Drupal users should visit this page for information on creating announcements, adding the announcements block to their page, and best practices. Visit this page for information on getting your announcement into WPI Today. Note that announcements, and other information, featured at the top of WPI Today emails are reserved only for campus-wide audiences or for information that requires employee action.

The university’s homepage is curated by Marketing Communications for our external audiences and focuses on the mission of the university. Space there is reserved for the highest-level information, including emergency notifications, such as weather-related impacts to campus. Individual schools and departments manage their own pages and can highlight information there while also linking to other pages across the website. 

Connect with the Events Office for any event planning needs. For promotion, begin by creating a post for your event, which will add it to the University Calendar and pull it into the daily WPI Today email. Check out more options and support for promoting your event through these resource pages.

Connect with your Drupal administrator(s), who is responsible for updating your department page. You can find who your administrator is here. Provide your administrator with any instructions and content needed for the update (photo, video, writing, links, etc). Every department is responsible for keeping their page(s) up to date.

If you are the Drupal administrator, you have the ability to make many edits directly on your managed web pages. Drupal how-to videos are available here. If there are edits needed that you are not authorized to do, or to request a new page, submit a ticket to the Help Desk. For content strategy assistance, reach out to Marketing Communications.

WPI faculty and staff have access to WPI’s photo directory, Canto. On the Canto login page, make sure to select “SSO” to log-in. 

Quick tips for searching Canto and downloading photos:

AI Enabled search: use specific and detailed/complex search terms when searching for more general images (i.e. "group of students on the quad")

AI Disabled search: brief/simple search terms for specific people, places, and events (i.e. "campus center")

select "file type" when downloading photo for specific use. Refer to this image size guide for selecting the correct photo dimensions. 

Visit this page for more information about using photos or requesting photography.

Visit this page for information on ordering branded items and apparel, as well as requesting the use of WPI banners and table covers. Staff and faculty can also order collateral for events, such as folders, nametags, and business cards.

Sharing stories can take many forms, from an announcement or social media posts to a press release or a pitch to the media.

Check out this page about sharing news stories or send us a note at media@wpi.edu and we can help determine how best to share your story.

For newsletters, think first about why you want one, what your goal is, who your audience is, how you’ll distribute your newsletter, and what your budget is. Newsletters take considerable work to curate and manage content and require dedication by an owner or owners, and they might not accomplish your goal. If you determine you need a formatted newsletter, Marketing Communications can help set you up with an account in Mailchimp, a free (based on usage) email marketing platform. Contact marketing@wpi.edu if you have other questions. 

All staff members are responsible for updating their profiles in Drupal. Faculty can either edit their own profile or designate another user to edit it for them.

WPI branded templates are available for download and use here, including PowerPoint, nametags, and letterheads. Faculty and staff can also use all, or portions, of the University Slide Deck PowerPoint and/or the Project-Based Learning slide deck PowerPoint for their presentations.

Visit this page for information on getting started with using social media. Make sure to check out best practices and guidelines for using the platform.

Visit this page for access to our editorial, visual, and identity guidelines. For additional assistance, reach out to Marketing Communications.