LiveWhale event category best practices
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Event categories
When creating an event, check the box for all event categories that describe the event. These categories do not change, and adding one or more is not required. If the event does not fit into a category, you can use a global or local tag.
| Category | Example(s) |
|---|---|
| Art and museum exhibitions | A new exhibition at the Grunwald Gallery of Art |
| Career development | Career Fair |
| Culture and languages | Cultural Wellness Mini-Series, Weekly Italian Conversation |
Functions, festivals, and celebrations | First Thursdays, IU Diversity Symposium |
| Health and wellness | Stress reduction workshop, Healthy Relationships Support Group |
Lectures, talks, seminars, and conferences | Microbiology Seminar Series, Indiana Uplands Winter Food Conference |
| Performances, shows, and films | IU Cinema events, theater shows |
| Sporting events | Softball game times, tennis matches |
| Student-run | Campus Girl Scouts, Relay for Life |
Training, non-credit classes, and learning opportunities | Human Resources training for faculty/staff, Creating Fonts With Adobe Illustrator |
Volunteer and fundraising opportunities | Dance Marathon, Books & Beyond Project Info Session |
Campuses
Each calendar should have one campus selected as a default. If the event will be on a different campus than the default campus, coordinate with the calendar admin of the different campus to publish the event.
Use the campus selection for any event that will be streamed or given online. If you want your event to show up on a campus's main group calendar, check both and the main campus calendar for your organization's primary campus.
Audiences
Select the audience of the event based on the types of people you want to attend.
For example, if there is a student-only event, include only , not or . Clinical sciences schools and units are the only ones to have audiences of .
Available audiences and descriptions:
- Alumni
- Donors
- Faculty
- Families
- Staff
- Students
- The public
- Residents and fellows (clinical sciences units only)