News Submission Information 2024-2025
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Formatting/Submitting Copy:
- Please submit using Google docs, Microsoft Word, or even just typing in the body of an email. Please do not submit articles as pdfs.
- No fancy fonts are needed. Fonts will be edited after submission.
- Please submit all work electronically by emailing editor, Shannon Pizzuta, at [email protected]
- If you do not receive a confirmation reply from Shannon within a few days, please resubmit.
- Please email her with any questions as well!
General Guidelines:
- All professional chapter news submissions will be published under the chapter name.
- All committee news will be published under the committee name.
- Be sure to identify your chapter/committee in the submission.
- When submitting chapter news, please include the author’s name.
- For articles written by DKG NJ officers or committee chairs, please include your name with a personally approved photo of yourself. Once you have submitted a photo, that same photo will be used in each newsletter, until a new one is submitted.
- When submitting photos, due to copyright laws, the photographer’s permission is always required to publish a photo. Please get permission. Also, include a caption listing the activity/identifying members in the photo, and always identify the photographer by name so we can give them credit. Photos should be crisp and of good quality.
- The editor(s) reserve the right to edit all submissions and crop photos as needed.
Requests for Chapter Content:
- FALL: This is our biggest issue for Chapter content. Submissions Due 10/4
- Chapter Update -This is the MAIN chapter update article for the year! This update might include a reflection on recent events/activities, projects, goals for the year, and/or member achievements. Please provide photos if possible, with a caption listing the activity/identifying members in the photo, and always identify the photographer by name. Photos should be crisp and of good quality.
- Member Spotlight - Please choose a member to spotlight! Provide a brief paragraph on why they should be in the spotlight and an approved photo. There will be a sample in the next “News Between the News.”
- Chapter Convention Sales - Is your chapter selling anything at convention? Let us know so we can share!
- WINTER: Submissions Due 1/4
- Chapter Convention Sales - anything submitted for the fall newsletter regarding convention sales will be shared again. You do not need to resubmit. However, if you have new sales, please submit for this newsletter. (Is your chapter selling anything at the DKGNJ convention? Let us know so we can share!)
- Member Spotlight - Please submit your second member to spotlight. Provide a brief paragraph on why they should be in the spotlight and an approved photo.
- NO chapter update needed
- SPRING: Submissions Due 4/5
- Member Spotlight - Please submit your third member to spotlight. Provide a brief paragraph on why they should be in the spotlight and an approved photo.
- NO chapter update needed
- SUMMER: Submissions Due 7/5
- Reflection - Please ask your active members to share a small reflection on something they are proud of this school year. This might include a fun class project they assigned, a field trip experience, a grant they worked on, etc. Reflections should be education related.
- NO chapter update needed