This Week at UMSL is an email digest where you can find information from around campus in one spot. The digest is meant to be your guide to the upcoming week, contain important events and announcements and help connect you with campus. All Faculty, Staff and Students are automatically enrolled in the correct lists to receive emails each week.
Submission Process
This Week at UMSL content can be submitted for consideration via the content submission form. Images are recommended, as content without an image will be placed lower in the email. Submitted images that contain text will be excluded and be considered the same as content submitted without an image.
Before submission, please prepare a content draft. Have these answers prepared:
- Contact information for content
- Contact information for questions about content after the Digest is sent out
- Content to be included (Headline, description, informational website, photo, ALT text)
- Date(s) to include content
Information should be submitted by noon on Wednesday, for inclusion in emails the following week.
Faculty and staff email digests are sent on Thursday mornings. The student email digest will go out on Monday mornings. Information should not be submitted for inclusion more than one month (four weeks) in advance.
This Week at UMSL Guidelines
The faculty and staff email digest primarily include university-related news, announcements and events that pertain to a large segment of the audience groups. Likewise, the student email digest primarily includes university-related news, announcements and events that pertain to a large segment of the student audience. Submissions from “umbrella” or campuswide organizations that affect a broad campus audience are encouraged and receive preference. Service and charitable activities that are sponsored or endorsed by a university department or organization may also be considered for inclusion.
This Week at UMSL is not to be used for personal profit, commercial advertising or announcements that are political or religious in nature. Where possible, emails will reference existing documents on the university’s website, such as news releases, the Calendar of Events or events on Triton Connect.
Content Prioritization
Content priority within This Week at UMSL is based upon the potential need and/or impact of the content on the specific audience for each digest. Content impacting the full audience (all faculty, all staff, all students) will take top priority and will be at the beginning of the email.
The Events list within each email will be in order by date, with the events occurring closest to the time the digest is sent out at the top of the list descending, approximately 10 days out.
University Marketing and Communications, in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs, manages This Week at UMSL for faculty, staff and students. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact InternalComms@umsl.edu.