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. Currently, event feeds are on webpages are being rebuilt. Estimated completion date is 8/8/2025.
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 requestWould 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.
Visit events.unr.edu and log in via SSO (Single Sign-On)
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 necessary information for the user. 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.
Include optional helpful information
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.
Event type: This categorization is helpful at-a-glance information for users.
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.
Images with text, such as flyers, are not allowed. Identifiers and logos are discouraged. Images with text will be removed.
Appropriate alternative text must be provided with any images. Images without appropriate alt text 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.
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
Use Localist to accept payment
Localist will soon be accept registration payment for ticketed events. Streamline your event management by handling registrations and payments in one place.
Conferences built in Localist have enhanced features including agenda display, speaker information, participant agendas and integrated registration payments.
