SEND (Student E-Newsletters from Departments)

SEND (Student E-Newsletters from Departments) is a web-based app that collects messages and creates a targeted weekly newsletter for students in a specific college and a specific department. 

Need to send a message to all students, regardless of college or department? Use Rebel Announcements Via Email (RAVE).

UNLV employees may submit messages, which are then reviewed and then sent by a dedicated college facilitator who approves the messages and sends the collective e-newsletter to students. Each college assigns its own facilitator.

Viewing SEND Messages

To view message posted to SEND:

1. Visit SEND
2. Click the View tab
3. Select Last 7 days or Last 30 days 
4. Messages will only appear if they’ve already been approved and sent out in the weekly newsletter.
5. Click on the message title to view the full announcement. 
6. To return to the message list, simply close the message window. 

Finding Messages

1. Visit SEND
2. Click on the Find Message tab.
3. Use the pull-down menus to set search criteria for College and/or Department. You may also specify search criteria by class standing.  The search results will pull messages sent via SEND and RAVE.
4. Enter a key word in the textbox if desired.
5. Click Search button.

Submitting Messages to Students

Faculty and staff can log in to SEND using your ACE account. If you are a student and wish to submit a message through SEND, please have a faculty or staff member do so on your behalf. SEND follows the established RAVE guidelines for message content criteria.

To send messages:

1. Visit SEND
2. Create your message, selecting the targeted college and department for your message and completing all required fields.
   • Title*: Message title
   • Category*: Announcement, Event, or Deadline
   • Choose College*: Select the College for your message. Abbreviations are assigned from MyUNLV.
   • For Department*: Select the Department for your message. Abbreviations are assigned from MyUNLV.
   • For Whom*: Select the audience by their standing.
   • Content*: Enter your message. There is a 3000 character limit, including spaces.
   • Send: Select Emergency or Next Announcement, which is determined by the college SEND facilitator. 
   • Link: Enter a link, if desired. 
   • Contact Information Name, Email, and Phone: Enter the contact information for students who wish to learn more. Contact information is published.
   • Submitter Name*, Email*, and Phone*: Enter your contact information. Submitter information is used only by college facilitators in case there are additional questions and is not published. 
3. Click Submit

After submitting your message, you should see a success message: "Your message has been processed successfully.  A facilitator will review your message soon."

The assigned college facilitator(s) will receive a notification to review and approve messages for all departments within that college. 

College Facilitators

Facilitators review messages for appropriateness and to mark messages to be sent. If a college does not have a facilitator assigned, or the previous facilitator has left the university and needs to be updated, please contact the IT Help Desk. The college dean will be contacted to approve a new facilitator. 

More Information

SEND Web App

SEND Information

Troubleshooting Tips

If a college does not have a facilitator assigned yet, the dean needs to submit a request with the name of the person they would like to appoint as facilitator.

Need Additional Help?

For additional assistance, please visit the Email, Communication, and Collaboration knowledge base for additional articles or select a Related Service to submit a support ticket. You can also contact the IT Help Desk.