Calendar administration link (Because you asked for it at the top.)
The college events calendar is a single-author system built in 2008 for managing and displaying events with granular control. By using a collaborative model, units can choose individual events to share across the college.
This tool differs from the University calendar by allowing events to only be shown on specific webpages with surrounding content for context. The page might make it clear the event is only for students for example.
Calendar administrators can generate custom feeds from the events calendar by logging in and using Link Pro.
How it Works
College faculty and staff can work with their communication lead to add events and choose where events show up by applying tags. If you are in a college unit, such as an academic department you will see a set of tags for your department and a set for the college. This allows the flexibility to have the event show up on both calendars if you choose.
Keep in mind: Events are dispersed by RSS feed so updates are instant, even to public calendars. Your event does not need to synchronize with a development server.
Brief description
The brief description field for events allows for more casual and descriptive language along with the ability for multiple paragraphs, bold, italic, lists and hyperlinks.
Here is an example:
Jeff Abuzzahab will don an apron to host this years pancake brunch. Rain or shine we hope to see you in the Burton Hall Atrium. Please e-mail Jeff to RSVP so he knows how much batter to whip up!
Note: Directions to Burton Hall are linked right in the message as are the instructions to e-mail an RSVP. This one paragraph now has more meaning and can be shared in multiple places.
Extended description
The calendar now also includes an “extended description” field. You’ll want to use this field if your description text is longer than a single, brief paragraph.
In the “brief description” field enter teaser information including a brief summary of the event and the speaker (or speakers). Details like schedule, registration process, or speakers bios should be included in the “extended” field.
Dig In!
Please contact your communication lead to get started with adding events to the events calendar.