Marketing & Communications

To be listed on the SMTD Events Calendar (smtd.umich.edu/events), events must be:

1. Open to the general public, either free or ticketed
2. Sponsored/supported by an SMTD department
3. All events in SMTD-managed spaces must first be reserved in the ASIMUT scheduling system as a Performance (or Lecture or Workshop or Meeting, as appropriate) before it’s possible to add them to our calendar. Reserved Access only to the space is not sufficient. Learn more: Room Reservations Using ASIMUT
4. Please email event details for the website calendar to [email protected]:

• Formal event title, optional subtitle
• Event image, as an attachment
• Event details/ clear description
• Any other pertinent details/links for attendees

ASIMUT notes:

• If a public event will occur during a regularly scheduled class time with the express permission/ support of the faculty member teaching the course, we can use that reservation to post the event. (Please copy the cooperating faculty member on your email requesting the calendar event.)
• FYI: The web team also adds events in non-SMTD locations to ASIMUT to create the online calendar event, but the internal reservation reads “No location.”

U-M campus-wide Calendar notes:

• Events on the SMTD Events Calendar are automatically sent to the Happening @ U-M Calendar (events.umich.edu). If this is not desired, let us know when you send your event details.
• Events created on Happening@UM by our campus partners do not automatically appear or update on the SMTD Calendar. Please email [email protected] to share the umich event link if you’d like that event added to the SMTD calendar.

Livestreaming

• For faculty who need to request a livestream, please contact [email protected]. Students or others needing assistance with the DIY Streaming System, please contact [email protected]. Livestream service is not coordinated by the marketing team.
• Livestreaming Links are posted to the SMTD Calendar only after the support staffing for the livestream has been confirmed or planned DIY Streaming is confirmed in ASIMUT.
  • If an external service is hired for the livestream support, please email [email protected] to let us know.
• PLEASE NOTE: If livestreaming has not been confirmed by the last business day before an event takes place, the link cannot be added outside of business hours even if streaming is confirmed and available at the last minute. To ensure a good experience for our calendar and livestream audiences, the link will only be posted online for events with confirmed SMTD staffing or DIY Livestream.

Standard Livestream Links (reference)
Britton Recital Hall – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-britton/
Stamps Auditorium – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-stamps/
Hill Auditorium – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-hill/
Rackham Auditorium – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-rackham/
McIntosh Theatre – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-mcintosh/
Kevreson Rehearsal Hall – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-kevreson/
Hankinson Rehearsal Hall – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-hankinson/
Davis Technology Studio – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-davis/
Blanche Anderson Moore Organ Recital Hall – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-bam/
Watkins Lecture Hall – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-watkins/
Dance Performance Studio Theatre – https://smtd.umich.edu/live-stream-dance/

Programs, except for ticketed performances, are not created by our office. Please see the Concert Programs page on Backstage.

Michigan Muse, SMTD’s alumni magazine, is published twice each year. The summer issue is published in print and online; the winter issue is published online only.

Among the most-read sections of each issue are the Community Updates, which consist of self-submitted news, photos, and links sent by students, faculty, and alumni. Updates can cover a wide array of recent or forthcoming news about your life: awards, performances, research projects, releases, publications, job appointments, scholarships, internships, summer gigs, and more.

To submit an update for Michigan Muse (including photos and relevant links), please fill out this Google form. This form will enable you to select your affiliation with SMTD, whether current student, faculty, or alumni.

For questions or comments about this process or about anything related to Michigan Muse, please email [email protected].

SMTD Social Media Accounts

If you are not already following the SMTD social media accounts you can find us at umichsmtd on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. We encourage you to comment and share our posts with your community. 

SMTD is required to adhere to the social media guidelines set by U-M. Please do not create new school-affiliated accounts without first reaching out to Brandon Monzon. Brandon both manages our accounts and is our liaison to the U-M social media office.

Highlights & Takeovers

During the academic year, we like to highlight on our Instagram feed SMTD students & alumni and the projects they are working on or have recently completed. Students and alumni who would like to be featured on the SMTD instagram account should complete this form.

We also offer the opportunity for students to do takeovers of the SMTD Instagram account. If you are interested, you must review the guidelines and complete a consent form [pdf].

Accessibility

If you are an approved account manager of a school-affiliated account please make sure you make your account is accessible to everyone, which means that all photos posted MUST HAVE Alt Text and any videos have captions (either burned into the video, uploaded as an .SRT file, or have auto-captioning selected). If you have questions on if your account is accessible, please reach out to Brandon.