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Getting the Word Out: Events on Cascade

From water balloon fights in the Grove to a student-led conference in the Union, we want to help get the word out about your event. The Event Calendar is the perfect way to do just that. 

  • By pairing Event Calendar with Cascade, we can now seamlessly showcase your events across olemiss.edu and give the campus community a chance to browse events by topic or group, easily share events with other users, and curate their own calendars so they are always up-to-date with what's happening on campus. 

UM's Event Calendar can easily organize and showcase your campus event. But in order to get started, there are a few things you need to do. 

Click on the links below to learn the ins and outs of the Event Calendar on Cascade:

Frequently Asked Questions about the Event Calendar

You have questions about the Event Calendar, and we have the answers.

As of the fall 2024, UM's Event Calendar isn't entirely replacing UMToday, but in the future it will. 

  • All Ole Miss events should be hosted on the Event Calendar. 

Student groups should still use the ForUM to host their events.

If you're event was rejected, don't worry! We're here to make sure that everything gets on the Event Calendar as soon as possible. 

  • Events are rejected because they either don't meet accessibility standards or they are missing key information that the user must know in order to attend the event. 

Here are some of the main reasons that an event is rejected:

  • The event photo doesn't meet accessibility standards
  • The event is missing vital information such as group, department, location, room number, or date and time

To make sure that your event has the proper reach and can be reviewed and published on time, please submit an event for review at least two weeks in advance.

We understand that your event schedule may be more fluid, and events may come up unexpectedly.

  • We will review and publish events submitted 24 hours before the event date and time.
  • Any events submitted without a 24 hours buffer may not be reviewed and published in time. 

No. Images meant for flyers or posters don't work well in the Event Calendar and won't be accepted.

Images that work best in Localist showcase:

  • The natural beauty of our campus
  • Our student population
  • The event itself
  • The area on campus where the event will be held

Image should always be sized 360 x 230.

If you don't have an image, don't worry. 

The Event Calendar will supply a stock image of the Student Union, the Walk of Champions, or different image of our beautiful campus. 

The Digest Emailer is a great way to stay up to date with events across campus. 

The emailer lets you filter event results by: 

  • Groups
  • Departments
  • Places on campus
  • Types of events

Once you've set it up, you can also choose when and how often your email goes out. 

With the Digest Emailer you can make sure that you're always in the know on campus events!