Focus Newsletter Timeline

The calendar below lays out the timeline for constructing the College of Liberal Arts e-newsletter, Focus. If you, a student or an alum would like to be considered for a feature story, please contact the Marketing Coordinator.

Fall Edition

September

• Start collecting story ideas; submit yours now on our Qualtrics form
  • Fall edition may include stories from the summer semester, as well
• Marketing Coordinator will contact subjects

October

• Early October:Retrieve most recent email list of alumni, retirees and donors from USI Foundation
• Late October: Begin collecting additional faculty and staff announcements (our bulleted list of items from all departments)

November

• Early November: final drafts of stories, finalize list of additional announcements
• Begin constructing newsletter in iModules
• Mid-November: Retrieve current LA student email list from Banner and faculty email list from Administrative Assistant 
• Before Thanksgiving Break: send out final newsletter to our email list of students, alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and donors

December

• Release stories individually on social media
• Review iModule analytics

Spring Edition

February

• Start collecting story ideas; submit yours now on our Qualtrics form
• Marketing Coordinator will contact subjects

March

• Early March: Retrieve most recent email list of alumni, retirees and donors from USI Foundation; download current list of Liberal Arts students from Banner
• Late March: Begin collecting additional faculty and staff announcements (our bulleted list of items from all departments)

April

• Mid-April: final drafts of stories, finalize list of additional announcements
• Late-April:Retrieve current LA student email list from Banner and faculty email list from Administrative Assistant 
• Begin constructing newsletter in iModules

May

• Before end of semester/Spring Graduation Ceremonies: send out final newsletter to our email list of students, alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and donors
• Release stories individually on social media
• Review iModule analytics