Daily Digest

What is the Daily Digest?

The Daily Digest is our college’s new daily newsletter sent out to all of campus, listing important information in regards to upcoming or day-of Announcements and Events. We are piloting this newsletter through the fall and will be surveying the community at the end of the semester to determine changes or upgrades are needed to the process.

Why are we doing this?

This past year members of the communications staff met with many departments on campus to find out how our office could be more helpful. Email overload was a consistent lament and we are taking steps to correct this problem with the Daily Digest. The goals of the Daily Digest are:

To decrease the quantity of mass emails each person receives in their inbox
To increase visibility and awareness of campus happenings by encouraging email readership by having everything in one place

Why is this important to you?

The Daily Digest will greatly reduce the number of mass emails sent via the listserv.
It is our hope that the listserv will be used for work or school-related business. You may still write to subgroups and lists that you maintain.

Please see the table below for examples. This is not a comprehensive list, but should be used as a guide.

Daily Digest	Listserv
Retirement Announcements	Events cancelled on the day of
Lectures, Colloquia, Symposium, Conversations, Round Tables, Talks, Forums, Panels, Reading Series, Workshops, Conferences	Important information from Human Resources regarding benefits, enrollment deadlines or changes in policy
Athletics, Cyle-a-thon, Fitness Center and Schedule Announcements	Pop Ups day of, as they are intended to be last minute
Bookshop hours, book signings, store sales, Dining Hall closures	Notices that eMarket is down or other systems
Fundraisers, Collection drives	Occasional notices from President Cassidy if appropriate to send via list serv
Study session, Info session	International Travel Insurance
Receptions	Registration Deadlines
Concerts, Plays, Performances	Receptions Day of (Retirement)
Admitted Student Event	Deadline Reminders
Coffee Hour in advance	Room Draw Updates
Campus Visits	Self-Scheduled Exam Proctor Sign-Ups
Interfaith Events	New Courses
Senior Presentations	End of Semester Important Info
Film Screenings Movie Screenings and Film Series (Screenings outside of regularly scheduled classes that are open to the campus or the public need Public Performance rights, or permission of the copyright holder. For more information, contact Media Librarian Arleen Zimmerle, azimmerl@brynmawr.edu.)	Outlook 365 Information from IT
Haverford, Tri-Co events/announcements	FedEx Schedule changes
Flu Shots, Blood Drive, Stress Busters	Bionic Registration Instructions, Fall/Spring Registration
Craft Events	LILAC/Study Abroad Events
Raffle, Ticket Give-Away, Competitions	Scholarship/Fellowship info sessions
Holiday Parties, Fairs	Surveys from the Office of Institutional Research
Election Day info	Transportation Schedule Changes
Recognition Awards	Class specific information: for example, Senior Only Graduation and Commencement information (caps, gowns, formal invitations, photos) Final Exam info, Senior Week Information
Themed Weeks (ex Self-Care week)/ Days (Random Act of Kindness Day)	Garden Party Information

Some special circumstances may require both a general announcement via the Daily Digest, as well as a more targeted listserv email. Here are some examples: