Why Did Daily Headlines Change?

In 1997, the Office of University Relations at the University of Arkansas recognized the need for a daily news and information site for students, faculty and staff and -- with the increasing proliferation of e-mail as a communications tool -- created Daily Headlines. Produced every Monday through Friday, Daily Headlines was intended to create a more inclusive and aware working environment. Its purpose was to report on timely research, the accomplishments of student and faculty, general university news, campus events, training and more. At the beginning, there were about 1,000 subscribers. By 2000, more than 25,000 people had subscribed, and Daily Headlines became a campus staple. Today, it continues to be the source of campus information for the entire campus community.

Along with the growing success of Daily Headlines has come a tremendous volume of news items to be reported. In the old version of Daily Headlines, readers might have to scroll through seven or eight screens to read the entire contents. It was also visually unappealing in its old e-mail form. To better serve our campus community, Daily Headlines has undergone a redesign. It will still be your comprehensive source for news and information but packaged in a more attractive and streamlined fashion.

What you will find is a much shortened e-mail version of Headlines with links to direct you to the Web version of Daily Headlines. The e-mail version will contain the top three or four news items of the day. The Web version will consist of a home page with photos and images and the top news of the day. Along the left side, you will find Daily Headlines category links. These links include: news, research and expertise, students, faculty, staff, fund-raising, alumni, athletics, reminders, events, recreation, training, campus calendars and a daily digest. You can click on any link that might be of particular interest to you. The daily digest will be similar to the old version of Daily Headlines, containing all the headlines of the day at one site. You will also find a new category: reminders. These are items of interest to the general campus community and will include information on such things as road or sidewalk closings, computer maintenance and more.

Items submitted to Daily Headlines will be assigned one Content Category. The following are Content Categories:

News: Current and timely news releases of wide interest to the media, campus community and the general public about the U of A, its accomplishments and the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff.

Research and Expertise: News about significant campus research and expertise (scholarly research, discoveries, etc.) that promotes and distinguishes the University of Arkansas as a nationally competitive research university serving Arkansas and the world.

Students: News and information for and about UA students that promote the University of Arkansas as a student-centered institution.

Faculty: News and information for and about UA faculty including information on grants, awards, distinctions, presentations, publications and appointments.

Staff: News and information for and about UA staff members that include promotions, honors, awards, employee graduations, presentations by staff or their departments and other news of interest.

Fund Raising: News about private gift support to campus.

Alumni: News and information about alumni and their accomplishments.

Athletics: News and information from the UA menís and womenís athletic departments.

Reminders: Announcements and pertinent information that may affect your day.

Events: News and information on academic, cultural and other events that occur on the UA campus or are sponsored by the U of A and held off-campus for the campus community and the general public.

Recreation: News and information generated by the U of A for students, faculty and staff about recreational activities available (ex. ice skating trip, canoeing, etc.).

Training: News and information on training opportunities for students, faculty and staff that can include news from UA Human Resources, University IT Services, Continuing Education and other units.

Campus Calendar: This link will connect the user to various UA departmental campus calendars.

Submit Info: This link will direct you to a form to submit items for Daily Headlines inclusion.

In Print and On Air: A look at the places UA people are showing up in print and on the air.

Comments: This section gives readers a chance to comment on any issues about Daily Headlines or other campus issues.

To submit an item for Daily Headlines, please go to our Web form at http://www3.uark.edu/urel/daily_headlines/index.asp. The deadline for an item to appear in the next dayís headlines is noon the day prior. All items submitted are subject to editing. In this new version of Daily Headlines, you may request that we run your item more than one day. You may also submit images for consideration in Headlines.

For questions or comments, please send an e-mail to headline@uark.edu.

We hope you will enjoy this new version of Daily Headlines and we in the Office of University Relations welcome the opportunity to keep the University of Arkansas community informed.