University Events Calendar FAQs

What is the University Events Calendar?

The University Events Calendar is a publicly accessible online calendar that contains university approved and sponsored events.

Who can have a calendar?

Official calendars can be requested by any university college, academic department, university-wide program (e.i. Common Experience), or support department. If you have a website in Gato you qualify to have a calendar in the University Events Calendar.

Can I use the calendar to announce departmental meetings?

No. The calendar is intended for events in which the audience is university students, staff and faculty and the general public. A private or limited audience meeting should not be listed on the University Events Calendar.

Can I use the calendar to list academic classes ?

No. The calendar is intended for events in which the audience is university students, staff and faculty and the general public. A private or limited audience meeting, such as an academic class, should not be listed on the University Events Calendar.

Can student organizations have their own calendars?

Recognized student organization will be able to list their events on the Student Organizations calendar that is managed by Campus Activities and Student Organizations (CASO).

How do I request a new calendar?

To request a new calendar please follow this link.

What is the Featured Events Calendar?

The Featured Events Calendar is composed of select events chosen by University Marketing. The four categories of Featured Events are performances, public lectures, exhibits and sports. All events that have the "Featured Events" category checked when adding the event to the University Events Calendar will be considered for inclusion.

How do I get an event listed on the university homepage?

The university homepage has room for two featured events. Sub-homepages have room for up to four featured events. University Marketing manages these events and you muct email them directly to request an event appear on the homepage. Instructions are here.

University Marketing will be responsible for choosing the final featured events displayed.

How Can I Use the Calendar with My Gato Website?

The Calendar Events Paragraph type allows you to automatically add university events to your website. The events are automaticaly pulled from the University Events Calendar located at http://events.txstate.edu.

To add a list of events, create a new paragraph and select “Calendar Event.”  Give your events listing a title. Next, choose a calendar to display on your website. Meta-calendars are calendars containing all events occurring under a parent organization and all of its sub-departments and programs. Lastly, choose the number of days in to the future you would like events to be displayed (i.e. 7 days, 30 days, etcetera.)