Guidelines for the ALLDEPTS Mailing List
The ALLDEPTS method of sending e-mail notification is reserved for
official announcements of university activities and for conducting
official business on behalf of the university. ALLDEPTS announcements
should be of wide interest to the university community.
ALLDEPTS Messages
Messages that are permitted include:
- Campus and community event announcements, such as addresses by
public figures, conferences, receptions, town hall meetings,
commencement, Rice Farmer's Market
- Campus updates and services, such as HR benefits enrollment
periods, technology updates, utility outages, field and street closures
Messages that will not be approved include those relating to:
- Non-Rice activities or business
- Disposing of personal property (pets, automobiles, recordings, plants, tickets, etc.)
- Schedules or events of interest only to your department
- Discussions or other public dialogs
- Personal messages, including statements of personal opinion
- Chain letters of any type
Web Sites for Posting Information
Several Rice web sites are available for posting content about housing, events, or other information as indicated below.
Mailing Lists for Posting Information
You can email items to news lists. The items will post to the subscribers of the list and also on the campus portal.
More information on mailing lists is available at http://mailman.rice.edu.
Questions
The ALLDEPTS list is moderated by the President's Office. If you
have questions about ALLDEPTS (how to use the list, subscription
requests, appropriate use, etc.), please e-mail alldepts-owner@mailman.rice.edu.
These guidelines are maintained online at http://www.rice.edu/it/email/alldepts.html.
