University Communications

Public Relations efforts advance the goals of the university by strengthening awareness, engagement and support among constituents vital to the university’s success. We seek positive media coverage of the university, its people and programs. We also communicate externally and internally about the achievements of JSU, its faculty and students through our publications and news site.

To submit news

If you have a news item you believe will be of interest to the general public or the news media, To submit a newsworthy pitch for consideration, upload a detailed request here. Once reviewed and if approved, your good news may appear in the JSU newsroom, on our university’s social media, and/or shared with external media for broader coverage. Your story may appear on the JSU news site, be shared via social media, be developed for a press release and/or appear in a JSU publication.

To submit news to the JSU Today email newsletter, visit here. JSU Today is distributed to students, staff and faculty with valid JSU email addresses. If you do not receive JSU Today, contact JSU’s email administrator at email.admin@jsums.edu.

Public Relations team members are:

Ashley F. G. Norwood 
Interim Director of Public Relations
Ashley.f.Norwood@jsums.edu (601) 979-0283

Charles A. Smith
Senior University Photographer & Editorial Specialist                                charles.a.smith@jsums.edu
(601) 979-1571

William H. Kelly, III
Senior Public Relations Specialist
william.h.kelly@jsums.edu
(601) 979-6942

Anthony Howard
Senior Media Relations Specialist
anthony.j.howard@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2274