What is Dukes News?
Dukes News (formerly Dukes Weekly) is an email that goes out every Monday and Thursday at 1 p.m. during the school year to all JMU students. Consolidating 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.
Dukes Weekly 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 be 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.
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.
Visit the Communications at JMU governance page for information about pre-approved exceeption messages (under Student Communications).
No, Dukes News is only sent during the academic year. Special updates may be sent over the summer as needed.
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, updates will not be sent for changes to events. Dukes News goes out every Monday and Thursday at 1 p.m. so you can submit your change if it falls within the deadline for the next edition. 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.
