University Communications produces the Currently e-newsletter for employees, Portland State Magazine for alumni and friends, and the Virtual Viking e-newsletter for current students. We welcome ideas for stories or other submissions to each publication.
Learn more about PSU's Mass Email Requirements, Guidelines and Best Practices.
Currently
Currently is the weekly faculty and staff e-newsletter published online every Monday during the academic year. News items should be sent to currently@pdx.edu by the Tuesday noon before publication. See submission guidelines and the Currently calendar for details. Please note that submissions may be edited at the discretion of the editor and may be moved to a week with more space if not time sensitive.
INSIDE PORTLAND STATE
Inside Portland State is a blog about life at Oregon's top urban research university, featuring students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Posts are published 1-2 times a week. Contact the blog manager at connect@pdx.edu with story ideas or comments. We also welcome guest blog post submissions.
Portland State Magazine
Portland State Magazine is sent two to three times a year to alumni and friends. Contact the editor at psumag@pdx.edu to send comments on the current magazine, a story idea, alum notes or to submit a book or CD review.
Virtual Viking
Virtual Viking is the weekly student e-newsletter distributed to all PSU students on Mondays. The newsletter is published in the fall, winter and spring of each academic school year. To submit an announcement, please send the following to virtualv@pdx.edu by Tuesday at 12pm before the week of publication:
- Short copy about your announcement or event. A maximum of 70 words or 2-3 sentences is encouraged.
- Include a website link to your announcement. A pdx.edu syndicated link is preferred.
- Attach a picture in JPG format. Please do not send your event poster as it will not be used.
Social Media
If you have an item (story or event) you would like us to boost on Instagram stories, tag @portlandstate in your post. You can also send a Direct Message to the @portlandstate account with a request to be included. Note that not all items make it into our main stories.
If you would like us to retweet on Twitter, please tag us at @Portland_State.
Make student inboxes more manageable
The Student Communications Network is a team of staff and students working collaboratively to improve student communications on campus. As part of this work, they have created a master student communications calendar to better coordinate communications that are sent to a majority of students or that might have a significant impact on students’ ability to stay enrolled at PSU. Please reference this calendar before sending out mass student communications and include yours on the calendar by using this form.