Over 65,000 staff and faculty members from the university and the Wexner Medical Center receive a daily onCampus email newsletter during the school year. No emails are delivered on university holidays.
These emails provide a timely summary of news, campus events and updates from the registrar as well as news of interest to staff and faculty members.
More than 50,000 undergraduate students receive a weekly email newsletter during the school year (biweekly in the summer term). onCampus emails share general campus events and news with students.
Graduate and professional students receive a different weekly email (biweekly in the summer term) with information and content related to graduate and professional studies, full or part time.
Both versions of the onCampus email are sent on Tuesdays and provide timely news about the university, campus events or updates from the registrar that are of interest to the student body.
The layout of the newsletter is simple. Both versions for faculty and staff and students follow the same design specifications. Typically, it features between 10 and 15 relevant items with links for more information. See an example of onCampus Today and you can find copy-length and headlines.
Any staff or student group can share news within onCampus as long as the content meets publication criteria standards. We’ve compiled some helpful information and instructions for submitting a university news story or submitting an advertisement to be included in onCampus emails.
To be considered for publication in onCampus Today or onCampus Weekly, submitted items must be related or pertinent to the university and members of the campus-wide community. Events open only to members of a specific college or unit, for example, would not be appropriate for onCampus properties. Links to websites associated with osu.edu are preferred and strongly encouraged. Submissions with links to external websites unaffiliated with the university will not be considered.
Among the items regularly featured are research news, events and training/development opportunities, institutional updates, and faculty/staff news and accomplishments.
NOTE: When submitting an event or opportunity, please provide a link to a page with full information on the event as opposed to a registration form.
Items that will not be considered for editorial inclusion are: obituaries, items that advertise for-profit ventures or services that require payment, news unrelated to the Ohio State community, or items deemed inappropriate by the Office of Marketing and Communications staff.
Generally, items may appear once in onCampus Today or onCampus Weekly. Items that are requested to be published more than once will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Inquiries should be directed to onCampusToday@osu.edu.
onCampus emails are a service provided to all staff and students. We cannot support unsubscribe requests because email provides important university communication. One way to eliminate emails from your inbox is to set mail rules, which can automatically file mail or delete mail. To learn more about creating and managing your email inbox, visit Microsoft Support for Outlook and Office. (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/set-up-rules-in-outlook-75ab719a-2ce8-49a7-a214-6d62b67cbd41)
If you are not receiving onCampus emails and need to subscribe, report your issue to (https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_01iIfvMTGc13odE )
onCampus Today accepts news and event submissions for consideration that pertain to the Ohio State community. Items must be 100 words or less and include a web link to be publish and can also include a contact email address for more information.
Submission deadline is five business days prior to publication date. We’ve created a step-by-step guide to filling out the form in case you need some help.
You can reach the onCampus team by letter or by email.
Office of Marketing and Communications - onCampus
University Square North, 14 E. 15th Avenue, 3rd floor, Columbus, OH 43201
Ask a question: onCampusToday@osu.edu
Questions about submitting your news item: oncampus@osu.edu
Questions about onCampus advertisement: adsales@osu.edu