Who can post events on the UC Berkeley events calendar?

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Two groups can get events onto the UC Berkeley calendar, and which one you are depends on whether your department already has a calendar on the site. Calendar managers log in to create and edit events directly for their departmental calendar. If you don't have a departmental calendar, you can submit an event for approval instead. The site's own guidance draws exactly this line: "Calendar managers can login to create and edit events. If you don't have a departmental calendar, you can submit an event for approval."

The two posting paths

Calendar manager Submitter without a departmental calendar
Who Person responsible for an existing departmental calendar Anyone without a departmental calendar on the site
How Log in to create and edit events Submit an event for approval
Control Creates and edits events directly Event goes through an approval step
Login required Yes Not stated for the submission path

The key distinction is control, not just access. A calendar manager edits events as part of running a calendar. A submitter hands an event over and waits for approval — the site does not describe that submitter as editing events afterward.

What this means for you

If your department already has a calendar here, the practical question is whether you are one of its calendar managers. If you are, you log in and create or edit events directly. If you are not, you would need to go through whoever manages that calendar rather than submitting independently.

If your department has no calendar on the site, you are the second case: submit the event for approval. This is the route for people who want an event listed but don't run a calendar.

What the site does not specify

The available site content does not state:

  • Who reviews submissions or how long approval takes
  • Whether submitting requires an account or login
  • What information an event submission must include
  • Whether approved events appear in the general event listings or only in a specific section

If any of these matter for your planning, treat them as open questions to confirm with the calendar administrators rather than assumptions.

A quick way to decide

  1. Check whether your department or unit already has a calendar on Events at UC Berkeley.
  2. If it does, find out whether you are a calendar manager. If yes, log in and create or edit events directly.
  3. If it does not, use the submit-for-approval path.
  4. If you are unsure which situation applies, ask the calendar administrators before submitting, since the two paths have different levels of control over the final listing.