Events Site

The events site and listings that are published are not part of an overall calendar application. The Ensemble content management system does not provide a calendar solution. This site was developed in order to create and publish pages to promote university events. 

When you have an event that is open to the public or an entire segment of the university community (students, faculty, or staff). These include - but aren't limited to - performances and exhibits at the Center for the Arts, key university events such as State of the University, Run in Remembrance, conferences or seminars with thought leaders in a particular discipline, or events by such entities as the School for Performing Arts or the Alumni Association. Events that sell tickets or have limited seating are eligible for posting to the events site. 

As a start, talk to your communications director for your college or unit. If you are unsure of whom that would be, visit this page for an updated list of communications contacts throughout Virginia Tech (https://news.vt.edu/for-the-media.html). 

As with campus notices, event submissions are placed in a queue for review by the VT News team for accuracy, consistency, and style. 

Approved events will be published to appear on the Virginia Tech homepage, the Virginia Tech news page, and other pages where appropriate. Once published, each event will feature its own URL, which can be shared and distributed through a college or unit's individual social media account. A list component can be used to feature events on college or unit news sites or other domains within the CMS. In addition, the VT News team will have the editorial authority to choose which events appear in the daily and/or student email.

Events will be published at least once a day. In times of greater activity on campus, publishing may occur more than once daily. 

No later than 5 p.m. two days before the email is scheduled. 

The frequency and nature of events appearing in the daily email are decided by the VT News team. Requests will be considered, but space, timeliness, and other considerations will help determine the number of times an event can appear. 

You can submit the event for publishing using the form. Once approved and published, share the URL on social media and on your college, department, or unit site by using a list component. Requests sent through your communications director will be considered for the daily email as the event date approaches. 

As with campus notices and VT news articles, published content can be updated by first contacting your communications director and the VT News team. Changes may not be immediate but will be made in a timely manner. 

No. PDF files cannot be used for events submissions.