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New ListServ Guidelines

Provided by Office of Student Affairs at HMS

Necessary information for any emails and flyers:

Event Name:

A fun informative gathering

Event Date/Time/Location:

Your favorite day at a place you booked in advance

Event Description:

Let people know

Hosted By/Sponsored By/Organized By:

{Your student organizations}

Please don't use Harvard Shield unless previously approved by Havard use of Name and Trademark Office

ListServ approval process

  1. Draft and submit your email to STUDENTSTOALLSTUDENTS@listserv.med.harvard.edu as you would like it to appear in the final email. Make sure you follow the above guidelines

  2. Your email will be sent to OSA staff to review:

    • If your email fits the guidelines above, your message will be approved, and no further action is required.

    • If your message requires revisions to adhere to the guidelines, you will be asked to make edits and re-send to the student-to-student listserv for approval.

    • If your email violates any of the above guidelines, you will be notified by OSA staff.

  3. The ListServ is only monitored during working hours, emails submitted outside of working hours or on the weekend will be approved the next business day

Allowed and Disallowed uses of ListServ

Provided by Office of Student Affairs at HMS

Allowable Uses of the Student-to-Student Listserv:

  • Recruiting members to join your student organization

  • Inviting your fellow students to participate in your student organization events, programs, and/or activities

  • HMS/HSDM Student Council events/messages/announcements that are of relevance to the entire student body or a subset of the student body

Unallowable Uses of the Student-to-Student Listserv:

  • The use of any Harvard shield is not permitted (including the HMS and HSDM shields)

  • Invitations to events that are not sponsored by School or University designated departments/units

  • Personal fundraisers

  • Business solicitations including the sale of personal items

  • Job opportunities

  • Notices about research studies, clinical trials, visiting professorships, and the like

  • Survey requests must receive PME approval before distribution (please reach out to Stephen Pelletier (stephen_pelletier@hms.harvard.edu) about this process)

  • Posting obscene or vulgar materials and the use of obscene or vulgar, abusive, defamatory, profane, or threatening language of any kind will constitute a violation of the listserv policy.

  • Anything that violates the HMS Statement on Mutual Respect and Public Discourse: https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/campus-culture/statement-mutual-respect-public-discourse-hms

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