Information has always been an important aspect in our daily lives. To spread information, mankind has developed many creative ways of communication. From the days of messengers sent by kings to deliver a message, to Scrolls (the Cairn Scroll?) containing information, to using pigeons, telegrams, telephones, e-mails, text messages. The way we communicate with each other is always evolving because we keep finding new and more efficient means of communication.

While communication may have developed significantly today, it still can be rather challenging to spread information, especially to a large audience, such as the Cairn Student body. Many great ideas and events here in Cairn are often underappreciated because they aren’t properly communicated to the student body. Which is why in this article, we’ll be exploring the different ways you can spread information effectively to the student body and faculty, or find information about the events on campus.

Option #1: Chapel slides:

Before and after our Chapel services, there is usually a slideshow of upcoming events and announcements. This form of media is rather effective because it reaches a large amount of people although at a short period of time (because the slides keep changing). I would personally recommend having shorter slides that can convey your message quickly so that people can understand it before the slide changes.

To have your informational slide in chapel, you need to have it approved by Student Life to make sure that the content that’s displayed is appropriate according to the guidelines. To do so, fill out the form found on eLearning in the Ministry Portal. Once you complete this form and receive approval, your slide will appear in chapel to be seen by everyone.

Option #2: Bulletin Boards:

Bulletin boards are, in my opinion, the most effective way to spread information to all of Cairn. I find that Cairn students often stop by at one of the many bulletin boards to look at posters of upcoming events. Readers are also not restricted by time, unlike the chapel slides, which is why you should consider using the Bulletin Boards to spread information.

To help create a poster for the bulletin boards, you can use different apps and websites to assist you. I personally use and recommend using Canva(hyhperlink) to make posters because they have interesting designs and their website is easy to use (This article is unfortunately not sponsored by Canva).

Once you have your poster, print a copy of your poster and have it approved by Deborah in Student Life. Once she, or someone else in Student Life, approves and stamps your poster (which should be good for a month), you can copy the approved poster and start putting them up on the different boards across Cairn University. Some of the boards are located in the mailroom, next to the cafeteria in the MAC, in the entrance of Heritage Hall, in the hallway next to the career center, and outside the Commuter Lounge. There are also places to put flyers in holders in other areas on campus, such as the stairwells in the EDU building.

Option #3: The Rock(s):

There are two notable Rocks in Cairn University that can both be used to spread information. The weekly Cairn University newsletter that’s sent to every student, and the big, spray painted rock that’s outside of the MAC. The weekly Rock is an effective way of reaching everyone in Cairn, because everyone gets the email. To submit an announcement to the newsletter, you can send an email to Student Life or select the “Submit an Announcement” button on the bottom of the newsletters. Once your message is approved, it will be attached to the next newsletter that gets released every Monday.

The rock outside the MAC might be the most informal way of spreading information across Cairn because messages that seem controversial are not approved by Student Life, though some controversial statements have been made on the rock, but the element of informality is what makes the rock the informational media that’s closest to the student body, with anyone being able to say anything. To put a message up at the rock, you only have to spray the rock and write what you want to say, it’s that simple!

Up until I became a member of The Scroll and had to create announcements, I never really paid attention on how to post announcements and have them read by the student body. But then I really learned how to and I’m glad that I’m now able to communicate with my fellow students. I hope that this article can help you transfer those brilliant ideas in your mind for an event or an announcement and spread them to the whole student body.