Wofford News Service Guidelines

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

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.

How to Submit Events to Wofford Online Calendar

1. Go to: http://calendar.wofford.edu (or click on the “e-Calendar” link on any Wofford Web page)

2. Select the appropriate calendar for your event from these options:

(Do NOT select “Campus Calendar.” Your event will show up on this calendar by default; you must select a sub-calendar listed above. Also, do NOT select the general “Arts and Cultural” sub-calendar; select “on-campus,” and the event will show up on the general Arts and Cultural sub-calendar.)

3. Click “Go to Calendar”
4. Click “Submit Event” (upper right-hand side)
5. Enter “Title” name for your event (include the location in the title; also include if open to only a certain group or by invitation only)
(Note: You do not need to enter the “Title URL” in the second line)
6. Enter “Date”
7. Enter “Start Time” and “End Time” (events, such as exhibits, that have no specific start/end time may remain blank)
8. Enter any repeating options (if your event is going on for more than one day)

9. Enter the location of the event
10. Enter your name (first and last) (required)
11. Enter your email (valid Wofford.edu email required)
12. Click “Add”

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.

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