Welcome to MyYSU Targeted Announcements, a new tool aimed at improving communications at YSU. MyYSU allows students, faculty and staff to target communications to a specific audience on campus. This web page is designed to assist you with the process of getting your message posted.

Purpose

Targeted Announcements are designed to more effectively communicate with various groups across campus. Targeted Announcements can be transmitted in two ways: posted on the MyYSU portal, or sent by e-mail. When an announcement is posted on MyYSU, users must log into the MyYSU portal and click on the announcement under the “Personal Announcements” channel box. When an announcement is sent by e-mail, the announcement will appear in the individual e-mail inboxes of students, faculty and staff.All announcements must be in reference to official University business (matters in support of the institutional mission) and of a time-sensitive nature. Examples of appropriate Targeted Announcements:

• Upcoming college, division or university events and activities
• Class cancellations sent by an authorized individual within the college
• Messages to students in a specific major
• Changes to college, division or university policies and procedures
• Upcoming professional development and training announcements
• System messages - these are sent automatically from Banner.

Posting an announcement

Only certain people on campus have the authority to post Targeted Announcements. The target announcements flow-chart shows the department or divisions (i.e., in gray) authorized to post messages for their particular areas. To determine whom you should contact to send a Targeted Announcement:

1) Locate your department (i.e., or where your office is located) in the right column (Note: for student's requesting a message, please e-mail Student Government), then
2) Locate your target announcement area in the left column, and then
3) E-mail one of the providers listed (or all if more than one). 
(Exception: if there is a target announcer for your department, please send your message to this individual)
      
In your e-mail requesting a targeted announcement, please include:

• Title or subject line for message.
• Text of the announcement/message.
• Any attached files, if applicable (note: there is a 5 MB limit per attached file and a 10 MB total per message if sent as an e-mail).
• Contact name, telephone number and e-mail address for people wishing to respond to your message.
• Targeted audience you want to receive the announcements (faculty, students, staff, employees, or MyYSU Group(s)).
• If you want the announcement posted on MyYSU or sent as an e-mail, please indicate specific dates that you would like your message to appear as a portal announcement (i.e., date range) or date for an e-mail to be sent out by.

Your request will be reviewed, and you will be notified if the request is approved.   If you do not hear back from the target announcer representing your area, please follow-up with a telephone call to make sure your message was received.

Campus Announcements

In addition to Targeted Announcements, MyYSU allows for Campus Announcements. Campus Announcements are messages sent to the entire campus community. Campus Announcements appear in the MyYSU portal channel labeled “Campus Announcements.” Unlike Targeted Announcements, Campus Announcements cannot be sent as an e-mail.Examples of Campus Announcements are:

• An emergency or crisis situation (i.e., closings and delays associated with hazardous weather conditions, fires, power outages, etc.);
• Occurrences that threaten public health and safety (i.e., bomb threats, dangerous material spills, gas leaks, etc.);
• Planned or sudden disruptions of University services;
• Other items of an administrative nature that affect the campus community or targeted audience.

Campus Announcements are generated by the, 1) Office of the President and 2) Information Technology area and follow the same procedure as the Targeted Announcement outlined above.

All electronic communications are expected to comply with University policies, procedures, and regulations, and applicable federal and state laws.