University of Calgary

Submitting a story

Have an interesting story? We appreciate your ideas. To submit a story to UToday, please refer to the check list below.

Checklist for submitting a story

  • Pitch story idea in advance to utoday@ucalgary.ca.
  • Suggest an approximate date for publication.
  • The story should be 300-400 words, including headline, and in a MSWord document.
  • Content follows University of Calgary's Style Guide: (www.ucalgary.ca/news/styleguide)
  • Is there a photo to accompany the story?
    • Does UToday need to take the picture?
    • Provide a cutline for the photo (name of who is in photo and description of what's happening)
    • Is it in jpg format?
    • Credit (who took the photo)?
  • Webpage links if available and included at bottom of story so those interested know where to go for more information.
  • "For more information" contact if applicable.

Submit an event

When submitting an event for inclusion in UToday, please include:

  • Date (month and day)
  • Working title (2-5 words)
  • A link to the event page

NOTE: If there are changes to your event (eg. time, location, cancellation, change of speaker) please email UToday as soon as possible so the listing can be updated in UToday, in the university's events calendar and on the University of Calgary homepage. Also note that once UToday has been sent out, the event information in the emailed issue cannot be changed—however, the version on the web can be changed.