Guidelines

1. An average of four announcements may be posted at a given time. These announcements are in addition to routine postings, such as the time and temperature.
   
   
2. Announcements of events that are open to the public may be posted. Information regarding significant achievements or university services may also be posted.
   
   
3. Institution-wide announcements will be given priority consideration over those activities that are department, division, or organization specific.
   
   
4. The average length of time that a posting will be displayed is eight (8) seconds. The maximum length of time that any one announcement may be posted is one week, with announcements being posted between one and seven days.

Procedure

1. Requests to post an announcement must be made three weeks prior to the event and must undergo an approval process. Announcements of home athletic events and events that appear on the official University Calendar will be initiated by the webmaster, approved by the Associate Provost for Technology, and posted by the webmaster on a routine basis. These are the only announcements that do not have to undergo an additional approval process.
   
   
2. Requests should be forwarded on the appropriate request form. Memorandum and email requests will not be accepted.
   
   
3. Faculty requests to post announcements should be directed to the Provost, while staff requests should be forwarded to the Vice President for Business Affairs. Student requests should be forwarded to the Dean of Students.
   
   
4. The Provost, Vice President for Business Affairs, or Dean of Students will review postings for editing and correctness, will approve or deny the posting request, and will determine the length of time a given announcement will be posted.
   
   
5. Final approval to post an announcement must be obtained from the Executive Assistant to the President.

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