Using the Link – www.bu.edu/link
The Link is a set of fully automated Web tools that enables faculty (and authorized staff) to send messages to their advisees or to students registered in any courses they teach, or have recently taught. The recipient list population can therefore be composed of students in one or more colleges, depending upon the selection criteria used.
Recipient Population
Student advisees or students registered in a particular course
Advantages
Automated; entire process can be completed using a Web interface
Process
Faculty/Staff Link
Authorized faculty and staff employ a set of Web tools to build student distribution lists which the Link then uses to send e-mail. A broad set of available selection criteria allow fine-grained control of students to be included or excluded during mailing list construction.
Faculty Link
Faculty employ Web tools to build distribution lists which can be used by the Link to send e-mail to their advisees and/or students registered in their courses. Selection is enhanced by the ability to include students from courses currently being taught as well as from courses taught during recent semesters.