We use Localist as our event platform to manage and promote the University Calendar.
Thank you for your patience as we work to bring you a better event experience for Fall 2025.
Localist events platform
Who can submit an event?
Any member of the campus community can submit an event to the calendar by using single sign-on, provided that it's a University sponsored event. Events from outside organizations are not allowed.
What can I submit?
Any University event. Movie nights at the Joe. Guest lectures. Discussion groups. If it's meant for students, faculty and staff or the general public, add it to the calendar. Important note: No commercial posts will be permitted.
Make a request
Would you like to be a Group Editor? Do you have a special topic to add to the categorization? Submit the form and our team will be in touch with you.
How to submit an event
Step 1 | Visit events.unr.edu and log in via SSO (Single Sign-On)
Step 2 | Create your event with the following required information:
- Event title: Create a succinct title for your event. No emojis in event titles.;
- Description: Provide the user with the necessary information. If your description includes links, use unique text for each link. A duplicate link text error occurs when multiple links on a single web page share the exact same visible text, but lead to different destinations.
- Group: All units are associated with a Group.
- Location type: The default is in-person. You can select from in-person, virtual or hybrid.
Important note
Event feeds on unit pages use the Group categorization. In order to show on a specific web page feed, the appropriate Group must be included.
Step 3 | Add optional information to boost visibility
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- Location: Building and room information
- Place type: Place type can and help attendees understand if the event is on or off campus or at an affiliated location.
- Event image: If an event image is added, appropriate alt text is required. Your photo will be removed if no alt text is provided. No images with text will be posted. QR codes are not allowed on the website.
- Event type: This categorization is helpful for at-a-glance information for users.
Style reminder: Do not use "UNR" in event or website information.
Images
All Groups have been provided with a default image. This default image appears for your event unless you upload an event-specific image. Event images should be high-quality images of people, places or things that provide some visual interest.
Event images should be a high-res image cropped at 1920x1080 at minimum 72 dpi.
- Appropriate alternative text must be provided with any images. Images without appropriate alt text will be removed.
- Images with text are not allowed. Identifiers and logos are discouraged. Images with text will be removed.
- QR codes are not allowed on the website and will be removed.
If your Group would like to provide a new default image, it must be a high-res image cropped at 1920x1080 at minimum 72 dpi. Submit a preferred image in the Localist form below.
How to write alternative text
Alternative text is an accessibility requirement for images because alt text conveys the visual information available to a sighted user to a person using assistive technology to experience the website. Text in images is not available to a screen reader and should not be used.
When describing images of people, use descriptions that make sense for the context using information that you know. Do not assign race, ethnicity, or gender to anyone in an image as these labels are assumptions about a person's identity and, in most cases, are not contextually relevant for the alt text.
For example, appropriate alt text might read, “Three people wearing Nevada t-shirts walking across the Quad.” Or “Two researchers wearing personal protective equipment examining liquids in a lab.”
An exception for gender: You can use preferred pronouns, if known, for an identified person. For example, if it’s a portrait of someone in a Nevada Today story: “Jane Doe, Ph.D. working in her insect laboratory...”
Contact cms@unr.edu if you have additional questions about alt text.
Become a Group Event Editor
If you would like to have additional permissions in Localist to help edit and manage events for your group, you can become a Group Event Editor.
Benefits of being a Group Editor
- Back-end access to the platform
- Edit existing events
- Update photos and additional details
- Manage events for your Group
Requirements
- Complete Basic Web Accessibility Training via the Office of Digital Learning: This self-paced, online class takes about 45 minutes to complete.
- Submit the form to be associated as a Group Editor for your Group.
Additional functionality
Accepting payment
We are working with the Office of Information Technology to finalize the ability to accept registration payment for ticketed events.
Request a special topic filter
A special topic filter is an additional categorization that is recurring within your Group. Special topic filters are subject to approval.
Build a conference
Conferences built in Localist have enhanced features including agenda display, speaker information, and participant agendas.
Localist resources
View the general platform overview
The University hosts conferences in our events platform.