Although this resource should be used responsibly and professionally, it is possible to make mistakes. To locate an individual's email address, look in the Online Communications Directory . For specific email policies, please see the Guidelines for Email Use and the Electronic Mail web page . Like any correspondence, electronic messages should be composed carefully to convey the intended message. The reader of the message does not have access to the normal visual or auditory cues of a conversation.
Many offices use mass mailings to inform the community of upcoming events or seminars.
Electronic mass mailings appear to be easy and free. Everyone's time is valuable. People who have no interest in your message may become upset and complain vocally. Oftentimes, many of the topics and events which one would like to mention in a mass mailing can be publicized using InfoEagle, the Campus Wide Information System. Some free and easy ways to advertise events electronically are through the electronic events calendars of the BC Chronicle, the Student Affairs Office the Office of the Dean for Student Development.