The Student Digest and Employee Digest bring campus announcements together in email and in the MyPlattsburgh portal, including its mobile app. The updated format makes events, deadlines, news, and opportunities easier to find and read.
Watch: Introducing the New Campus Digests
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Why We Are Making This Change
Campus announcements should be available to everyone, including people who use screen readers or other assistive technology. Consistent text, clear organization, and useful links help reduce barriers created by image-only announcements and complex email layouts. These improvements support our responsibility to provide accessible digital information.
Bringing the digests into MyPlattsburgh also helps us meet our community where they already connect with campus, whether they use the portal in a browser or its mobile app.
Read the Digest in Email
The updated digest email presents announcements in a consistent format, grouped by category. Each item includes a concise title and summary, with relevant dates and action links when available. Use the links associated with an announcement to view details, register, open a document, or access a supplied calendar link.
Supporting files may appear as links with the relevant announcement, helping keep the email easier to navigate.
Read the Digest in the Portal
Open MyPlattsburgh and look for the Student Digest or Employee Digest link under your Student or Employee tab, depending on your role. Use By Category to browse topics or By Date to view announcements in date order. Expand a category to read its announcements, and use an item's button to open the associated information.
Dates reflect the event or deadline described in the announcement, rather than simply the date the message was sent. An announcement without a clear date or link may not display one.
Read the Digest in the Mobile App
The MyPlattsburgh mobile app provides the portal's digest experience on your phone. Open the appropriate digest, browse by category or date, and tap an announcement's action button to follow its link.
For portal access and mobile-app information, see MyPlattsburgh Portal - Information & FAQ.
How Announcements Are Prepared
The system uses AI to help summarize and organize submitted announcements. Its role is to work with the information provided; it does not replace the sender's responsibility for accurate, complete, accessible content. Automated summaries can make mistakes, so consult the linked source or the announcement's contact when you need clarification.
The volume of daily submissions makes individual editorial review of every announcement impractical. Clear source messages help the system represent announcements accurately in both email and the portal.
Submitting an Announcement
Continue sending announcements to the appropriate digest email address. Include the complete message as readable text in the email body, with a descriptive subject, specific dates and times, a location, contact information, and a clear action link. A flyer or attachment can supplement this information.
These accessibility expectations are longstanding. They are especially important now that the same submission supports both email and portal announcements. Image and attachment text recovery is imperfect, so it should not replace a complete email body.
Follow How to Send an Accessible Message to the Student or Employee Digest for preparation and submission instructions.
Need Help?
If an announcement appears incorrect, a link does not work, or you encounter an accessibility barrier, contact helpdesk@plattsburgh.edu or call 518-564-4433. Include the digest date, announcement title, where you viewed it (email, portal, or mobile app), and a brief description of the issue.