Message of the Day

Message of the Day is an additional tool for sharing information with all staff, however it should not be seen as a replacement for Dialogue Signposts.

Definitions and examples of use:

Category A – top priority

Business critical and emergencies

e.g.

Relocation of all teaching activity in a building due to heating issues
Interruption to teaching and assessment activities due to industrial action
Instances of a serious contagious illness on University estate
Evacuation of a building due to flooding
Temporary building closures due to health and safety issues
Interruption to telephone services
Power outage on the University estate
Sudden, severe weather

Category B

University wide events/ corporate events/ Operational messages

e.g.

VC Town Hall meetings
Consultation events
HR changes – Pension changes
Awards
Car parking notices
Library opening hours
Payroll deadlines
Temporary office closures
CIS maintenance

Category C

Any other promotional messages

e.g.

Inviting colleagues to attend workshops, conferences and lectures
Publicising general University events and exhibitions

Content should be received at noon on a Friday for inclusion in the following week’s Message of the Day. To include an item please email dialogue@durham.ac.uk with the date you wish your message to appear. We will operate the Message of the Day inclusion on a first-come – first-served basis and also reserve the right to change messages in the event that a business critical/emergency message needs to be published. Please note business critical/emergency messages take priority and there is no guarantee of your item being included, although we will try our best to accommodate all requests.

This procedure is subject to change.