IUP Daily, the e-mail newsletter for all employees of IUP, has been in circulation since June 2009.
It features news from throughout the university, compiled from the news feeds of the 170 departments, offices, and other units that have websites hosted at www.iup.edu.
Also featured are upcoming events from IUP’s Central Calendar, IUP press releases, and a community Bulletin Board, through which employees can post advertisements about upcoming events, items for sale, and more. See IUP Daily Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Putting Your News in IUP Daily
All items in IUP Daily come from the IUP website. Items for the News, For Employees, and Faculty and Staff Stars sections come from department and office news posts on their individual websites. To have an item included, you have two options:
- Ask your unit’s web maintainer to post it. See a list of department and office web maintainers.
- Do it yourself. Go to your unit website’s News page (for example, if you’re in the English Department, go to the department’s website and then to its News page) and follow the link “Suggest a News Item for This Page” on the right side. Find a more detailed explanation here: How to Suggest a News Item.
Note that you will need the following to suggest a news item:
- Your IUP user name and password, as you will need to log in to make the post.
- If you are off campus when suggesting a news item, you will need to be connected to the IUP network via the Virtual Private Network. Find instructions on using the VPN.
Also note that one of the approvers for your department or office website will need to approve your submission before it is published to the website.
Are you a web maintainer but unsure how to post news? Watch this video that shows you how to make a news post—or read these directions on posting a news item.
Putting Your Event in IUP Daily
Events listed in the calendar, or Weekly Highlights, section of IUP Daily come from the Central Calendar. So, to put your event in IUP Daily’s Weekly Highlights section, you need to put it on the Central Calendar.
Ask your department or office web maintainer to post the event to your website’s calendar and specify the event type “Central Calendar.” Not sure who your web maintainer is? Check the list of web maintainers.
Are you a web maintainer but unsure how to post events? Watch this video on adding an event to your website calendar—or read directions on adding an event to the calendar.
Where Else News and Events Go
Please note that having your news and events in IUP Daily is only part of the return on your investment. By placing these items on your website, you are also doing the following:
- Updating your website’s home page
- Placing your news and events on high-traffic webpages, such as News and Events, Campus Bulletins, and the Central Calendar
- Putting your news into several RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds for broader reach
- Putting your news in front of the Media Relations director for potential media coverage
How to Place an Ad on the IUP Daily Bulletin Board
The Bulletin Board is similar to the classified ads section of a newspaper, but for IUP employees only. Employees can use it to sell or give away items, search for needed items, and promote community causes or other non-IUP events. Find information on approved uses of the Bulletin Board under Bulletin Board policies.
Submit your Bulletin Board posting by completing this online form. Note that you will need the following:
- Your IUP user name and password, as you will need to log in to make the post.
- If you are off campus when posting to the Bulletin Board, you will need to be connected to the IUP network via the Virtual Private Network. Find instructions on using the VPN.
Note that you will need to place content in the first three sections, “Title,” “Lead,” and “Continuation,” for the online form to work.
