What is Dukes News?
Dukes News is a weekly email that goes out every Monday and Thursday at 1 p.m. to all JMU students. Replacing bulk emails sent to “All Students” from JMU departments and student organizations, Dukes News contains information about the upcoming week’s events, important announcements and deadlines, job/volunteer opportunities, etc., while reducing the number of emails that students receive.
It has been a reliable provider of information to JMU students since fall of 2019, and beginning with spring semester 2026, the majority of bulk email requests will be fulfilled through inclusion in Dukes News. There will be limited exceptions for mission-critical messages.
Content submissions are due one week prior to the send date. All submissions must come from a recognized JMU club, organization or department, and a link for more information is required for each submission.
If you have any questions or comments, please email dukesnews@jmu.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, they should be submitted to JMU News, jmunews@jmu.edu.
Yes, every Dukes News submission must include a link.
The Dukes News team follows JMU IT Policy 1205. Any website or form that collects student information, must follow the guidelines of JMU IT Policy 1205. Other acceptable websites include JMU affiliated pages such as jmu.edu, beinvolved.jmu.edu, lib.jmu.edu, etc.
Content submissions are due by midnight one week before you would like your submission included. Example: If you want to be included in the Feb. 9 edition, your content submission is due by midnight on Feb. 2.
Content submissions can be included a maximum of one time per semester. Departments and organizations can submit to Dukes News more than once, but the submissions must include different content.
Please use this form for all Dukes News submissions.
Subgroups will be able to be sent through the old bulk email process, for now.
Please contact the Dukes News team at dukesnews@jmu.edu to discuss.
No. Dukes News is only sent during the academic year.
If your information is mission critical, an individual email will be considered. All other information will be considered for the first Dukes News after break.
No. Dukes News goes out every Monday and Thursday at 1 p.m. If there is a change to your event after Dukes News has been sent, please update your website and other marketing channels to reflect the change.
