Guidelines
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Slides must advertise university-sponsored events only. No personal events (such as parties or birthdays), sales, or advertisements will be accepted.
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Slides must include the following: sponsor, event name, location, date, and time. You may want to also include cost, contact or registration, etc.
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Allow five (5) business days for posting.
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The marketing department has the right to review and approve or deny all slides submitted.
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Slides may be rejected based on content, language, pictures, images, or references to alcohol.
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Slides must comply with established university brand standards.
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Messages that include the copyrighted or trademarked works of others will not be posted without written permission.
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Slides are displayed for approximately 10 seconds at a time and in rotation with other slides. Fonts should be easy for viewers to read. Please limit the amount of text, and make the text as large as possible.
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Please proofread.
Graphics Specifications
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Dimensions : 4:3 Ratio, 1400 x 1050px
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File Type : PNG is preferred, but JPG/JPEG, GIF (including animated), and TIFF are also supported.
Slides may be created in Powerpoint, using the Standard (4:3) dimensions. By default, Powerpoint uses Widescreen format; you can change this setting in the Design tab.
Video Specifications
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Dimensions : 4:3 ratio, at least 1400px x 1050px
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File Type Supported : MP4
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Maximum File Size : up to 250MB
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Recommended Length : 20 seconds or less
Please remove all audio tracks from videos, and add captions for any dialogue that occurs in the video.
Process for Submitting Slides to Marketing
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Send all slide submissions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Slide submissions should include the following :
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The slide as an attachment
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Specific start and end dates.
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Location(s) for displaying each slide. Digital signage is found in the following locations: Penland Administration Building, Sciences Building, Nursing Building, Etherredge Center, Humanities & Social Sciences Building, Gregg-Graniteville Library, Student Activities Center, Business & Education Building, Wellness Center, Children's Center, Pacer Commons, and Pacer Crossings.
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