“It’s Happening at State” is a weekly news publication for and about the faculty and staff of NDSU. Story submissions are encouraged and will be edited for length and Associated Press Style. The preferred method to receive submissions is via e-mail. Please send all submissions to ndsu.itshappening@ndsu.edu.
Stories in “It’s Happening” also will be posted on www.ndsu.edu/itshappening and may be distributed to media outlets as news releases.
Occasionally, submitted stories may be cut or held due to space constraints. The deadline for all submissions is noon Thursday preceding the publication date, unless otherwise noted. Due to space limitations, stories will not be repeated.
When submitting a story about faculty and staff members, include their full title. Whenever possible, we prefer to include a photograph with newsletter articles. Dan Koeck, NDSU photographer, takes faculty and staff photographs every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Stories are placed in one of six categories: University News, People, Events, Shorts, and Reminders and Calendar.
Address or subscription changes, both on and off campus, should be sent to Char Goodyear at char.goodyear@ndsu.edu.
The criteria serve as guidelines when considering stories for submission. There may be situations when exceptions are made. In situations where “It’s Happening” is unable to publish a story, for whatever reason, other outlets on campus such as The Spectrum, KDSU and department newsletters should be sought to announce news.
Stories likely to be published include, but are not limited to:
• Messages from President Joseph A. Chapman
• Faculty or staff member awards
• Faculty presentations and publications
• Campus seminars
• Faculty and departmental grants
• Student academic honors
• Faculty and staff award nominations
• NDSU Fine Arts events
• New hires and promotions
• Campus organization community work (volunteering, charitable fundraising, etc.)
Stories not likely to be published include, but are not limited to:
• Non-NDSU-sponsored community events, even if the event is held on campus
• Non-academic student achievement (athletics, livestock, judging awards, etc.)
• Student organization news or announcements
• Classified advertisements or classified-type announcements
Students and 'It’s Happening'
Because “It’s Happening” is an internal news publication primarily for faculty and staff, only high academic honors and awards received by students are published. Examples include Goldwater Scholarship recipients and national scholarship or competition winners. When submitting a story about a student, include level in school, their major and hometown.
Occasionally, a feature story about an athlete or team is published when national honors such as NCAA All-American team selection or Division I Athlete of the Year are received. “It’s Happening” does not publish team standings, news or announcements for either club or NCAA sports.
General news from student organizations is not published. However, if an organization is planning an event that is a form of community outreach that promotes the university, a story on the event may be published.
Community events and 'It’s Happening'
“It’s Happening” does not publish events scheduled on campus that are not sponsored by the university.
Jan. 15, 2009