Create Events

1. You must complete events training with the web team to gain access to event editing.
2. Login to Wordpress

In the left-hand menu, navigate to Events.

Click Add New.

Add the following items to your event:

Title

The name of your event.

Description

Add a description to your event in the large text box.

• You can style bold or italicize text.
• If it is a virtual event, consider adding "This is a virtual event." to the description.
• Include a link or button to register if applicable (e.g. Register now.)
  • If no registration is required for an online event, add "Registration is not required." or a similar message.

Short event description example: 

Join the admissions team for an informative chat/webinar series designed to familiarize you with the admissions process, and provide guidance on how to produce a competitive application. This is a virtual event. Register now.

Long event descriptions: 

If the description is long and has more than two sections, you should add headings to make it more scannable.

• To add headings, highlight the heading text and select the text style (heading 2, heading 3, heading 4).
• You can also add a horizontal line to distinguish sections.
• Speaker bios and headshots can also be added here.
  • Click the pencil icon on the image to adjust the photo size.
  • We recommend using a square photo for headshots. (If you upload a rectangular image, you can select the "thumbnail" size and WP will crop it to a square for you.
• See the example event for layout and styling reference. You must be logged in to WP to view this private event.

Time & Date

Add a time and date for your event.

Location/Venue

Check the dropdown first so you don't duplicate an entry.

Venue options:

• Grainger Hall
• Zoom

Organizers

Check the dropdown first so you don't duplicate an entry. 

Existing organizer options:

• MBA Admissions
• Alumni Relations
• Undergraduate

Website (optional)

Add your event registration URL.

Cost (optional)

Enter the cost for attending the event.

Tags

Do not use any tags. Use only categories.

Categories (required)

Categories are what pull specific events onto different pages across our website.

• If an event doesn't have a category, it will only appear in the main event calendar listing. 
• New categories are not automatically set up to pull to a specific web page.

Find category editing in the right hand menu.

• Check for your category before adding it so you don't duplicate an entry.
• You can choose multiple categories for a single event.
• Some categories are nested within a specific program. For instance, BBA program has a leadership events category. If your program has leadership events and you would like a category for those, you will need to create a new category nested beneath your program/dept. category. Please reach out to the web team if you need help adding categories for your events.

Some existing category options:

• FTMBA
• ExMBA
• PMBA
• Undergraduate
  • Admissions
  • Leadership
  • Study Abroad
  • Recruit & Hire
• Master's Programs
  • MSBA
  • MA
  • MSRE
  • MSSCM
• Alumni
  • Networking
  • Career Development
• Nicholas Center
• Hawk Center

Featured Image (optional)

Add a large, high-quality image for your event. Be sure to test your image in the calendar to make sure it looks good.

Recommended dimensions: 1088px wide x 400px tall (or larger)

Edit Events

Similar to creating an event, navigate to Events and choose yours from the list or use the search to find it.