{"id":981,"date":"2024-12-20T10:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/events\/?page_id=981"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:45:02","slug":"about-the-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/about-the-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Clark University has developed a web-based <a href=\"\/events\/all-campus-events\/\">campus calendar<\/a> to promote events organized by Clark schools, departments, offices, centers, libraries, and registered student groups. These events are open to the University community and, in most cases, the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Clark calendar, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>View events via desktop or mobile devices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add events to your personal calendar (e.g., Google, Outlook).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share events on social media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include event URLs in emails or QR codes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload photos and graphics to highlight speakers or topics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make events viewable to the Clark community only with a Clark sign-on and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work with University Marketing and Communications to create categories or tags, which will create a URL for related events across the university (e.g., DEI events, International Education Week events, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines for Including Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark\u2019s <a href=\"\/events\/all-campus-events\/\">main campus calendar<\/a> is geared toward the broader campus community and, in most cases, the public, and showcases the vibrancy and diversity of academic and campus life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those reasons, the Campus Calendar Team in Clark\u2019s Marketing and Communications Office has developed <a href=\"\/events\/about-the-calendar\/guidelines-for-including-events\/\">guidelines for including events<\/a> in the main campus calendar vs. those that would be included only in your department calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To add events to Clark\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/all-campus-events\/\">campus calendar<\/a> and automatically pull into your websites, you must have access to, and have been trained in, Clark\u2019s WordPress content management system \u2014 the same interface we use to create and update web pages at Clark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost all offices, departments, centers\/institutes, and programs have at least one person who has been trained to edit and update their unit\u2019s web pages; they are called website administrators. As part of their Clark WordPress training, website administrators have learned how to input and update calendar events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are unsure whether you have access to WordPress and the campus calendar, or want to know who in your department has access, contact the Campus Calendar Team in Marketing and Communications at <a href=\"mailto:calendar@clarku.edu\">calendar@clarku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-admin\">Log on to add events \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editing by Marketing and Communications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing and Communications may edit your events in the main campus calendar to ensure they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consistent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free from errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following the calendar\/University editorial style<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following the <a href=\"\/events\/about-the-calendar\/guidelines-for-including-events\/\">guidelines for events<\/a> to be included in the main campus calendar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/events\/about-the-calendar\/guidelines-for-including-events\/\">Guidelines for Including Events<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Adding-events-to-Clark-campus-calendar-10-30-25.pdf\">Cheat Sheet: Formatting Events<\/a> <em>(.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/cheat-sheet-for-campus-calendar-events.pdf\">Cheat Sheet: Calendar Editorial Style<\/a> (.pdf)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Who can add events to the campus calendar?<\/summary>\n<p>Faculty and staff trained to use the Clark WordPress content management system also can input calendar events via their department websites. They do this by signing into WordPress with their Clark username and password.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do can I gain access to, and input events into, my department calendar?<\/summary>\n<p>First, you need to ask your department chair or office director whether you or someone else in your office should have WordPress\/calendar privileges to input events and make changes on your department\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, if you have the go-ahead, you will need access to the WordPress website and calendar system. You also will need to attend a training session to learn how to use both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To set up access and schedule training, contact the Campus Calendar Team in Marketing and Communications at <a href=\"mailto:calendar@clarku.edu\">calendar@clarku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What types of events can be included in the campus calendar?<\/summary>\n<p>We offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/about-the-calendar\/guidelines-for-including-events\/\">guidelines<\/a> on which events are appropriate for the University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/all-campus-events\/\">main campus calendar<\/a>. We also offer a list of events that are not appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Do you offer training or support for inputting events into the calendar?<\/summary>\n<p>Absolutely! For training, contact the Campus Calendar Team in Marketing and Communications at <a href=\"mailto:calendar@clarku.edu\">calendar@clarku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can student clubs add events to the main campus calendar?<\/summary>\n<p>Student clubs are encouraged to input and promote their club meetings through the <a href=\"https:\/\/clarku.campuslabs.com\/engage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engage calendar<\/a>, which requires a Clark sign-on to view events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if a registered student organization has an event that is open to everyone on campus and\/or the public, we encourage you to contact the Campus Calendar Team in Marketing and Communications at <a href=\"mailto:calendar@clarku.edu\">calendar@clarku.edu<\/a> for consideration to be included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/all-campus-events\/\">main campus calendar<\/a>. Examples of student events that might appeal to a broader campus audience or the public: plays and musicals, comedy and dance performances, etc.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Does my department have to use the campus calendar to promote events?<\/summary>\n<p>No, but it\u2019s highly encouraged. By including your event in the campus calendar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may attract more people to attend your event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your event may be selected to be featured on Clark\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/\">Events landing page<\/a> or ClarkNow publication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will curb the multiple event emails sent out to campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will curb the amount of paper used to print posters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may find that it\u2019s easier to know what\u2019s happening on campus \u2014 and therefore avoid scheduling your event at the same date and time as other campus events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What is the Events landing page?<\/summary>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/\">Events landing page<\/a> is where Marketing and Communications identifies and promotes a handful of events happening on campus. We identify these events by searching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/all-campus-events\/\">main campus calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Can I email my event to the campus instead of including it in the campus calendar?<\/summary>\n<p>Human Resources no longer emails non-HR-related events to the campus. You are encouraged to share your event through the campus calendar instead.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Are there other ways to promote my event?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes! If you have social media or a website for your department or program, we encourage you to share your event there; you can just share your event URL from the campus calendar (ideally, pulling a photo). You also can share your event URL in emails to the faculty, staff, and students within your department or, if you have one, in your blog or newsletter. Finally, the Clark Web Team can help you think about new ways to highlight your events on your department website.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-warm-gray-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/11\/Adding-events-to-Clark-campus-calendar-10-30-25.pdf\">Download Cheat Sheet for Formatting Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-warm-gray-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/12\/cheat-sheet-for-campus-calendar-events.pdf\">Download Cheat Sheet for Calendar Editorial Styles&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#b6ced1ad\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Calendars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Clark\u2019s main campus calendar, there are additional calendars for specific audiences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarku.campuslabs.com\/engage\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engage calendar<\/a> (managed by student clubs and organizations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkathletics.com\/composite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Athletics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/alumni\/upcoming-events\/\">Alumni<\/a> (includes events on and off campus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/offices\/registrar\/academic-calendars\/\">Academic calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These calendars are not part of the main campus calendar.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cta-bar-container red abut-end has-white-color has-warm-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-edd427ec418581b8063192ac97d59e96 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"cta-bar-text has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4d05ab6739b20a07742797e46d092e36\">Questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cta-bar-text has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4998cbd8d12cedbec8876a2735181851\">If you have questions about the calendar or guidelines, contact the Campus Calendar Team in Marketing and Communications at <a href=\"mailto:calendar@clarku.edu\">calendar@clarku.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-true-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\">About the Calendar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clark University has developed a web-based campus calendar to promote events organized by Clark schools, departments, offices, centers, libraries, and registered student groups. 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