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Email sent from a college-owned domain (beloit.edu) is an official mode of communication for the college.
Broadcast email is an unsolicited email of identical or substantially similar messages, sent quickly in large quantities, and is recognized as an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly use of technology for facilitating communication within the Beloit community.
A mailing list is a system that allows an email message to be sent to multiple addresses such that a recipient only sees an address representing the entire list in the To: field, without revealing the addresses of other recipients in the list.
A tag is an identifier between square brackets that is used to categorize the purpose of the message. The tag should be placed at the beginning of the subject line. Tags are recommended, but not required.
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Mailings not directly related to college business or activities.
Mailings in violation of the college’s Ethical Use Policy.
Mailings intended to provoke a discussion via group email.Mailings in violation of the college’s Ethical Use Policy.
Partisan political campaign activity, expression of personal opinion, or conduct of personal business.
Unauthorized fundraising or solicitation.
Anything of a commercial nature that has not been pre-approved by an administrator.
Any message that harasses, intimidates, threatens, or bullies recipients or includes personal attacks that directly or indirectly target individuals.
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September 2020 - Initial policy implementation
November 2023 - Moved from mailman listserv to Google Groups for facstaff email list .and simplified the guidelines
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