{"id":118699,"date":"2024-01-26T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/?p=118699"},"modified":"2024-01-26T07:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:49:27","slug":"feb-2-deadline-submit-to-news-for-owu-families-monthly-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/daily\/feb-2-deadline-submit-to-news-for-owu-families-monthly-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb. 2 Deadline &#8211; Submit to News for OWU Families Monthly Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are accepting submissions for the\u00a0<strong>February<\/strong>\u00a0edition of\u00a0<strong>News for OWU Families<\/strong>. Please submit news for parents and families using this<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/new-at-owu-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/new-at-owu-submissions\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1706322688579000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eCsXvX-LcxdZARMRHEt3Z\">\u00a0News for OWU Families form<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0the deadline,\u00a0<strong>noon Friday, Feb. 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only are we celebrating the first anniversary of News for OWU Families with this edition, but we are excited that the average open rate since the start of the 2023-24 academic year is a whopping 64%!\u00a0 Families are reading it and they like it!<\/p>\n<p>In a fall 2023 survey of parents &amp; families, 96% of respondents indicated that they had read News for OWU Families. Respondents said that they \u201cappreciate the consistent communication,\u201d that the digest is \u201cvery informative,\u201d and even \u201cgreat!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Consider how this important communication tool can assist your department and provide families with information to assist with student success.<\/p>\n<p>Tips:<br \/>\n1) eliminate OWU jargon, abbreviations, or acronyms from your emails.<br \/>\n2) use \u2018family\u2019 or \u2018parents and families.\u2019<br \/>\n3) consider your voice and tone \u2013 direct your message to <em>families\u00a0<\/em>(not students).<\/p>\n<p>Emails will typically be sent on the first Wednesday of every month. Submissions will be due the Friday before each email release. The goal of this digest is to keep parents and families informed, engaged, and supplied regularly with resources.\u00a0Please plan to review\u00a0with your team every month what information is of value to parents and families from your area. 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.<\/p>\n<p>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office: Alumni &amp; Family Engagement<br \/>\nContact: Nancy Rutkowski at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nbrutkow@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nbrutkow@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are accepting submissions for the\u00a0February\u00a0edition of\u00a0News for OWU Families. Please submit news for parents and families using this\u00a0News for OWU Families form\u00a0by\u00a0the deadline,\u00a0noon Friday, Feb. 2. 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