Web Communications

Homepage Slide Criteria

General Guidelines

The featured item must

• Have interest or affect multiple university stakeholders
• Reinforce the university’s core mission and messages: research, arts & culture, education and community impact.

Audience pages (Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff, Donors, etc.) should be

• Used to announce specific items of interest to a targeted group.
  • Students page: Admissions & registration deadlines, call for entries, RSVP requests, etc.
  • Faculty/Staff: HR training, internal communications and announcements, etc.

What we will feature

Campus Impact and Emergency Notices

• Server down periods, campus closures (Winter Break, Budget, Town Halls)

Feature Articles

• Student, alumni, and faculty stories (taken from campus publications, including Impacts, UNLV Magazine, college/alumni e-newsletters)

Major Campus Events

• Convocation, Commencement, Rebel Connection, Homecoming
• Building openings and dedication ceremonies

Major Performing Arts Events

• Notable national and world performers

Major Athletic Accomplishments

• Conference, national and international championships
• Individual alumni achievements

Major Campaign Announcements & Milestones

• 50th Anniversary
• Long-range Fundraising Campaigns

Campus Speakers

• Prominent figure known by a broad general audience (current and past national presidents, Nobel Laureates, prominent journalists and/or writers)
• Special consideration will be given to the Barrick Lecture Series, Brookings Institution lectures, and Black Mountain Institute speakers

Memorial Announcements

• Subject to the death and memorial policy

Major University Recruitment Efforts

• Open houses for California students

What we will not feature

Lecturers

• As a general rule lectures should be featured in the calendar, not on the homepage slide rotation

Specific Class Offerings

• Because of sheer volume, we cannot accommodate this request; however, occasionally bundling several offerings together is acceptable.
  • Student Recreation Center summer offerings, Continuing Education, Summer Term, Mid-Semester Grades, etc.

Office Moves

• Unless the move affects crucial services accessed by a broad audience.

New Website Launch/Releases

• Unless part of a major campus event.

College Recruitment and Fundraising Events

• College websites and audience pages should be used to promote these events.

Calls for Entries/or Participation

• In research studies, contests, etc. These requests should be directed to the appropriate audience page.