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Jacket Connect Officer Newsletter

Anonymous - Monday, September 15, 2025
 General 
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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 and other 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.

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UPCOMING DATES


Sept. 18: Career & Graduate School Expo
Oct. 9: President Fisher Inauguration
Oct. 20-21: Fall Break (most classes not held)
Oct. 24-26: Bold & Gold Homecoming Weekend
Nov. 26-30: Thanksgiving Break (no classes)
Dec. 8-12: Final Exams
Dec. 12, 7 pm: Residence Halls Close
Dec. 13: Fall Commencement
Jan. 12: First day of Spring 2025 classes

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. 30 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. 

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. 

Marketing & Communications (formerly 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
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Need help coming up with a marketing plan?

 

Contact Tyler Whidden (twhidden@bw.edu) in Marketing & Communications for help in coming up with a viable marketing plan for your organization. We can discuss how to best recruit new members, come up with branding options for your organization, using Jacket Connect to market your organization and more. 

We are here for you!

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No Mo' FOMO

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