Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 15, you will notice a few changes to OnCampus, and for those who submit news and announcements, a slightly new submission process.

OnCampus serves as a key internal communication resource, distributing 30 to 40 news items each week. Submission have often pertained to events, which are now promoted via the University’s online events calendar, which was launched earlier this fall and announced in OnCampus. Starting next month, OnCampus will no longer include event submissions as they belong instead on the online calendar; this should greatly improve the readability of OnCampus and ensure the content is relevant and easily consumable.

The “featured events” section of OnCampus will include three events each week that will be chosen at the discretion of University Communications and Marketing. All other events (meetings, lectures, athletic events, fine arts performances, discussions, faculty and staff development sessions, town halls, etc.) should be submitted to the University calendar. In every edition of OnCampus, there will be a button that drives readers to the calendar for a comprehensive list of events. For information and how-to guides on how to use the calendar, see the OnCampus article published earlier this fall.

If you’re worried about missing events, consider adding relevant event categories to your personal calendar. Within the calendar, select the category you want on the right-hand side of the page, such as “Arts & Entertainment.” A new page will open listing the events within this category. Click on the appropriate calendar icon at the top of the page (Google, Outlook, iCal), and all future events in this category will automatically be added to your calendar.

The second change coming to the newsletter pertains to the submission process. Historically, there have been multiple ways to submit news to OnCampus. In order to make the process simple and more efficient, we are asking faculty, staff, and students to submit all OnCampus stories using the online submission form on the OnCampus website. Please review the submission guidelines before submitting your news item.

For questions, contact Ashton Hockman at ashton.hockman@drake.edu.

—Ashton Hockman, University Communications and Marketing