What We Do
Our Creative Services team is a student-powered team that supports the marketing and communications efforts of the Division of Student Affairs and the campus community through our many services!
Newsletters
Our Communications team oversees communications to all enrolled students and their supporters, informing them of the variety of resources, events, and services available to them on campus. We do this through the creation and distribution of the Laker Weekly student newsletter and the Laker Family Network supporter newsletter.
- Laker Weekly Newsletter: distributed to students on Thursdays during the academic year
- Laker Family Network Newsletter: distributed to supporters and families monthly during the academic year
Submit a newsletter content submission
(available to GVSU faculty and staff only)
Division of Student Affairs Mass Communications:
(Emails to all enrolled students and/or faculty and staff)
If the communication channels listed above, do not meet the your needs, the DSA Communications Team will support you through the creation and execution of a mass email built in EMMA pending the mass communications approval process.
Consultation
We can work with Student Affairs departments to provide consultation around developing a marketing communications plan including tactics and messaging that helps get the word out to the campus community about the programming, events, resources, and services that your team provides.
Brand Review
We can review department-created graphics and visual assets to ensure they meet the university's visual identity policy and the division's branding guidelines as well as meet general best practices in design and accessibility. Please allow at least 5 business days for brand review.
Social Media Engagement and Content Review
We are available to provide consultation around social media strategy and best practices for Student Affairs department social media channels.
Our department is oversees the planning, coordination, and promotion of some of the largest and most highly visible events and traditions on campus, including: