RyersonToday

 

Ryerson Today is produced Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (Wednesdays only during summer) by the Publications unit of Communications, Government & Community Engagement, Ryerson University.

Executive editor: Bruce Piercey

Managing editor: Colleen Mellor

Editor: Andy Lee

Contributing writer: Antoinette Mercurio

If you have a story idea, bulletin request, video submission, query or comment, please email ryersontoday@ryerson.ca. See below for guidelines.

 

Accessibility

Ryerson University is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have a comment, question or suggestion or require Ryerson Today in an alternate format, please email ryersontoday@ryerson.ca.

 

Event and bulletin board submissions

Events are campus happenings that take place at a specific time, while bulletin board items are notes to the community about contests, committees, etc.

To submit an event, please fill out the form: http://www.ryerson.ca/news/events/submit/index.html. If you have any questions, please email campusevents@ryerson.ca.

To submit a bulletin board item, please fill out the form: http://www.ryerson.ca/ryersontoday/bulletin/submit.html. If you have any questions, please email ryersontoday@ryerson.ca.

Listings should be submitted in advance to ensure timely posting. Submissions received less than seven days before the event may not be posted. Please include all pertinent details as missing information may delay posting. Listings may be edited for length, style and clarity. Ryerson Today does not host files (i.e., PDFs, nomination forms, etc.); users must provide links to additional posted content.

In general, a featured event or bulletin only appears once in Ryerson Today. If you would like to request one to be highlighted in the publication, please contact ryersontoday@ryerson.ca. Event and bulletin board items are featured in Ryerson Today at the editor’s discretion.

 

Story ideas

If you have a story idea, please send it to ryersontoday@ryerson.ca. Ryerson Today considers all story ideas and meets to discuss them as a team every few days.

Please note, we publish stories about and related to the Ryerson community, including students, staff, faculty and alumni. We are interested in timely stories that connect with the wider audience. If something is happening in your department or faculty, feel free to contact us. Stories are chosen at the editorial team’s discretion.

 

Video submissions

Do you have a video you'd like to share with the Ryerson community? Email the URL, names and program/department of persons involved to ryersontoday@ryerson.ca.

Videos must be posted online (YouTube, Vimeo, Ryecast, etc.). Ryerson Today does not host videos. Videos are featured in Ryerson Today at the editors' discretion.

Please ensure videos inlcude closed captions. For information on captioning YouTube videos, visit http://ryerson.ca/accessibility/tools/closed-captioning.htm. For information on captioning Vimeo videos, visit http://www.3playmedia.com/how-it-works/how-to-guides/captions-and-subtitles-with-vimeo. When uploading videos to Ryecast, be sure to also upload a caption file in .srt format. For more information, email ryecast@ryerson.ca.

 

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