TXST English Email Request Form

Faculty and staff can request a department-wide email using the form below.  
 

STEP ONE: Website (form linked here)—if applicable 

STEP TWO: Materials (form linked here)—if applicable 

STEP THREE: Email (form on this page) 

PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR YOUR REQUEST(S): for department-wide emails, provide at least 5 working days in advance of when email should be scheduled for distribution; this should be at least two working days in advance of an event. Refer to aforementioned forms for other timetables if Steps One and/or Two apply. 

Questions? Email EnglishComms@txstate.edu. The request form also routes information to this email account, whose shared inbox is accessed by department staff and members of the Communications Committee.  

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SAMPLE EMAIL MESSAGE FOR STUDENT EVENT 

Join us as we celebrate [DESCRIPTOR] students 

The Department of English at Texas State invites you to [NAME OF EVENT] on [DATE] at [TIME a.m./p.m.] in [LOCATION]. Reception with refreshments to follow [ceremony/program/reading]. 

RSVP at link provided here [INSERT LINK], email XXXX@txstate.edu, or call 512-245-XXXX. 

For more info, please email XXXX@txstate.edu. 

ALT TEXT for attachment: attached graphic includes written text above, as well as a photograph of [DESCRIBE IMAGE]  

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512)245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.  

Note: email message should replicate ALL written text in the graphic 

 

SAMPLE EMAIL MESSAGE FOR READING/GUEST SPEAKER 

Join us for a [NAME OF SERIES] event!  

The Department of English at Texas State invites you to a reading and Q&A with [NAME OF WRITER/SPEAKER] on [DATE] at [TIME a.m./p.m.] in [LOCATION]. Reception with refreshments to follow [ceremony/program/reading]. 

[Insert location details if off-campus] 

BIO: [Insert Bio] 

Find out more here [INSERT LINK]. For more info, please email [REQUESTER’S EMAIL] XXXX@txstate.edu. 

ALT TEXT: attached graphic includes written text above, as well as a photograph of [DESCRIBE IMAGE]  

If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512)245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.  

Note: email message should replicate ALL written text in the graphic 

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Indicate “n/a” as necessary in required fields. Incomplete requests result in delays and may require resubmission. 

For TKL/KAP: Name of Visiting Writer; designate TKL/KAP
Provide at least four weeks’ notice; six weeks preferred
If applicable, please cut/paste/amend from sample messages provided above; see notes re: ALT TEXT
Must meet TXST/accessibility guidelines (e.g., no QR code)