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Hornet Weekly
Hornet Weekly is Sacramento State's bulletin sent to currently enrolled students every Tuesday (with exceptions for holidays) during the academic year. It highlights events, news, announcements, resources, and more.
The goal of Hornet Weekly is to reduce the number of emails students receive while providing an easy-to-read digest to better keep students informed.
Hornet Weekly is distributed as an:
- Email newsletter
- Interactive section of the MySacState student portal
- Archive webpage
If you'd like to instead submit items for a faculty and staff audience, please use the Briefing Submission Form.
Overview
Hornet Weekly includes news brief-style blurbs submitted by campus partners in the following categories:
- News and Announcements: Need-to-know information affecting all or most students.
- Events: Campus events that welcome a general student audience.
- Know Your Resources: Information on new, existing or updated tools and resources available to students.
- Grad Corner: A combined section of the above that houses items relevant to students currently enrolled in graduate and credential programs.
Deadlines:
- Deadline for submissions: 1 p.m. on the Thursday before each send date.
- Deadline for submission approvals (Division Coordinators ONLY): 1 p.m. on the Friday before the send date.
Items submitted for inclusion are restricted to general interest information for currently enrolled Sac State students.
Submit Your Items (SharePoint)
Hornet Weekly utilizes two separate submission platforms: SharePoint and Trumba. See the next section for information on Trumba.
- The SharePoint Submission Form is for submitting News and Announcements, Know Your Resources and Grad Corner (non-Event) items ONLY.
Submissions must be made via the official Hornet Weekly Submission forms. Those sent by email or other methods WILL NOT be accepted. This ensures a proper workflow and compliance with strict character and formatting limits.
Ready to submit? Use the button below.
The Hornet Weekly submission processes utilize Single-Sign-On (SSO) and are intended for use by authorized Sacramento State personnel only. We do not accept submissions directly from students.
Submit Your Events (Trumba)
Hornet Weekly utilizes two separate submission platforms: SharePoint and Trumba. See the previous section for information on SharePoint.
- The Trumba Submission forms are for submitting events for the general Events section of Hornet Weekly and for Grad Corner Events.
- Each division/department has its own Hornet Weekly sub-calendar, which feeds to the Hornet Weekly Main Calendar, with specific submission form links below.
Submissions must be made via the official Hornet Weekly Submission forms. Those sent by email or other methods WILL NOT be accepted. This ensures a proper workflow and compliance with strict character and formatting limits.
Ready to submit? Use the link below for your specific division or department.
The Hornet Weekly submission processes utilize Single-Sign-On (SSO) and are intended for use by authorized Sacramento State personnel only. We do not accept submissions directly from students.
Hornet Weekly Style Guide for Submitters/Editors
The Hornet Weekly Style Guide is intended for submitters and editors (Division Coordinators).
This Style Guide should be followed when submitting items to and editing Hornet Weekly. Many of these style guidelines are similar to Sac State Style, but some differ, so this should be treated as a guide specific to Hornet Weekly.
For any and all other style questions, please refer to the Sac State Style Guide and/or the CSU Style Guide.
Hornet Weekly Schedule
Hornet Weekly is distributed each Tuesday during the academic year, with exceptions for holidays and campus closures. If a holiday occurs on a Tuesday, Hornet Weekly is sent the next business day and changes are communicated in advance.
Hornet Weekly is NOT sent during summer break or winter break. It is sent during spring break.
The list below details exceptions to the regular schedule for 2026-27 as well as other key dates.
Updated August 2026.
| Date(s) | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 27-28, 2026 |
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| Sept. 1, 2026 | First Fall 2026 Edition | |
| Nov. 19-20, 2026 | Submission Deadline for Dec. 1 edition | |
| Nov. 24, 2026 | No Hornet Weekly (Thanksgiving Week) | |
| Dec. 8, 2026 | Final Fall 2026 Edition | |
| Jan. 21-22, 2027 | First Deadlines for Spring 2027 | |
| Jan. 26, 2027 | First Spring 2027 Edition | |
| May 11, 2027 | Final Spring 2027 Edition | |
| Fall 2027 | Hornet Weekly Resumes for Fall 2027 semester |
Hornet Weekly Email Newsletter Archive
For faculty and staff, campus community members, and members of the Hornet Family who wish to read Hornet Weekly, our archive features online versions of each email newsletter edition (usually updated by Tuesday afternoons).
Know Your Resources Archive
To ensure students have continual and convenient access to vital information, this archive features evergreen items that have been previously featured in the Hornet Weekly Know Your Resources section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Members of Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) selected the name Hornet Weekly. They also assisted in naming the sections and offered valuable feedback from the student perspective.
Hornet Weekly launched Sept. 9, 2025.
Initially a newsletter for undergraduates, on Nov. 4, 2025, Hornet Weekly expanded to include Grad Corner, a section for students enrolled in graduate and credential programs.
Hornet Weekly relaunched for academic year two on Sept. 1, 2026, with a brand-new setup as a syndicated bulletin, now expanding to display on the MySacState student portal and a dedicated webpage (coming soon).
The goal of Hornet Weekly is to reduce the number of emails students receive by condensing frequent messaging such as annual events, non-critical/non-legally binding policy notices, general deadlines, resource information and more into a single, easy-to-read digest. The syndication model aims to meet students where they are and provide more options for consuming Hornet Weekly by expanding beyond email and adding student portal and web display.
With Hornet Weekly now distributed by email, displayed in the MySacState student portal and added to a dedicated archival webpage (coming soon), there are more ways than ever for students to read it each week.
For faculty and staff, unfortunately, due to factors outside our control, you cannot receive Hornet Weekly as a direct email at this time. Also, it will not display in faculty/staff MySacState portals at this time.
However, there is a Hornet Weekly email newsletter online archive, where we add a link to each edition's online version, usually by Tuesday afternoons.
You may also read it on the new dedicated webpage (coming soon).
We recognize that, although some events and news overlap and might appear in the Monday Briefing, employees likely want to stay updated on campus happenings for students. Moreover, some faculty members have expressed a desire to share information with students who might not read the bulletin. Because of these factors, we continue to explore other options for faculty and staff to receive Hornet Weekly in the future.
Faculty and staff must submit their items for the News and Announcements, Know Your Resources and Grad Corner sections via our SharePoint form and/or events via Trumba no later than 1 p.m. on the Thursday before each send date.
Division Coordinators, who partner with Student Affairs to compile Hornet Weekly on behalf of various divisions and departments, must approve all submissions by 1 p.m. on the Friday before each send date.
Please note, if your item is rejected by a Division Coordinator after the 1 p.m. Thursday deadline, you will not be able to resubmit for that week’s HW.
This timeline ensures the Hornet Weekly Editor has sufficient time to approve and prepare Hornet Weekly for publication for the Tuesday morning dispatch each week.
No. While Hornet Weekly's goal is to reduce the number of emails students receive, Hornet Weekly is not intended to replace targeted SacSend emails or other direct communications, including portal messages, text messages and digital-screen displays.
This includes messages that must legally be sent directly to students.
Updates specific to targeted audiences should be shared via various platforms following processes established by your division or department, including but not limited to direct SacSend emails.
As of the Sept. 1, 2026, relaunch of Hornet Weekly, a Reminders section is no longer included.
Some News and Announcements, Know Your Resources and Grad Corner items may still run more than once but they will need to be resubmitted, with DC approval. It will be up to your Division Coordinator to decide whether an item can run more than once.
Since Hornet Weekly runs every Tuesday, Events are intended to be a snapshot of the upcoming week and can only run one time.
Yes! As of Nov. 4, 2025, Hornet Weekly features Grad Corner, a section for news, events and updates specific to grad and credential students, and the bulletin is sent to all currently enrolled students.
Academic Affairs Graduate Studies, who manages Grad Corner, sometimes submits items that are of general interest to all students as well, such as information for grad programs, and those items are featured in the appropriate regular section of the Hornet Weekly.
For Division Coordinators, see the how-to guide linked from this webpage (new version coming soon).
For submitters, visit the submission forms on this page and read through this page for more information.
Any questions can be directed to the Hornet Weekly Editor.
The Trumba calendar is Sac State’s campus events calendar system.
ALL event submissions for Hornet Weekly are submitted through Trumba.
Submissions can be submitted using the links in the table above. This is a dedicated version of the Trumba submission form exclusively for Hornet Weekly.
For additional details about the Trumba calendar, it’s recommended to contact IRT, which manages the system.
No. All item submissions must be sent through the SharePoint submission form, and all Events items must be submitted via Trumba. No exceptions.
Division Coordinators (Editors)
Hornet Weekly submitters select their division/department on the SharePoint Submission Form or submit via the Trumba Submission Form for their division/department, which sends the submissions to the appropriate Division Coordinator (Editor).
A DC is assigned to each division/department. DCs revise submissions for clarity, spelling, style, and grammar, and either return them to submitters for changes or approve and forward them to the Hornet Weekly Editor for secondary approval and inclusion in the bulletin.
Need to contact your Divsion Coordinator? The table below lists DCs and contact information.
Last updated August 2026.
| Division/Dept. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs (Grad) | Sharon Furtak | furtak@csus.edu |
| Academic Affairs (Undergrad) | Elisa Trimboli | elisa.trimboli@csus.edu |
| Administration & Business Affairs | Jeanne Brewster | brewster@csus.edu |
| Advancement and Alumni | Jennifer Barber | jbarber@csus.edu |
| College of Continuing Education | Daniel Wilson | d.wilson@csus.edu |
| Enrollment Management | Ling Luc | ling.luc@csus.edu |
| Hornet Weekly Editor | Daniel Wilson | hornetweekly@csus.edu d.wilson@csus.edu |
| Information Resources & Technology | Courtney Zuke Kelli Hunt |
courtney.zuke@csus.edu kelli.hunt@csus.edu |
| President's Office | Michele Foss-Snowden Jessica Barbagallo |
pres-hw@csus.edu |
| Student Affairs | Daniel Wilson Susy Valdez |
d.wilson@csus.edu valdezs@csus.edu |
| University Communications | Carol Nicknig | carol.nicknig@csus.edu |
| University Library | Maria Ramirez | maria.ramirez@csus.edu |
Contact Hornet Weekly
Questions about submitting? Please contact your Division Coordinator before reaching out to the Hornet Weekly Editor.
For inquiries, feedback, or general assistance with Hornet Weekly, please reach out to the Hornet Weekly Editor at the link below.
Please note, this inbox is NOT intended for students, and we will not reply to student inquiries.
Acknowledgements
Hornet Weekly is primarily produced by Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence Marketing and Communications. It is a collaborative effort with Information Resources & Technology.
Hornet Weekly is supported by:
- President's Office
- University Marketing & Communications
- Academic Affairs
- University Library
- ABA
- Enrollment Management
- Alumni Relations
- Partners throughout the campus community
Division Coordinator Guides & Resources
This section is intended for use by Division Coordinators ONLY.
For complete instructions, guidelines, pro tips and best practices, Division Coordinators should familiarize themselves with the how-to guide below.
Other Resources: