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Create events calendar posts that adhere to Lehman College branding, ADA Compliance, and best design practices

Understanding Names, Titles, and Images

Name

Internal use only: This label helps organize events in the T4 backend and is not visible on the live site.

Key Details:

• The more specific you make this field the easier it is for you and other team members to search for the event.
• Example: "Grad Social Work Information Session 9-10-25"
• DO NOT USE ANY SPECIAL CHARACTERS: !@#$%&

Title

This is the title that everyone will see on web page and shared on socials. This title should focus on being short, informative, and enticing. Often the Name and the title can be the same

Rules to Follow:

• DO NOT USE ALL CAPS.
• Use Title Case, the same as a Book title or movie title
  • Example: "Lehman College Jazz Festival 2026"

Images

Must Adhere to strict ADA compliance:

• • The image cannot display any text
  • The image must be 1295 x 870 pixels
  • The image must be 150 DPI aka good resolution
  • If any of these criteria are not met, the event will be rejected.
  • When placing the image in the media library, you must give it alternate text

Date & Time Fields

Start Date and Time

Specifies the start Date and time. Select the time first.

End Date and Time

Specifies the start Date and time. Select the time first.

All Day Event (Check Box)

Check if the event lasts all day

Recurs Every

This should only be selected if there are any recurrences of the same event. If no recurrences, select the “Never” option.

Recurrence End Date

Only if there is a recurrence selected in previous option, select the final date of the event series 

Custom Date (1-10)

Only if there is a recurrence selected in previous option, here you enter the start date and time of the recurring event on that date.

Tagging Your Event

Event Categories

Select from several categories that are associated with your event. When you tag your event with a category your event will show up under the event calendar filter

School or Division

Select the school or schools that are associated with the event. If no schools are associated, this few can be left blank

Department ( Required)

Select the departments that are associate with the event

Audience

Select the Audience that are associate with the event

Event Type 

Select the type of event that this pertains too

Describing Your Event

Brief Event Description

This should be one to two sentences long that provide a short glimpse into what your event entails (Example: Professor Lehman Gives Lecture on the rapid growth of AI in the Tech Industry )

Event Full Description

Describe your event in full detail here including dates, times, and requirements

Contact & Registration Info

Organizer name: Name of the contact person for the event

Organizer Phone Number: Number of the contact person for the event

Organizer Email: Contact Email

Admission Details: In this field the user can specify whether the event is free and if there's any registration or RSVP required.

Admission/Ticket Link: This is link. Only place a link here, no extra text to be included. This will only be displayed as a clickable link.

Keywords: add in any keywords that are associate with the event. 

Featured Events: Leave this box unchecked