Campus Calendar: Submitting an Event

How to use the Localist platform to create an event for the UW-Stout Event Calendar.

Locate the event page

  1. Browse to UW-Stout Events  
  2. On the top right of this page, click Login, in the white space. Note: If you do not have a Login, click the Sign-Up button.
  3. Once you are logged in, click Submit an Event

Submit an Event on "Adding an event page"

The window that opens, "adding an event" is the electronic form to enter the information about your event and then submit the event to be published. Submitted events will take up to 24 hours to be approved by an Administrator before it is visible as an event. 

  1. Event Name: Required. Click in the "text box" to enter the event name that will be displayed on the calendar and events page. 
  2. Description: Required. Click in the "text box" to enter the description of the event. Note: "Embedding" and "HTML" are only available to admins. To enter a URL to a website, enter this at Event Registration. 
  3. Status: Status is set for "Live". The drop down options are selected to update submitted events. 
  4. Schedule: Click in the "text box" Start Date, Required. Type the date your event will start using any standard date format. You are able to enter multiple dates if your event is more than one date. Each date will be displayed in a list format, below the "text box". 
  5. Start Time: Not Required unless you want to display an End Time. Click in the "text box" to enter the time the event will start. 
  6. End Time: Not required; to use End Time, you must have a Start Time. Enter the time your event will end. 
  7. Repeating: Not Required. The option is preset to "Never". Click in the "text box" to select the option from the drop down menu.
  8. Summary: Enter a start date above are not used for options. To confirm the Schedule selections added above these words on the form, click in the "text box" Above in Schedule. Once you have done this, all your dates and times will be listed. 
  9. Location, Experience: Required, Click in the"text box" to select from the drop down options to display how the event will be attended. 
  10. Place: Not Required. Click in the "text box" to type in the location of the event. 
  11. Room: Not Required. Click in the "text box" to  type in the room or suite number, if applicable. 
  12. Address: Not Required. Click in the "text box" to type the physical address of the event, if applicable. 
  13. Additional Details, Event Website: Not Required. Click in the "text box" to type the website associated with the event.
  14. Photo: Click in the box to add a photo one of three ways. Images should be 1880px x 1114px and can be PNG, JPG, or GIF.
    1. Click in the "text box" word Drop, to drop in a photo from your device.
    2. Click in the "text box" word Upload, to have the option to upload a photo from your device files.
    3. Click on the "text box" word Choose, to use one of the photo options supplied.

       Note: If no photo is added, a random photo will be assigned to the event. 

  15. Filters, Event Type Click in the "text box" to select an option from the drop down menu. You can select multiple options.
  16. Department: Click in the "text box" to select an option from the drop down menu. You can select multiple options.
  17. Audience:  Click in the "text box" to select an option from the drop down menu. You can select multiple options.
  18. Event Registration: Not Required. Click in the "text box" to enter the event URL. Note: If you add an URL, once the event is approved, on the event page, a button will display
  19. Register. This will allow users to register from the event page.
  20. Cancel, or Save Pending Event: Click on the button that completes your page. Note: All information is removed when you click Cancel

Submitted events will take 24 hours to be approved by an Administrator. Your submitted event will display on your dashboard and may be changed. Use KB Campus Calendar: Review via Personal Dashboard 



Keywords:
calendar, Localist, event, celebrations, sports, arts 
Doc ID:
146797
Owned by:
Lori S. in UW Stout
KnowledgeBase
Created:
2024-12-09
Updated:
2024-12-23
Sites:
UW Stout