myLSU Portal: Submitting an Ad

General Information

LSU Departments and Units may submit advertisements to be posted on the myLSU portal landing page. The purpose is to give LSU Departments and Units a way to promote university events and services.  Please Submit Requests at least 5 Days BEFORE you want the Ad to be POSTED.

Guidelines for an Ad

In order to be considered for approval, all submitted ads must meet the following criteria:

• Only LSU departments or units can submit an ad.  
  • Ads may not be submitted by a: 
    • Faculty member (unless on behalf of a department or unit)
    • Staff member (unless on behalf of department or unit) 
    • Student (unless on behalf of department or unit)
    • Student Organization 
    • Sorority or Fraternity 
    • Any group or organization not affiliated with LSU 
    • Businesses 
• Ads MUST be for official University events & services.
• All ads must contain the name of the department or unit responsible for the event or service. 
• The ad design must adhere to LSU branding policies
  • Examples: myLSU Ad Best Practices & What to Avoid
• Recommended sizing is 800 x 300px. 
  • Adobe Illustrator template available.
  • PowerPoint template available.

Submitting an Ad

Submit your Ad request via the form located in the ITS Self-Service Portal: https://itservice.lsu.edu/TDClient/30/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=609

On the request form you must specify:

• Ad image
  • File type JPG or PNG
  • The ad image must contain the name of the department or unit responsible for the event or service being advertised. 
  • Minimal text within image. 
    • Note: Do not include the URL for the ad on the image
• Alt text for the image. 
  • Alt text is descriptive text that describes the entire ad banner image. Any information in the banner image (both text and graphics) must be represented in the alt text. 
  • The alt text should be no more than 130 characters.
• Ad URL
  • Specify the URL to the webpage the user is directed to when the ad is clicked. 
  • Example: your website or the event's website. 
• Start date you want the ad posted. 
  • Ads will run for up to two weeks at a time, beginning and ending on week days only. 
  • Please include an end date if you want the ad removed before the 2 weeks are up. 
• Submit requests at least 5 business days before the ad is to be posted. 

Ads may be approved if the event is of general importance to LSU staff, students, and/or faculty and meets all other requirements. There is a limit of 10 concurrent ads running at any given time. In case of more ad requests than can be accommodated, preference will be given to requests submitted first.