Housing & Dining maintains two channels for its residents, Channels 8 and 20. Each month, Channel 8 plays current movies based on the requests of residents along with some older favorites when enough residents request them.
On Channel 20, the Housing & Dining message board plays 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This message board provides students with information about important housing deadlines, events on campus, and notices from the Residence Hall Association, Huskie Athletics, and other campus organizations. You can also find a listing of the movies currently playing on Channel 8, along with that week's show times.
Qualified campus organizations can submit a request to post a message on Channel 20. If you would like to submit a slide application simply fill out the online channel 20 slide request form.
For speedier processing of slide requests, please use this template when designing slide artwork to ensure proper readability on standard television monitors. You can also download the template as a photoshop file.
Things to consider when designing your slide:
Readability. If people can't read your slide, whether it's on a 13" CRT screen or a 48" plasma, it won't matter how cool and edgey your graphics are; your readers will become frustrated and immediately move on.
Aesthetics. You don't have to be a whiz at Photoshop to put together a visually effective image. Simple color coordination and a little creativity can go a lot farther than all the custom graphics and typefaces in the world. Concerns like what color your font should be to contrast it against the background, how the colors you're using will look on a TV, what special effects(drop shadows, etc) are needed, if any, how cohesive the elements on the page look, etc. should all be considered before the slide or video presentation is published to Channel 20.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at
Please follow our posting policies for submitting slides.
Information/requirements about slide posting:
