Office of Publications | University of Illinois Archives

The Office of Campus Publications appears to have been established in 1971.¹ Its name changed several times in the 1970s , first to the Campus Office of Publications, then to Office of Publications.² Its reporting lines also changed during this period. From 1973 to 1977, the Office of Publications reported to the Vice-Chancellor for Administrative Affairs through the Office of Public Information. Since 1977, it has reported to the University Chancellor through the Office of Public Affairs, to which it is subordinated.³ In 1984, the Office of Publications was reorganized and its main activity defined as "working with campus departments and units to produce marketing and recruitment publications that meet their needs and promote a consistent image of the University of Illinois." In addition, it is responsible for "maintain[ing] current information about the University" and "provid[ing] campus units with the latest facts and figures about our institution."⁴

1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Staff Directory 1971/1972, pp. 54-55.

2. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Student-Staff Directory 1974-1975, p. 14; 1977-1978, p. 29; 1978-79, p. 29.

3. Ibid., 1975-1976, p. 34; 1990-1991, p. 62.

4. Transactions of the Board of Trustees, 62nd Report, February 16, 1984, p. 485; Office of Publications/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (brochure), 1990.