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Jacket Connect Officer Newsletter

Anonymous - Monday, November 25, 2024
 General   Events 

Jacket Connect Officers Update

As an officer of your BW department or student organization on Jacket Connect, you have access to all the features within your student group/organization’s group page, including the website, message board, emails, events, forms and more.

In this Jacket Connect Newsletter, we'll provide resources to help you with customizing your group's website, updating group information, marketetiong your group to campus, provide messaging to campus, new catering policies, celebrating our employees, fire safety information and ways to utilize Jacket Connect to your advantage.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact Tyler Whidden at x2327 or twhidden@bw.edu.

UPCOMING DATES

Nov. 27-Dec. 1– Thanksgiving Break (no classes)
Dec. 9-13 – Final Exams
Dec. 13, 7 pm – Residence Halls Close
Dec. 14 – Fall Commencement
Jan. 12, 10 am – Residence Halls Open
Jan. 13 – First day of Spring 2025 classes
Jan. 20-27 – BW MLK Week Events

No longer an officer of a group?


To remove yourself as an officer, you may fill out this short form and we will remove you.

You can also watch this video on how to edit officers.

Or, feel free to contatct Tyler at twhidden@bw.edu.

Resources for Group Leaders
 

For those of you who are leaders of your campus organization, we've compiled a list of resources to help market your group to campus. Thanks to the students who attended our marketing sessions during the Leaders Summit on Aug. 31 and to Jaime Yager for the invitation. 

Our Home Page
The Jacket Connect Officers Resources page is home to how-to videos, articles on best practices and other insights into Jacket Connect features.

Semester Prep
This page contains how-to videos and instructions for preparing your group page for the beginning and end of each semester. These include how to quick-edit your website (eg, change department hours), edit your group officers and update files. 

Social Media Resources
Mason Kuhr, BW Social Media Coordinator, has compiled resources for best practices for your group's social media channels. If you have any questions, you may contact Mason at mkuhr@bw.edu.

Digital Signage 
Use this form to submit slides to be displayed on campus digital displays. 
Note: When listing dates of events, don't add st, th, nd or rd after the number. 

Photos
BW pictures can add life and color to your websites, newsletters, emails and more. For BW pictures, you can check out the BW Flickr page, BW Instagram and BW Twitter. 

Canva
Canva is a great resource for building posters, flyers, social media posts and more that can help promote your organization. 

University Relations
As BW's communication hub, University Relations can help you promote your major events (eg, fundraisers, community outreach, etc.).
Social Media Coordinator: Mason Kuhr - mkuhr@bw.edu
Internal Communications Coordinator (Jacket Connect): Tyler Whidden
      twhidden@bw.edu
Director of Public Informeration: Shawn Salamone - ssalamon@bw.edu
 

Did you know?

With Jacket Connect, you can create forms for:

  • Data collection. Gain information, such as name, majors, career aspirations, etc.
  • Surveys. End of term surveys to gather perspectives on your group's events, department's classes or anything where feedback is important.
  • Quizzes. 
  • Polls.
  • Ellections.
 

What's the Buzz?
 

Fall Commencement Resources
Fall Commencement is Dec. 14. Graduating? Find all the info you need in our Fall Commencement Resources group page.

Weekends at BW
The Weekends at BW group is here to help promote your group's events. Tag "Weekends at BW" in your events to help get the word out to a larger campus audience. Learn how by visiting Weekends at BW on Jacket Connect.

Holiday Fire Safety Resources
It's fire safety month and, with the holidays coming up, it's even more important to ensure you're following the best fire safety practices and avoiding the hazards that come with extra cooking and electricity usage during this time of year. Learn more, thanks to the BW Safety Committee.

Accessibility Map
With the winter weather coming, it's always good to know when and where the campus sidewalks are being taken care of. With snow removal information, the Accessibility Map also includes ADA parking & ADA accessibility locations.

Catering Policies
BW Dining Services has updated their events & catering policies. For more information on the policies, dining hours and more, visit Dining Services on Jacket Connect. 

Celebrate our BW Employees
BW employees continue to go above and beyond to ensure our students' experience is filled with opportunity, growth and excellence. Would you like to shout out a faculty or staff member for their work? Fill out the form in the Celebrating our Employees group on Jacket Connect. 

Message Boards Can Do More for Your Department
Wondering what to do with your department/school's group page on Jacket Connect? Much like Faculty/Staff and Student message boards, your group page can be used to post messages to all your members, including students studying in your department's majors. One such example is the Dept. of Biology & Geology where Barb Rethas posts job opportunities, internship opportunities and Masters/Ph.D programs for the biology students. Learn how to create a new Job Opportunities channel on your group page. 

No Mo' FOMO

Be sure to download the Jacket Connect App so you can experience BW on your mobile device. 

Do you have questions about Jacket Connect, or would you like a training session on how to utilize certain features, including emails, creating events, building forms or promoting to the BW campus?

Contact Tyler at twhidden@bw.edu.