Event Calendar Guidelines
The following guidelines should be followed when submitting your calendar events. Some of these issues will be fixed by the UCM staff member while approving your event, but other issues may result in your event being rejected.
Calendar Step One
If it is not apparent what your event is by the title, add a descriptor beforehand. For example, instead of saying "Labyrinth", say "Movie: Labyrinth".
Don’t copy and paste information into the event description from Microsoft Word or another website. Doing this could interfere with the calendar’s style sheets. If you would like to paste information, first paste it into Notepad or save a document with a .txt extension.
Try to be as helpful as you can with your event description. Some people fill out all the forms, but don’t try to “sell” their events. Think of your calendar entry as a newspaper article. Other fields will take care of the When and Where, use this space to fill out the Who, What and Why. Here’s an example. What is this event about? Would anyone who sees this on the calendar be convinced to attend their event?
Do not put checks by the campus, building and room, only check the room. Just checking the room will automatically check the campus and building. If you check all three, it will list the building twice and the campus three times.
If your event is off-campus, select both “Off-Campus” and the campus the event is associated with and then put more detailed location information in the Event Description. You need to tag a campus or your event will not appear in any feeds on the website or FlashLine.
Events Only
Submissions for the calendar must be events with a definitive time/place that people can attend. No announcements, holidays, closings or things of that nature, please.Active Accounts
We are limited to 50 accounts, so if an account goes unused for 6+ months, we’ll inactivate it. If you accidentally allow your account to lapse, you can contact Webteam and we’ll reactivate it. If you intend to use the calendar fewer than 10 times a year, we ask that you use the calendar event submission form in CommonSpot.Calendar Step One
Event Name
Keep event names short (under 60 characters). To minimize the size of your headline, use ampersands instead of "and" and colons instead of dashes. If the person approving your event determines that the event name is too long, they will truncate it.If it is not apparent what your event is by the title, add a descriptor beforehand. For example, instead of saying "Labyrinth", say "Movie: Labyrinth".
Categories
Categories are used to populate RSS feeds on the website and FlashLine. Most feeds are comprised of multiple categories, so it’s best to just pick one category that most represents the event, however, you may tag multiple categories if you wish. Do not tag your event with an irrelevant category just to try and force it into a feed where it doesn’t belong.Event Descriptions
Always use AP style and University Style when entering your event descriptions. Be especially mindful of the rules for time, (7 a.m., 7:15 a.m., noon, midnight), and dates, (Jan. 15, March 31), in AP style.Don’t copy and paste information into the event description from Microsoft Word or another website. Doing this could interfere with the calendar’s style sheets. If you would like to paste information, first paste it into Notepad or save a document with a .txt extension.
Try to be as helpful as you can with your event description. Some people fill out all the forms, but don’t try to “sell” their events. Think of your calendar entry as a newspaper article. Other fields will take care of the When and Where, use this space to fill out the Who, What and Why. Here’s an example. What is this event about? Would anyone who sees this on the calendar be convinced to attend their event?
Images & Attachments
You may upload an image or document with your event. Images must be under 80k and 350 pixels wide or less. Attachments must be under 1 MB. If you need help resizing an image or document, contact the UCM webteam and they will assist you.Locations
Do not enter a new “Location”, this label is reserved for the eight campuses. If you need to add a building to a campus, first select the campus in the drop down, then select “Add Building”.Do not put checks by the campus, building and room, only check the room. Just checking the room will automatically check the campus and building. If you check all three, it will list the building twice and the campus three times.
If your event is off-campus, select both “Off-Campus” and the campus the event is associated with and then put more detailed location information in the Event Description. You need to tag a campus or your event will not appear in any feeds on the website or FlashLine.
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