Wofford News Service Guidelines

Forms for Facuty, Staff and Students
News Tips
Wofford Campus Calendar
Daily Announcements
Faculty/Staff Achievements 
Assistance Requests 

The Office of Communications and Marketing provides the following guidance for promoting your news and events to the campus community as well as the off-campus community, when appropriate.  Included are easy-to-follow instructions and checklists for submitting your news.  If you need assistance, please contact the News Services staff at woffordnews@wofford.edu, or contact Laura Corbin (laura.corbin@wofford.edu or x4180).

These are abbreviated versions of guidelines found within the Office of Marketing and Communications Policies and Guidelines, available here.

The News Service will take action on these submissions only if they are submitted as indicated in these guidelines.

News Tips:
Done something interesting?  Won an award?  Heard about a fellow student or professor who did something noteworthy, or even a little crazy?  Tell us all about it, and we might feature it on the Wofford Web or elsewhere.

Fill out this form and hit “submit”!  That’s all there is to it.

Wofford Web Calendar:
The Web Calendar is THE OFFICIAL Wofford calendar.  All official campus events should be included.  Events being held on campus by outside organizations also should be included, as they significantly impact the campus community.

Submit events to: Wofford Web Calendar, then click on ADD EVENT and fill in the appropriate information.  You must use a Wofford e-mail account.  The submission will be reviewed within two days (usually the same day) and, if approved, will be posted to the Calendar.  You will receive a confirmation e-mail when the submission is approved.  (If changes must be made after the event is posted, you must e-mail the News Service at woffordnews@wofford.edu with the change.)

Daily Announcements:
Submit items for Daily Announcements (including events, announcements and lost/found items) to:
Daily Announcements

Daily Announcement guidelines:
• Announcements must be submitted no later than THE DAY BEFORE it is to be distributed (by midnight).
• Each announcement can be submitted TWICE – one time a week or so in advance of the event and once the day of the event; if it is a weekend event, it can be published on the Friday before.
• ONLY College-sponsored events are permitted (no ads, please).
• All EVENTS also should be posted to the Wofford Web calendar by following the guidelines above.

Faculty/Staff Achievements:
Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit their achievements (awards, conferences, publications, etc.) to:
Faculty/Staff Achievements 

These will be posted within two days of receipt on the Web site for Faculty/Staff Achievements, and will be compiled for possible use in the printed version of Wofford Today.

Assistance Requests for Upcoming Events:
To help the Office of Communications and Marketing (OCM) assist you with your event planning and promotion, and to help us be more efficient and effective, we have devised this step-by-step guide, found at Assistance Requests.  Please follow this check list, including providing the requested information.  Check all appropriate items and provide detailed information.

Questions:  Contact Laura Corbin (x4180 or laura.corbin@wofford.edu) or e-mail woffordnews@wofford.edu.