Ways to Publicize Your Student Event

Students, see some of the many ways you can publicize your events on campus.

NOTE: When publicizing your event, you must:

• Follow UCSD's posting policies
• Publicize the event as it is presented on the Blue Form
• Include the sponsor name and contact information on all advertising

• Banners and posters

  Registered student organizations can make up to two 6-foot banners/ posters per organization per event for tabling or hanging at the Price Center.

  Review UCSD's posting policies.

  • Make your own banner or poster. The Center for Student Involvement office has markers and butcher paper available between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
    • Banner sleeves are available for check-out at the EDNA help desk located next to the Price Center Theater. You will need to show your student ID.
    • Hang posters and flyers early Monday morning to get the best spot.
  • Order a parking structure banner.
    • Call the Sign Shop at (858) 534-1408 to order a banner

• Center for Student Involvement

  Write a feature article for a Center for Student Involvement online or paper publication. E-mail for information.

  • "Get Involved!" summer magazine goes to all incoming first year and transfer students. Student organizations can advertise for a reduced rate.
  • E-mail the Center for Student Involvement with your success stories and photos, and we might publicize them on campus and beyond.

• Co-sponsorship

  Expand your reach by asking a relevant academic department, student organization, and/or other department to co-sponsor your event.

• Direct mail

  Announce your event to the campus community via campus mail.

  • Talk to your student organization advisor to get permission and a budget to obtain a mailing list from UCSD Mail Services.

• Electronic publicity

  • Promote your your program or event in a weekly newsletter to all students by visiting Student Flyers. Click on Submit Announcement.
  • Send messages to student organization principal members via the Student Organizations Member Listserv.
  • Contact these e-mail listservs to request that they distribute your message:
    • Transfer student listserv: transfer-l@ucsd.edu
    • Associated Students listserv: ascouncil@ucsd.edu
    • Community service listserv: communityservice-L@ucsd.edu
  • Submit your item for inclusion as an announcement on TritonLink.

  Note: All messages are reviewed for appropriate content.

• Faculty announcements

  Ask faculty members to announce your event during classes that might be relevant to your event.

• Fall Festival on the Green

  Get exposure with a table at the Fall Festival on the Green, a student organization fair held each year in early October.

• The Guardian student newspaper

  Contact The Guardian to find out how to get included in:

  • Classified Ads
  • Weekly Calendar

  Note: The Guardian is published every Monday.

• Price Center information table

  Promote your event with a table in Price Center Plaza or Library Walk. For information, call Price Center Reservations, (858) 534-7666.

• Price Center Marquee and Video Connect

  • Request a mention on the Price Center Marquee. or on the Price Center Video Connect.

• Residence halls

  Contact the colleges for the names of resident advisors, who can help you publicize your event to their residents.

• Shuttle message boards

  Advertise your event on the electronic signs on UCSD shuttle buses.

  • Submit an online request.

• T-shirts

  Advertise your event with custom T-shirts.

  Conveniently located on campus, the T Shirt Factory is a full-service T-shirt and sweatwhirt printing shop run by the Crafts Center and is located on the 2nd level of the Student Center (map).

  • The T Factory is open weekdays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Contact them by e-mail, or call (858) 534-2021.

• Student Organization Database

  Use the "Manage Meetings" function of the Student Organization Registration System to add your meeting dates, times, and locations to your organization’s page on the student organization online database.

  • This database is the primary tool used by students interested in joining a student organization and can be an effective way to inform your members of upcoming meetings.