Guidelines for the ALLDEPTS Mailing List
The ALLDEPTS method of sending e-mail notification is reserved for official announcements of university activities and for conducting official business on behalf of the university. ALLDEPTS announcements should be of wide interest to the university community.
ALLDEPTS Messages
Messages that are permitted include:
- Campus and community event announcements, such as addresses by public figures, conferences, receptions, town hall meetings, commencement, Rice Farmer's Market
- Campus updates and services, such as HR benefits enrollment periods, technology updates, utility outages, field and street closures
Messages that will not be approved include those relating to:
- Non-Rice activities or business
- Disposing of personal property (pets, automobiles, recordings, plants, tickets, etc.)
- Schedules or events of interest only to your department
- Discussions or other public dialogs
- Personal messages, including statements of personal opinion
- Chain letters of any type
Web Sites for Posting Information
Several Rice web sites are available for posting content about housing, events, or other information as indicated below.
| Type of Information | Web Site |
|---|---|
| Housing during sabbaticals, leaves of absence and temporary appointments | offcampus.rice.edu |
| For rent or need to rent | offcampus.rice.edu |
| House sitting | offcampus.rice.edu |
| Summer housing | offcampus.rice.edu |
| Temporary housing | offcampus.rice.edu |
| Lost and Found | my.rice.edu - Lost and Found Announcements |
| Rice property | classifieds.rice.edu |
| Public or Rice only events | events.rice.edu |
| Personal property and pets | my.rice.edu - Rice Campus Announcements |
Mailing Lists for Posting Information
You can email items to news lists. The items will post to the subscribers of the list and also on the campus portal.
| Type of Information | Email to: |
|---|---|
| Community announcements | community-l@mailman.rice.edu |
| Lost and found | lost-found-l@mailman.rice.edu |
More information on mailing lists is available at http://mailman.rice.edu.
Questions
The ALLDEPTS list is moderated by the President's Office. If you have questions about ALLDEPTS (how to use the list, subscription requests, appropriate use, etc.), please e-mail alldepts-owner@mailman.rice.edu.
These guidelines are maintained online at http://www.rice.edu/it/email/alldepts.html.
