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Editorial Guidelines for Ion Caltech Today and Ion Caltech

Both Ion Caltech Today and the Ion Caltech weekly newsletter are resources created for the Caltech community to foster engagement with and pride in the Institute.

Ion Caltech Today is an internally focused webpage that draws content from across the public Caltech website, providing a space where information from and about the campus community can be accessed.

Ion Caltech is a weekly, internally focused opt-out newsletter in which information on campus news, announcements, and events is curated from content that can be found on Ion Caltech Today and the Caltech homepage.

Audience

  • Aimed at an internal audience, but keep in mind that links and information are publicly visible

Contact Information

  • Email [email protected] with questions about Caltech Today or Ion Caltech
  • Editorial staff:
    • Jon Nalick (editor)
    • Lori Oliwenstein

How to Suggest Announcements and Featured Events for Inclusion

The Institute allows members of the campus to submit...

  • Announcements (items of general interest to the community); and
  • Events (characterized by happening at a specific to time and location.

Instructions on how to post a campus announcement can be found at:
www.caltech.edu/campus-life-events/announcements-and-events/announcements

Instructions on how to post an event to the Institute Calendar can be found at:
www.caltech.edu/campus-life-events/announcements-and-events/events

Items that have been posted following the process above are visible to the campus community and automatically become eligible for use on Ion Caltech Today and in the Ion Caltech newsletter.

To specifically request that an item be featured in Ion Caltech Today and in the Ion Caltech newsletter send a note to [email protected] at least 1-2 weeks in advance.

Criteria for Inclusion in Ion Caltech Today and Ion Caltech

  • The event or announcement should provide information that will spur the community to action.
  • The event or announcement is timely; we prefer to highlight events that are upcoming or announcements that are forward-looking rather than summaries of what has already occurred.
  • The event or announcement is of broad interest/applicable to a wide portion of the Caltech community.
    • NOTE: Occasionally we make exceptions to our guidelines. If you would like input on whether something is appropriate for Ion Caltech Today, contact us at [email protected].