News and Announcements: Major campus developments including, but not limited to, program launches or changes; major grants and contracts; senior leadership changes; reorganizations or significant moves of employee or student-facing services; campus safety; services (parking, technology, housing, tools, and resources) updates or reminders; IT or employee tools and training; employee benefits, discounts, events, promotions and resources.
A note on events: please ensure your event is scheduled on the official SJSU Events Calendar at events.sjsu.edu and provide a link to it. This is an employee-centric newsletter. While events do not have to only be for employees, consider the impact of promoting your events or programming in SpartanMessenger as the initial communication/promotion if the audience for your event or program is primarily internal, to the campus community.
Faculty and Staff Spotlight: Faculty or staff achievements on or beyond campus, including but not limited to, news outlet interviews, quotes; newspaper or editorial publications or commentary; academic journal or paper publications; awards, lectures, seminars, or performances; community recognition; notable research or collaboration grants and contracts. Staff spotlight can also include notable achivements, professional developments, awards at conferences or external entities, service and career milestones, or other notable successes as individuals or as teams.