News & Event Form Help

What is this form for?

Fill out this form to have your news item or event posted on the cnc website

Where will my event appear?

Members of the public can have their event posted on the News and Events Page Employees can post their items in a variety of places, such as the homepage or departmental pages, as well as the news and events page

Which news & events are acceptable?

Any news item/event that relates to the College or College students or employees is a candidate for posting.

My news item/event did not get posted, why?

If we had questions about your news item/event, but were unable to contact you, we will not post your event. If your news item/event did not seem to be college related or appropriate, we would not post it. The College does not guarantee that any news item/event will be posted on the College web site.

I no longer want my news item/event posted or want to make changes, who should I contact?

If you are a college employee, click the My News & Events link on the left hand menu. If you are a member of the public, you can send an email to bacon@cnc.bc.ca with your name and event information.

How long will it take for my news item/event to get posted?

Depending on the number we receive, it should be posted within a week, but the more advance notice you can give, the better.

How do I fill out the form?

Title
(mandatory) This will appear every where your item is shown. Please make it short and descriptive. People will click on it to see more information about your item

Link
(optional) If there is a website or web page with more information about your item, you can include a link to it in this box. Be sure to use the full link format, ie http://wwww.cnc.bc.ca/example/mypage.htm

Type
(mandatory) Specify what type of item this is (news, events, etc). News items will appear on the News page, all other items will appear on the Events Page

Campus
(mandatory) Select the campus where this event takes place, or choose All if it happens at every campus, or if it is a news item that affects all campuses.

PDF
(optional) If you have a pdf file with more information about your event, you can click the browse button, locate your pdf, and it will be attached to your event (employees only - members of the public will have this button greyed out)

Description
(mandatory) Use the description box to provide detailed information about your item such as location, cost, or a full news story. When people click on your event, this is the additional information they will see, so it should include everything.
If this is a news item, the first 100 characters of the Description will appear as a teaser with the Title on the News page. Users will click your item for more information, so try to make your first 100 characters "catchy".

Start
(mandatory) If you selected News for the item Type, then the News Item side of the Dates box will be active. You can enter the day you would like your news item to start showing up on the website, and the day you would like it to stop showing on the website.
If you selected anything other then News item from the Type box, then the Events side of the dates box will be active. You can then enter the date for your event. If this is a one day event, then your start and end dates will be the same. Otherwise you can enter a date range for your event.
Your event will show on the Events Month View calendar on the day you specify, and will show in the Upcoming Events area until your event happens.

End
(mandatory) See Start above...

Day of Week
(mandatory) If your event only happens on certain days between your Start and End Dates, then check off the days that it happens. For example, if it is a weekly special in the cafeteria that only happens on mondays, you would check off only the Monday box, and then the event would appear only on mondays on the calendar. If this is a news item, or if the event happens every day (or just one day), then leave Every Day checked off.

Display Location
(mandatory) Where would you like your item posted? The public has the option to post the item on the homepage or the events page, while employees have other options. Check off all (and only) the locations you would like your item to show.
If you select Public Employee Item then the item will only be visible on the News or Events page when the user clicks "Show Employee Items". Please note that any member of the public can view these events, they are just filtered out by default.

Organizer
(mandatory) Enter your name here so that if we need to contact you with questions about your event, we can do so

Organizer & Contact at
(mandatory) Enter your name and contact information (phone / email, etc) here so that if we need to contact you with questions about your event, we can do so

Title (mandatory)	This will appear every where your item is shown. Please make it short and descriptive. People will click on it to see more information about your item
Link (optional)	If there is a website or web page with more information about your item, you can include a link to it in this box. Be sure to use the full link format, ie http://wwww.cnc.bc.ca/example/mypage.htm
Type (mandatory)	Specify what type of item this is (news, events, etc). News items will appear on the News page, all other items will appear on the Events Page
Campus (mandatory)	Select the campus where this event takes place, or choose All if it happens at every campus, or if it is a news item that affects all campuses.
PDF (optional)	If you have a pdf file with more information about your event, you can click the browse button, locate your pdf, and it will be attached to your event (employees only - members of the public will have this button greyed out)
Description (mandatory)	Use the description box to provide detailed information about your item such as location, cost, or a full news story. When people click on your event, this is the additional information they will see, so it should include everything. If this is a news item, the first 100 characters of the Description will appear as a teaser with the Title on the News page. Users will click your item for more information, so try to make your first 100 characters "catchy".
Start (mandatory)	If you selected News for the item Type, then the News Item side of the Dates box will be active. You can enter the day you would like your news item to start showing up on the website, and the day you would like it to stop showing on the website. If you selected anything other then News item from the Type box, then the Events side of the dates box will be active. You can then enter the date for your event. If this is a one day event, then your start and end dates will be the same. Otherwise you can enter a date range for your event. Your event will show on the Events Month View calendar on the day you specify, and will show in the Upcoming Events area until your event happens.
End (mandatory)	See Start above...
Day of Week (mandatory)	If your event only happens on certain days between your Start and End Dates, then check off the days that it happens. For example, if it is a weekly special in the cafeteria that only happens on mondays, you would check off only the Monday box, and then the event would appear only on mondays on the calendar. If this is a news item, or if the event happens every day (or just one day), then leave Every Day checked off.
Display Location (mandatory)	Where would you like your item posted? The public has the option to post the item on the homepage or the events page, while employees have other options. Check off all (and only) the locations you would like your item to show. If you select Public Employee Item then the item will only be visible on the News or Events page when the user clicks "Show Employee Items". Please note that any member of the public can view these events, they are just filtered out by default.
Organizer (mandatory)	Enter your name here so that if we need to contact you with questions about your event, we can do so
Organizer & Contact at (mandatory)	Enter your name and contact information (phone / email, etc) here so that if we need to contact you with questions about your event, we can do so