Event Type Glossary
Select the Event Type that best describes the kind of event you are having. Selecting the appropriate type is important for reporting and calendaring.
Event Types Glossary
Please note: Permissions determine which Event Types you can choose from. There can only be one Event Type per event and cannot be changed once submitted.
Ceremony / Memorial / Observance
Class Related
Conference / Community Forum
Counseling / Advising
Exhibit
Film
Fundraiser / Auction
Game / Meet / Match / Tournament
Health / Well-Being
Lecture / Presentation / Debate / Panel
Meeting / Info Session
Open House / Fair / Trade Show
Performance
Rally / Protest
Reception / Social Event / Meal
Rehearsal / Practice
Tabling
Tour
Workshop / Seminar / Training
Ceremony / Memorial / Observance
A formal religious or public occasion, typically one is celebrating or memorializing a particular event or person. Back to Top
Class Related
A meeting or event that is related to a class, subject, or discipline but is not within the academic syllabus. Back to Top
Conference / Community Forum
A conference is a formal meeting for discussion will have an agenda and a program of activities planned. A community forum is a meeting used to engage with others to debate, share knowledge and community with others. Back to Top
Counseling / Advising
A program where advice and guidance are given to resolve personal, social, or psychological challenges and difficulties. Back to Top
Exhibit
Public display of an object or collection of objects of interest. Back to Top
Film
The showing of a motion picture; a movie. Back to Top
Fundraiser / Auction
An event held to generate financial support for a charity or other enterprise. Back to Top
Game / Meet / Match / Tournament
A form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. Back to Top
Health / Well-Being
A program or event that promotes the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Back to Top
Lecture / Presentation / Debate / Panel
A formal educational talk or discussion on a particular topic or discussion, investigation on a particular matter. Back to Top
Meeting / Info Session
An assembly of people, especially the members of a group or committee, for discussion or entertainment. Back to Top
Open House / Fair / Trade Show
An assembly where all visitors are welcome, for the community or for exhibition or productions and services. Back to Top
Performance
An act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other forms of entertainment. Back to Top
Rally / Protest
An act of bringing together a group or community in order to support a cause or for concerted action. Back to Top
Reception / Social Event / Meal
A formal or ceremonious social occasion held to celebrate an event or person(s) where food is normally present. Back to Top
Rehearsal / Practice
A practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance. Back to Top
Tabling
Informal gathering outside of a venue or building where a group can raise awareness and garner support for an issue, advertise for events, and recruit new members. Back to Top
Tour
An event or activity for business, pleasure, or education often involving a series of stops and ending at the starting point. Back to Top
Workshop / Seminar / Training
A brief intensive education program for a relatively small group of people that focuses especially on techniques and skills in a particular field. Back to Top