What is the Daily RedHawk?
The Daily RedHawk is the official mode of mass communication for daily updates for Â̲èÖ±²¥. It is an email news bulletin that is sent out Monday through Friday to all faculty, staff, and students.
When is the Daily RedHawk distributed?
The Daily RedHawk is sent at 6 a.m. CT, Monday through Friday. If there are no posts submitted, it is not sent.
How do I sign up to receive the Daily RedHawk?
All faculty, staff, and students with IU Northwest email addresses automatically receive the Daily RedHawk.
What types of information can be posted to the Daily RedHawk?
The Daily RedHawk is for news and information about IU Northwest-related topics that appeal to a wide audience of faculty, staff and students. Examples include organizational changes, new initiatives, status on construction or repairs, physical moves, new technology, technology breakdown, events, open meetings, health and security alerts, key deadlines, student employment opportunities, and more.
What type of information cannot be posted to the Daily RedHawk?
Items that may not be shared via the Daily RedHawk include advertising and/or fundraising for any non-IU Northwest group, even if an IU Northwest community member is affiliated with or sponsoring it. The types of information that should be kept confidential (not released internally and externally) include, but are not limited to: personal and personnel issues such as illness or medical information (unless it puts the wider community at risk), grievances, personal legal proceedings, discrimination issues, salaries, and nonfactual or unproven information.
Who monitors the Daily RedHawk to make sure posted items are appropriate and correct?
The submitter is responsible for the accuracy of all Daily RedHawk posts. The Office of Marketing and Communications monitors submissions but is not responsible for any errors in content or links submitted throught the webform.
How do I submit a message?
Fill out the to include all the necessary information you would like to share in the Daily RedHawk. The form will ask you for the subject line, the message text, and will allow for shareable links. To share additional details on a program or initiative, please share a web page; and for events share the LiveWhale calendar entry's link.
Please note that there is a 1,000 character-limit for messages. Images and attachments are not allowed based on the technology and the commitment by IU Northwest to providing resources to IU employees, students, and visitors with disabilities.
What is the deadline for posting a message?
Items must be submitted by 2 p.m. CST to be included in the following day’s Daily RedHawk. For Monday’s edition, items must be received by 2 p.m. CST the Friday before.
What are some overall best practices for Daily RedHawk messages?
The goal of the Daily RedHawk is to serve as a campus resource to conveniently access the latest campus news. Our goal is to make the messages in the Daily RedHawk as concise and clearly formatted as possible for easy reading. Limit the amount of text you include, utilize bulleted lists instead of blocks of copy when possible, and include links for further information to limit message length.
Can I edit my message after I submit?
If you have an edit to your message after you’ve submitted the form, please email dailyrh@iu.edu as soon as possible with the correction.
Can I upload attachments or images?
No. Images and attachments are not allowed based on the technology and the commitment by IU Northwest to providing resources to IU employees, students, and visitors with disabilities. This includes accessible content, and attachments and images may hinder accessibility. In addition, images and attachments may
greatly impact mobile data usage for readers viewing content on their mobile devices. As an alternative, we suggest directing the reader to your web page or LiveWhale calendar entry for related information.
How should I share SharePoint or OneDrive links in my message?
If you are including a SharePoint or OneDrive link to a flyer or other document in your Daily RedHawk submission, please make sure the sharing settings allow access for all recipients. Before submitting your link, change your link setting sharing option “Anyone with the link” so that faculty, staff, and students can open it without permission issues.
Additionally, ensure the link permissions are set to “Can view” rather than “Can edit." This helps protect the integrity of your content and prevents unintended changes.
To learn more, visit the UITS IT Training page for instructions.
Can I shorten my link for use in the Daily RedHawk?
Yes. You may use Indiana University’s link shortener at to create a shorter, more readable link. To do this, visit go.iu.edu, paste your full URL into the field provided, and follow the prompts to generate a shortened link. You may also customize the ending of the link if it is available.
Please note that your original link’s sharing permissions must be set correctly before shortening it. Link-shortening tools do not change access settings and will carry over the permissions of the original URL.
Can I schedule my post to run ahead of time or repeatedly?
No. There is no functionality available to schedule posts to publish at a future time. For a repeated entry, you must resubmit the message to the Daily Redhawk.
How often can I post the same message?
Due to the volume posts, duplicate items may only be published five times and not repeated within the same calendar week. The only exception will be for posts promoting events occurring in the current calendar week. (Example: For a Wednesday event, you may submit posts on Monday and Tuesday promoting the event happening tomorrow and today, respectively)
Who do I contact with questions?
Please email the Daily RedHawk at dailyrh@iu.edu.
