Submit an Announcement

  1. Create a new e-mail message.
  2. Address the e-mail to msgs@oit.pdx.edu in the "To" or "CC" field. [Do not use the "BCC" field to address the message.]
  3. Type the title of the announcement in the "Subject" field.
  4. Compose a plain-text message with the announcement as the message body.
  5. Send the message. NOTE: Do not attach anything to the message.

Campus announcements currently appear on webdev.pdx.edu and on the Portland State webmail login screen. We attempt to post messages within one business day of receipt and they remain posted until later messages replace them. Because the current system only shows 10 messages at a time, your message may take longer to be posted and/or be replaced more quickly during heavy posting periods (e.g., before/during the start of a new term).

Announcement Guidelines

  • Announcements must be related to an official Portland State organization or held at Portland State and be appropriate for an educational community. Commercial and personal postings are not allowed.
  • Messages that are inappropriate, have inadequate information or are incorrectly formatted (e.g., rich text or HTML emails; attached Word/Acrobat documents, etc.) will be returned to sender without posting.
  • Do not include any instructions in your e-mail (e.g., "please post this message") unless you need something out of the ordinary.
  • Announcements are not edited for spelling or grammar.
  • msgs@oit.pdx.edu may not be subscribed to mailing lists.

Messages in Plain-Text Format

Many e-mail programs allow you to create e-mails in rich text format (RTF), HTML format, or plain-text format. Most word processing programs (e.g., Microsoft Word) do not automatically produce plain-text format documents. If you are using RTF or HTML formatting in your email program or you are pasting text into an e-mail from a word processing program like Microsoft Word, you are likely to see odd characters in your posted message.

To avoid this issue, use plain-text formatting only in your e-mail program and save any word processing document as plain-text with character substitution before copying and pasting into your email. See help files and documentation for your e-mail/word processing program for more information. Read more about plain-text only email.

If you have questions about campus announcements at Portland State, please contact Web Communications.