News and Events
 
Volume 1 - Edition 6
November 15, 2004

Survey Results
Questions
Future of Engineering Now
Submission Deadlines


Survey Results
42 people responded to the Engineering Now Feedback Survey.  50% were staff, 36% were students and 14% were faculty.

40.5% of the participants stated that they have read all editions of Engineering Now.

The majority of participants (62.5%) indicated the News & Events section is most interesting.

28.6% of the participants indicated the Awards & Accomplishments section is least interesting, however 40% chose the "other" option stating, "Everything is interesting."

74% of participants stated they would prefer a monthly newsletter.

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Questions
1. Are the issues being archived, so they will be available in the future if we needed to extract information?
Yes, all editions of Engineering Now are available on the Western Engineering website at the following web address:
http://www.eng.uwo.ca/news/newsletters.htm

2. Sometimes, links included in the email do not work.
Engineering Now is best viewed in Outlook in HTML format.  If you do not view your email in Outlook, click on the hyperlink that appears at the top of all Engineering Now emails.  Viewing the newsletter from the website will eliminate any complications with broken links.

3. Would appointments outside the engineering field be considered under announcements (i.e. with community non-profit groups)?
All information in Engineering Now must be related to Western Engineering, The University of Western Ontario or the field of engineering.

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Future of Engineering Now
Based on the information gathered from the survey, the following actions will be taken:

  • Engineering Now will be distributed to all faculty, staff an students on the second Friday of every month.  All monthly editions will include Awards & Accomplishments, Research News, News & Events, Deadlines, Announcements and a Photo Gallery.
     

  • An Engineering Now Deadlines & Events Reminder email will be distributed to all faculty, staff and students every Monday to keep the Faculty up-to-date with important dates and information for the week ahead.

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Submission Deadlines
Everyone is welcome to submit information for Engineering Now and the Engineering Now Deadlines & Events Reminder email. 
The contributions made by faculty, staff and students are what make the newsletter a success.

Deadline to submit information for the monthly edition of Engineering Now:
.: The 28th of every month

Deadline to submit information for the weekly Engineering Now Deadlines & Events Reminder email:
.: Every Friday

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