We are accepting submissions for the September edition of News for OWU Families. Please submit news for parents and families using this News for OWU Families form by the deadline, noon Friday, Aug. 29.
For the September digest, please consider submitting information to help students and families get off to a great start – reminders about annual business items, academic deadlines and information, engagement and belonging opportunities, etc.
The average open rate of News for OWU Families for the spring 2025 semester was a whopping 66%! Families are reading it!
Tips: 1) eliminate OWU jargon, abbreviations, or acronyms from your emails; 2) use ‘family’ or ‘parents and families’; 3) consider your voice and tone – direct your message to families (not students).
Emails will typically be sent on the first Wednesday of every month. Submissions will be due the Friday before each email release. This digest aims to keep parents and families informed, engaged, and regularly supplied with resources. Please plan to review with your team every month what information from your area is of value to parents and families. We encourage you to make monthly calendar reminders to create submissions and spread the word about this new communication tool to engage our OWU families.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: News for OWU Families
Contact: Nancy Rutkowski at nbrutkow@owu.edu