Submitting an Event to UM's Event Calendar

This is the Event Name. This informs the viewer of which event they are considering.

Be sure the title is unique enough to not be confused with other events in the calendar.  

2-5 sentence summary of what the event entails, what attendees should expect, and other information pertaining to the event, such as materials provided or needed.

There is no character limit. 

“Date From” is the start date of the event, and “Date To” is the final date of the event. If the duration of the event is one day, these will match.

• Use the following format for inputting dates: 2024-12-31 

Refers to recurring events, such as events that happen weekly or monthly.

• To input weekly occurrences, input the days relevant to the event as follows: Su,M,T,W,Th,F,Sa.

There is no space between the commas. If not applicable, leave blank.

Refers to the event start time and event end time.

• Use the following format: 10:00 AM 

University buildings and landmarks should already be included in the database, so use only the official name of the building if the event occurs on campus.

• For example, “Farley Hall” or “J.D. Williams Library”.

The physical address for the location in whichwhere the event occurs. Include the street number and street name.

• Including the address is necessary only if the event location is NOT a building on campus. 

The default status for events will be “Live”.

Different statuses include:

• Cancelled
• Postponed
• Sold Out

Any external URL, such as https://eventwebsite.com will be acceptable.

• If not applicable, leave blank. 

Entering a room number is necessary only if you wish to specify in which room the event is being held. 

• If not applicable, leave blank. 

Keywords are meant to help pull information in teh calendar search if the event title isn't entered by the viewer. 

• These keywords are not viewable on the event page, only through the search function. 

Examples of information to put here would be common mispellings.

• If not applicable, leave blank. 

Publically displayed, tags organize events into category types to allow users to easily find event in seasrch. 

• Examples of tags would be "Fundraising," "Tutoring," etc. 

Tags provide users with additional context for the event. 

• If not applicable, leave blank. 

The photo included will be displayed on the listing page for the event.

Make sure the included photo is relevant to the event or hosting group and meets the criteria established in the image guidelines.

• If you do not include a photo, a default image will be substituted.

The photo description, or caption, is where the photo’s alt text will be noted.  

The ticket URL is only necessary if you are linking to a ticket on an external page.

• If a numerical value (using the format $20) is entered, a Buy Tickets button will be triggered for the viewer on your event page.

If there is no cost, enter “FREE” and a Register button will be triggered instead.  

Do not enter a # before words. The calendar will automatically insert the # to the hashtag provided.

• For example, for #TacoTuesday, enter “TacoTuesday”. Utilize camelback hashtags, in which the first letter of each word is capitalized and there is no space between words in one hashtag.

To provide more than one hashtag, separate the words with a comma.

• If not applicable, leave blank. 

The group or department hosting the event.

• Groups include student organizations, Greek Life, etc.
• Departments include formal entities such as academic or internal departments.
  • Examples of departments would be The College of Liberal Arts, Graduate School, Department of Music, or University of Mississippi Museum.

In most cases, fill out either group or department. It is not necessary to include both.  

The default experience will be “In-Person”.

• Enter “Hybrid” or “Virtual” if applicable.