Events Calendar

Use the UND Calendar to promote and share university events to members of the university community.

The University of North Dakota calendar exists to promote and share university events with broad relevance to members of the university community. All events must be submitted by the event owner to the UND calendar prior to receiving event promotion assistance from Marketing & Communications. Please note all information submitted will be published to the UND website.

Event listings are pulled into the appropriate website(s) and My UND app based on tags selected upon event submission.

Who Can Post to the UND Calendar

Anyone can submit events to the UND calendar.

Users with an NDUS account (NDUS.Identifier) can submit events. This is the same username and password used for many UND systems.
Those outside the UND community may login with Facebook, Google, Twitter or LinkedIn to submit an event.

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Eligible Event Examples

Academic lectures
Student organization-sponsored social events open to others
UND athletic events
Career fairs on campus or sponsored by a UND department
Admissions events, campus tours, department open houses
University music/theater performances
Major community events (i.e., concert at The Ralph)

Non-Eligible Event Examples

Closed office, departmental, or group meetings (open only to specific individuals)
Non-university social gathering
Sale or special event by a local business
Events promoting alcohol use

Objectionable or Irrelevant Content

UND reserves the right to reject or remove, without notification, any listing featuring objectionable content, imagery, or subject matter such as hate speech, pornographic content, content encouraging dangerous behavior, or content not in line with university standards of conduct for students, faculty and staff. Review of content is executed by the university, with respect given to the right to academic freedom and the freedom of thought.

How to Post Events to the UND Calendar

Follow these steps to add an event to the UND events calendar:

Log into the UND events calendar using NDUS credentials. If you do not have credentials, you can use your Google, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn account to log in.
Complete the Main Info, Schedule, Location and Additional Details section of the event listing. It is critical that detailed event information is included in the description of the event.
- Be sure to include links to parking maps and parking details to help event attendees have the best UND experience.
- Complete the Event Parking Request if event parking is needed. (i.e. when parking is needed for non-permit holders during business hours, parking sign requests, etc.)
Select an image from library or upload an image for your event. Be sure to follow image guidelines or your event listing will not be approved.
Select appropriate filter dropdowns (Audiences, Events by Colleges & Schools and Topic)
Add pre-determined tags/widgets if your event uses them to pull into specific webpages.
Submit your event.
Events are approved by Marketing & Communications before going live.

Submit An Event

About Filters, Widgets and Keywords

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Audiences and Student Life

When selecting audiences, be realistic of who is interested in your event. Events can have more than one audience but checking them all is being done too frequently and cluttering the events feeds.

Current Students – If you want your event to be promoted to current students (undergraduate and graduate), you must select Current Student as an audience. This will pull into the Student Life feed in the website, calendar and the My UND App.
Alumni
Faculty & Staff - Pulls into the Information for Faculty &Staff page.
General Public
Prospective Students – Used only for official Admission events.

Events by Colleges & Schools

These should be selected based on what college/school submitted the event and what students would be interested in this event. Events pull into College homepages.

Topics

Academic Calendar – Used only for official NDUS and UND dates and deadlines.
Arts & Music
Athletics
Diversity & Inclusion
Health & Wellness
Careers & Jobs
Lectures & Presentations
Research

Widgets & Keywords

Most event clicks come from audience-specific event embeds across the UND website, rather than visits to the calendar itself.

The Events Listing snippet will automatically embed UND Calendar events on your webpage, reducing workload and web content duplication. The Event Listing snippet pulls in event name, image, date, time and brief description from existing event calendar listings. Each event links to its unique calendar webpage for supporting details.
Event lists pulled into your site can be filtered to include events by audience, topic, event location or experience (virtual vs. in-person). Events can also be filtered by tagging individual events that you want to pull into your webpage.
If you would like to add an embedded calendar on your website, contact Aimee Halstenson or use the widget builder.

Example Widgets

Existing Event Tags and Widgets

If you have an event listing snippet pulling into your webpage, ensure you are using the correct tag/keyword for events to populate on your webpage.

VIEW Existing CALENDAR TAGS & Keywords

Submission Deadlines

To ensure maximum exposure for event listings, please submit the listing at least two weeks ahead of the event date. This allows time for review and posting. Calendar submissions may take 2 business days to be approved.

Efforts will be made to process events submitted after this two-week window, but no guarantees are made regarding the inclusion of such events.

Calendar Image Guidelines

All events should have a unique photograph to boost visibility across the UND website. Do not use a PDF with event details (time, date, location) because this content will be searchable on your event listing. Use the calendar's photo library if you do not have your own photography.

Crop images to 940 px by 557 px. with a safe zone of 740 px x 437 px.
Photos or non-text graphics are recommended.
- An image gallery is provided for all calendar users to select images from.
- Logos, branded elements and event title text are allowed in graphic images.
- Event images are cropped to different ratios across the UND website. Content/logos should be large enough to be legible and stay within the safe zone to ensure content isn't cut off by calendar overlays and cropping.
Avoid all white backgrounds. The events are listed on a white background and will look washed out.
Do not use event brochures/posters or images with text for the following reasons:
- Images with text can't be searched or used by screen readers. This means they do not meet federal accessibility requirements.
- The purpose of the calendar image is to draw attention to the event listing, not provide event details. The event details are provided in the listing right next to the image.

Acceptable Calendar Images

Unacceptable Calendar Images

Email Digest

Digests are a great way to stay informed about upcoming campus and community events. UND’s Calendar lets you create a weekly, customized email digest tailored just for you. Select the event categories that match your interests and choose your preferred day to receive your email digest.

Build an Event Digest Email

Event Owners

Encourage faculty, staff, students, and the general community to build their own email digests and ensure your events are seen by the right audience. This will help you to:

Boost Attendance: The digest puts your events in front of people who care most about them.
Automate Promotions: Get your events delivered to inboxes eliminating the need for custom emails and e-newsletters promoting events.

Encourage use by adding a call-to-action like “Build your own events email!” in your communications.

Digest Builder Tips

Title

This is the title of your personalized email. Be sure to name it appropriately so it doesn't get lost in your email.

Content

Personalize the events you want to receive in your inbox. Select events by Place, Audience, College & School, Topic or Keywords/Tags. There is no limit to the content categories you select.

Receiving Your Email

Digester emails may be routed to junk or clutter mailboxes.