Connect With Your Community!

• Event listings are read by the entire ECU community.
• Keep in mind that event listings are posted on our public website.
• If the event is open to the public, it will be noted on the event post.

• Event posts must meet these criteria:
  • on-campus events by and for students, staff, faculty and alumni
  • off-campus exhibitions or events hosted or organized by ECU
  • fundraising events in direct support of ECU
• If you’re having an event but it doesn’t meet the criteria for the Events page, consider submitting it to Notices.
• We retain the right to remove any submissions that contravene our community guidelines.
• The Communications + Marketing team retains the right to further promote select events across ECU’s digital channels as determined.

• Anyone in the ECU community can submit an event.

• Submit your event with this form.
• Note: if you have had trouble with the form in the past, you will be pleased to know the issue has been fixed!

• We review event submissions every day.
• Be sure to submit your event with as much advance notice as possible – the longer it’s online, the more time there is for people to see it!

• Community Updates provide news from units, faculties, research centres or other administrative areas at ECU.
• Community Updates include department announcements, service changes and interruptions, new resources, or anything else that students, staff and faculty should know about.
• Community Updates are read by the entire ECU community.

• Community Updates can be submitted by someone from a department, faculty, research centre, or another official group at ECU.
• The person making the submission must have permission and authority to speak on the group's behalf.

• Submit your event with this form.

• Community Update submissions are reviewed every day, but if yours is time-sensitive, be sure to submit with as much advance notice as possible. The longer it’s online, the more time there is for people to see it!

• Community Updates are reviewed and lightly edited for clarity before being approved.

• Once the Community Update is approved and published, it will appear on the Community Updates page as well as on the webpage belonging to that area, if applicable.
• Community Updates are included in a weekly digest email shared with students, faculty and staff every Wednesday.
• To be included in a Wednesday email digest, your Community Update must be online at least 10 days prior.

• Notices are read by the entire ECU community.

• Anyone in the ECU community can submit a Notice.

• Think of the Notice Board as a virtual bulletin board where you can promote your personal events and projects, advertise the second-hand scooter you're selling, your dog walking services, or anything you'd like to share with your classmates or colleagues.
• If you’re having an event but it doesn’t meet the criteria for the Events page, consider submitting it to the Notice Board.

• Notices expire after two weeks of being online.

• Submit your Notice with this form.

• Notice Board submissions are reviewed every day. Be sure to submit yours with as much advance notice as possible – the longer it’s online, the more time there is for people to see it!

• Notice submissions are reviewed and lightly edited for clarity before being approved.
• We retain the right to remove any submissions that contravene our community guidelines.

• Once the Notice is approved and published, it will appear on our Notice Board.
• Notices are included in a weekly digest email that is sent out to students, faculty and staff every Thursday.
• To be included in a Thursday email digest, your Notice must be online at least 10 days prior.

• Showcase is ECU’s online gallery to share and celebrate artwork created by ECU students.
• Work submitted may be featured on ECU’s digital and print channels, including ECU’s digital screens around campus.
• Find Showcase here.
• The Communications + Marketing team retains the right to further promote select Showcase submissions across ECU’s digital channels as determined.

• Any ECU student can submit their work to Showcase.

• You can submit images of recent projects along with information about you and your practice.

• Submit your event with this form.

• Showcase submissions are reviewed every day.

• News Stories are read by the entire ECU community and by the public.

• Anyone in the ECU community can submit a pitch. Your pitch may be turned into a news story.
• Please note: we’re not always able to write about every single pitch we receive. But we thank you in advance for keeping us informed about your achievements and events!

• We’re always looking for success stories about members of our community (including students, staff, faculty and alums).
• If you’ve recently won an award, received a grant, embarked on a research project, had something published or showcased, or have a unique story to tell about your impact on the world, please tell us about it!

• Submit your idea with this form.

• All pitches are reviewed by our editorial team. If we are able to pursue your pitch, a member of the Communications + Marketing team will be in touch.

• News stories appear on our News page.
• They are also shared on our social media channels and are featured in our newsletters.
• News Stories are also included in a weekly digest email that is sent out to students, faculty and staff every Thursday.
• The Communications + Marketing team retains the right to further promote select news stories across ECU’s digital channels as determined.

• The Emily Post is our internal newsletter for faculty and staff where we share business and organizational news about ECU.

• You’ll find university-wide news, employee engagement features, and items about ECU life and culture:
  • News You Can Use: a roundup of news stories and community updates
  • Events + Resources: on-campus, off-campus and online events and webinars
  • Jobs + Opportunities: culled from the Leeway and internal postings
• You’ll also find well-being initiatives, a how-to section for important initiatives and policy information, and content to help you get to know fellow staff and faculty.

• The Emily Post is sent bi-weekly by email on Wednesday afternoons.

• Yes! Send us your story pitch with this form and we will get in touch with you within a day. You can also share your feedback on the newsletter through the form if there are areas for improvement or if you love it too!
• If you’ve submitted a Community Update, it may be selected for a feature in the Emily Post!

• Digital Screens are located on every level of the building.
  • Level 1: outside the Reliance Theatre and by Mini Loafe.
  • Level 2: at the main entrance and outside the Caf.
  • Level 3: by Animation.
  • Level 4: by Print and by the Grad Lounge.

• Digital Screen content is either created by Communications + Marketing team or selected from content submitted by the community to www.ecuad.ca, such as Events or Community Updates.

• We select content based on relevance to a large audience, importance of message, and timelines.

@emilycarru is the official handle of ECU’s social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. You can also find our video content on YouTube.

• Use this form to request something to be shared.

• We consider our social channels as a way for members of the Emily Carr community to connect with their peers, learn about university-related news and events, and share useful information.
• Content shared on our social media channels include ECU news and events, opportunities (job, volunteer, official contests or promotion), and the work of our students, staff, faculty and alums.
• We aim to ensure that the content we share, especially that of student work, is reflective of the multiplicity of perspectives and lived experiences of our community.
• The aim to uplift marginalized voices to combat the obstacles faced by, but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of a visible minority and racialized groups, and members of LGBTQ2+ communities, informs the content we share.

• Standards of conduct outlined in university policies extend to online conduct. Comments that contravene university policies will be removed, and the user may be banned from posting without notice. Other reasons for comment removal include:
  • Personal attacks on the author, subject, or person(s)
  • Hateful speech
  • Promotion of drug/alcohol use
  • Commercial purposes
  • Extreme tangent from the topic
  • Spam (posting multiple times)