Guiding principles
Our goals for the event calendar include:
- Reflect the presence, mission and values of the university
- Provide high-quality information and simplify navigation for calendar users
- Maintain a modern look and feel and a cohesive appearance
Filters
We are happy to receive requests to change or add a filter. Filters are intended to be audience-centric, intuitive and helpful to people attempting to navigate and locate events. Users consistently tell us they prefer a short filter list.
We will review filter requests by considering the following questions:
- Is the filter helpful to a broad and general audience?
- Does it avoid using OSU-specific terms or jargon?
- Is it significantly distinct from existing filters?
- Will a typical user feel it provides the right amount of granularity—not too much or too little?
- Will it apply to a large number of events and be needed permanently?
- Does it avoid creating structure that will require frequent updating, such as an organization chart?
- Can it be used to consolidate or simplify other filters?
Places
How we assess requests to add or change a place
- Is the place regularly used to host qualified events?
- Is it distinct from existing places (not a room within or an outside area easily associated with an existing place)?
- Is there a source of up-to-date information about the place (description, photo)?
- Does it make sense for users to follow the place
- If a location, such as a cultural center, is displaced due to renovation, administrators can temporarily update the location. If a location name changes, such as being named after a donor, this change should also be made.
Maintenance
We will periodically review organizations and filters for value, assessing how frequently they are used by both providers and calendar users.