Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Use the USI online calendar to promote your USI events
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When you plan a USI event this semester, remember to add the event to the USI online calendar. The online calendar will be promoted to students, employees, and community groups as a resource to find information about campus events. Events for the current day and the next day are listed on the front page of the site at www.usi.edu. The USI homepage pulls events from the calendar for the current and following day and lists three at a time in chronological order. All day events are listed at the “ALL DAY” link. The Pott College of Science and Engineering incorporated events from the online calendar into their home page design for more exposure, and other colleges and departments are considering similar home page events design. Enter your event, meeting, deadline, etc. and all of its associated information into the comprehensive calendar at https://www.usi.edu/webservices/calendar_03/index.asp. A detailed description of how to submit an event can be found by clicking “How to Use” and “Submit an event.” Anyone with a MyUSI username and password can “Sign In” in the upper right hand corner and submit an event. There are a few guidelines each posting must meet: • Events must be associated with USI, its colleges, departments, and programs. • Calendar submissions should be event oriented rather than news items. • Reminders and other follow-up submissions are not permitted. • Events must affect more than just the members of an individual department. For example, a departmental staff meeting is not appropriate; however, the spring faculty meeting is appropriate. • Student organizations may submit events on the condition that the event has been approved by the organization’s advisor prior to submission. Events appear on the calendar after they are approved by one of three calendar administrators. Ray Simmons, director of Sports Information, approves athletic events; Shannon Poling, program advisor in Student Development, approves student events; and Kathy Funke, director of News and Information, approves all other events. The calendar is accessible in a number of ways: 1. Clicking a listed event on the homepage 2. The “More” link under “Campus Events” 3. The “Calendar” option on the blue “Faculty,” “Alumni,” and “Community” drop down menus at the top of the page 4. The “Calendar” option under the “Everything @ USI” list Any questions about the design or functionality of the calendar should be directed to webserv@usi.edu. |
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