Whether you want to post an “announcement” or a “story” to the CALS Intranet, you can do both the same way. On the Intranet, announcements, and stories all post on the News page.
What is an announcement or story?
Good topics for announcements and stories include:
- A significant change, improvement, or enhancement in a department or unit
- A significant research discovery
- Recognition of the college or a department in the media
- Welcoming a new hire or appointment
- Student achievements within your department
- Faculty or staff member’s retirement or departure
- New programs or campaigns
- A call for ideas, projects or feedback
- Reminder about an event, action, or initiative that requires participation or that would be of interest across the college (e.g., projects, candidate forums, registration for an event, deadlines, or surveys)
- Special recognition of faculty
- Resources
- A call-to-action (e.g., enrolling in Two-Factor Authentication)
Announcements and stories appear on the Intranet’s homepage and the News page. You can read old posts by clicking on the News Archive menu on the News page.
Every Tuesday, you will receive Inside CALS, the weekly update of announcements and stories. As we reduce CALS_All emails, Inside CALS will become a vital link to what’s happening in the college. This feature cannot exist without you!
Ready to post an announcement or story?
You can go to your department’s or unit’s web contact, or you can submit your content using the Post an Announcement form. Follow these steps:
- Visit the Post an Announcement page (Bookmark this page! It is in the “Faculty and Staff” menu, at the bottom of the homepage, or use the “Submit an Announcement” link at the bottom of any post.)
- Enter the details of the post.
- Submit the post. We will review and publish the post within 24 – 48 hours. Please be mindful of this when submitting “urgent” announcements.
Notes:
- Images: Images must be 1500 x 844 px. You can use a free tool such as PicMonkey to resize images. We will not publish posts with images unless they are the correct size.
- PDFs: When uploading files such as flyers, first see if you can include the information in the body of the post. We discourage attaching PDFs to posts, as many are not responsive, and a majority of users visit the site from their mobile devices. If the document is necessary (e.g., it’s something that visitors may want to print), then upload the file as a PDF. However, we reserve the right not to attach PDFs to posts if we find a suitable alternative.
- Categories and Tags: Categories and tags are useful when searching for specific content on the Intranet. We recommend adding a minimum of 1 category and 1-2 tags to your post to help users search and find your post. (See the categories and tags in this post as an example.)
Publishing announcements and stories
Before submitting your post, please review the content for grammar, punctuation, and style. The university’s guide on voice and tone and editorial style is a helpful tool for crafting posts that follow the NC State brand. While we will review your submission before publishing and make edits to ensure conformity with these guidelines, we will not rewrite posts.
Questions?
We encourage everyone to use the announcements feature to post news and information to share with the college. Contact Janine Brumfield at jereda@ncsu.edu, if you have any questions about how to post to the Intranet.