Policies & FAQ

Schedule and Submissions

This Week at YSE will be sent on Tuesday mornings, for most of the academic year. During the summer months, the newsletter will be sent every other week. The deadline to submit messages for consideration is Mondays at noon. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria listed below, and not all content will be included. You may submit an announcement for consideration.

Content Consideration

The overarching criteria for inclusion in This Week at YSE is information that is a) required, or helpful, for performing your official duties at the School, or b) directly related to the educational, research, and community-building priorities of the School.

Examples:

  • Administrative Priorities — EVERYONE needs to read these, or we’re going to have to send a lot more emails!!

  • Operational updates from Business Office, Human Resources, IT, Facilities: financial deadlines, manager trainings, new staff introductions, internal job postings, construction updates, etc.

  • Save the date and registration notices for future events and conferences

  • Yale — non-YSE events or announcements of interest (Sustainability Office reports, Carbon Charge, etc.)

  • Official community gatherings, wellness opportunities. Faculty and staff recognition: awards, achievements, accolades, etc.

This Week at YSE is intended to be a streamlined system and, thus, is not the correct platform for all messages. Below are some examples of content that is not appropriate for inclusion:

  • Urgent Messages (which would still be individually sent)

  • Major Announcements (which would still be individually sent)

  • Things that don’t fit the overarching criteria listed above, like housing and house-sitting opportunities.

FAQ

Is this a replacement for Discourse?
Yes and no. This Week at YSE does replace the Faculty and Staff segment of Discourse, but does not replace the student-focused Announcements section of Discourse.

Is this a replacement for the YSE Daily Calendar email?
No.  This Week at YSE can only highlight a few events each week, and the daily calendar email will continue to promote all events at the School.

 

 

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