Event Calendar

Adding an Event

The Events Hub

All Web Platform Healthsciences events are housed in a central repository called "The Events Hub" and then are syndicated across the appropriate sites. The School of Nursing event calendar is located on the News & Events section of the website. All Mednet users have the ability to submit an event regardless of whether or not they have the ability to edit content on the Web Platform Healthsciences.

Events Hub 

Submitting an Event

Any individual with Mednet credentials has the ability to submit an event. Once you have submitted your event, it will be reviewed by a content editor prior to being posted. Follow the steps below to submit an event for the School of Nursing. 

Login to add an event

  1. Login to the Events Platform.
  2. Click Content (Page Icon) on the left side menu panel.
  3. Click Add content button.
  4. Select Event from the list of content types. 

Fill out the event form

  1. Title - [required] The text entered in the title field will be included in the "breadcrumbs" and will become the page's URL unless otherwise configured. Best practice will be to keep this concise and to the 80 character limit.
  2. Subtitle -Add a subtitle if your title is too long
  3. Featured Media - [required] Choose from existing photos on your site or upload one from the files on your computer. Avoid using media with graphs or text as these images are not accessible.
  4. Who will review this event submission? - [required] Select School of Nursing
  5. Event Date - [required] Select the date and time of your event.
    • If your date is recurring, select the "Repeats" from the drop-down menu to configure the occurrence. (This example shows an event that occurs every two weeks on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00- 9:00 AM starting 12/4 and ends on 2/7.)
  6. Address - [required if your event in is person] Selecting the country from the drop down will open the form for you to input the address for your event.
    • For the organization field please add a specific event space, i.e.: building and room number.
  7. Link to Event - For registering for the event/ virtual meeting link. URL is for your registration link, (Zoom) and the "Link Text" field will be what the button says for the link. Remember to accessibly best practices and avoid using link text in ways that say "Click Here."
  8. Body - Enter a summary of the event.
  9. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
    • Meta Description – [required] The short summary displayed underneath the URL in Google’s search results as well as the Web Platform Healthsciences search page.
  10. Distribution - Select Nursing
  11. Search Listing Options - These selections will impact where the events will be syndicated.
    • Other Affiliated  Group(s) - School of Nursing 

To review the detailed instructions on completing an event, visit the Web Platform Healthsciences support site: Adding an event

Submit the event 

For regular users: 

  • Click Save to submit you event.  Once you submit your event, it will be reviewed by a content editor prior to being posted.
  • Note: once you submit an event, you will lose access to make edits on the event.
  • To make updates or follow up on event approval, contact the content editor for School of Nursing: Site Contacts