Daily Blast and calendar
The Daily Blast and Campus Events Calendar are critical communication tools intended to keep the campus community up to date on the Mines latest news, events and announcements. Whether you’re promoting a faculty lecture, inviting the community to participate in an activity hosted by a student organization, sharing an important campus announcement or more, these are the best channels to inform and engage the majority of our campus community.
Mines Daily Blast
The Daily Blast is sent out to the Mines community at 6 a.m. every weekday during the spring and fall semesters and Monday mornings during the summer.
Campus Events Calendar
The Campus Events Calendar website is visible to the public. We recommend creating events here and linking to them from the Daily Blast if applicable.
Events Calendar Procedure
Purpose
This procedure outlines the standards for submitting events to the Colorado School of Mines’ events calendar. It ensures that all content is relevant, appropriate, and accessible to the entire campus community.
Scope
This procedure applies to the events calendar managed by Colorado School of Mines. View the campus-wide calendar here.
Event Eligibility
- Authorized Submitters: Official Mines departments, offices, and registered student organizations may submit events for the calendar.
- Event Promotion: Events submissions must be relevant to Mines-related activities, programs, lectures or other events. The primary audience must be the campus community including faculty, staff, students, prospective students and alumni. Events must be held on Mines campus (with special situations reviewed), and should be officially sponsored by, partnered with, or run by Mines faculty, staff or students.
- Event Standards: Submissions may not contain offensive or obscene language or imagery.
- Review Process: All events are subject to review and approval by The Office of Marketing and Communications.
Submission Guidelines
- Submission Process: All events must be submitted through the events calendar submission form found at https://calendar.mines.edu/submit/.
- Full event details must be typed in the description section of the submission form. Uploading an image or PDF alone will not be accepted, as this does not meet accessibility standards.
- Upload File Formats Accepted:
- .jpg or pdf
- Max image upload size: 50MB
- Design Recommendations:
- Use clear and legible fonts.
- Avoid excessive text; messages should be concise and easily readable.
- Content (logos, colors, names, etc.) should adhere to the brand guidelines found at brand.mines.edu.
Accessibility Requirements
In alignment with Colorado House Bill 21-1110 and Mines’ commitment to inclusivity:
- Compliance Standards: All digital content must conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.
- Alternative Text: Uploaded images must include descriptive alternative text.
- Accessible Documents: Any linked documents (e.g., PDFs) must be accessible, with proper tagging and structure.
Prohibited Content
To maintain a respectful and inclusive campus environment, the following types of content are strictly prohibited:
- Alcohol and Drug References: No imagery, language, or promotions that depict or reference alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, or illegal substances. No promotion of events where alcohol is the central focus such as happy hours.
- Explicit or Inappropriate Content: No sexually explicit, violent, profane, or discriminatory imagery or language.
- Political or Religious Advocacy: The events calendar may not be used to promote partisan political campaigns or religious ideologies. This prohibition does not apply to on-campus events hosted by faith-based RSOs.
- Third-Party Advertising: Promotions for businesses or organizations unaffiliated with Mines are not permitted, unless part of an approved sponsorship agreement.
- Fundraising or Sales: Commercial sales or fundraising efforts are only permitted if pre-approved through Student Life or Mines Foundation.
- Personal Messages: No birthday parties, memorials, or personal events, except in university-sanctioned campaigns.
- Misinformation or Harmful Content: Any messaging that promotes conspiracy theories, misinformation, or could reasonably cause harm to the campus community is not allowed.
Content Review Rights
The university reserves the right to reject, remove, or request revision of any content that does not align with Mines’ values or the guidelines outlined in this procedure, at the sole discretion of the Office of Marketing and Communications.
Review and Approval
- Review Schedule: Submissions are reviewed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Approval Criteria: Content is evaluated based on relevance, appropriateness, and compliance with design and accessibility standards.
- Rejection and Feedback: If a submission is rejected, feedback will be provided to guide necessary revisions.
Enforcement and Compliance
- Monitoring: The Office of Marketing and Communications, in collaboration with Information Technology, will monitor the events calendar for compliance.
- Violations: Non-compliant content may be removed without notice.
- Reporting Issues: Accessibility concerns or procedure violations can be reported to the Accessibility Resources office.
