Marshall University has several ways to communicate items of interest to the university community.
Marshall University Newsletter
Marketing and Communications publishes the online newsletter for the university community.
- Items for consideration must be sent to newsletters@marshall.edu.
Mass E-mails
In general, it is our policy to use the mass e-mail capability (to students through myMU and to All Exchange Users for faculty and staff) for messages that are of importance to the entire university community and that relate to the university’s mission and operations. Most events and fundraisers will not qualify for a separate e-mail and should be promoted on one or more of the methods above.
Process for announcements related to studies or surveys
Mass e-mails that involve a study or survey must have the approval of the Institutional Review Board and must include the appropriate endorsement language. The process is as follows:
- Marketing and Communications receives a request to send an e-mail regarding a study or survey to the university community.
- The Marketing and Communications staff member receiving the request forwards the request to the Office of Research Integrity of the Marshall University Research Corporation.
- The Office of Research Integrity staff checks to ensure a) that the study has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board, and b) that the appropriate endorsement language is included in the e-mail announcement. One of the two following statements must be included in the e-mail announcement:
This study has been approved by Marshall University’s Institutional Review Board under study number ___________. OR This study has been deemed by Marshall University’s Institutional Review Board not to be human subject research. - The Office of Research Integrity sends the final, approved announcement—with the proper endorsement wording—back to the Marketing and Communications staff member.
- The Marketing and Communications staff member sends the announcement to the e-mail list.