Department and event contact information

Beginning mid-Spring 2025: We will be transitioning to a new contact information system for departments and events. It is designed to ensure that we always have useful contact information for your department to display to users.

Departmental contact information

From your department's "edit department" page, there are three main contact information fields. These will be displayed on your public department page, and used as the defaults on all your events, but can be overridden per-event.

• Website: This should be a useful link for more information about your department. Your main department home page is a fine choice, but if you have a page or section on your site about events or graduation in general, this might be a good place for it.
• Phone number and/or email: You are now required to list either a phone number or email address for your department, which can be displayed publicly and used by visitors to inquire about your events. If you do not list one, your coordinators' email addresses will be displayed instead.

Event-specific contact information

When creating or editing an event, there is now an optional section where you can override the website, phone number, and email listed for your department. This can be useful if there is a particular website, phone, or email you would like users to contact about that specific event. You should leave these fields blank if everything in your department is correct and an appropriate contact for the event.

If you find yourself updating the defaults every semester, you should consider updating your department instead.