Each semester, event organizers who wish to have their events considered for approval as Cultural Events must submit a request to the Cultural Events Committee. The committee is responsible for reviewing event proposals and determining whether they meet the criteria for Cultural Events and Global Learning Initiative (GLI) Events.
Performances and exhibitions sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts and its various units are automatically approved through the Dean's Office. If your event is being sponsored by the college, please click here. A calendar of these events is provided by the Dean’s Office each semester.
When requesting Cultural Event status for an event, please complete the following steps:
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Review the guidelines for events and submission examples. |
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Find a University faculty/staff member to sponsor the event. |
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If the event will be taking place on campus, make a space request through the campus space reservation system (note: the space request does not need to be approved before an event proposal is submitted). If the event will be delivered virtually, schedule a Zoom Meeting with registration (note: Zoom Webinars are not permitted). |
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Submit an event proposal. Event proposals are reviewed by the Cultural Events Committee, which meets biweekly during the fall and spring semesters. Any proposals submitted after the deadline will be automatically rolled over to be reviewed at the next meeting date. For further assistance here are step-by-step instructions on how to submit your event proposal. |
In order to be guaranteed review at the next committee meeting, event proposals must be submitted by the upcoming deadline. The committee meeting dates for the 2023-2024 academic year can be found below:
Once the committee has reviewed the event proposal, the Cultural Events Coordinator will notify the event sponsor of the committee’s decision. Four decisions are possible. (1) The committee may approve the event proposal as written. (2) The committee may put its decision on hold pending submission of additional information (if the event proposal is unclear or missing information). (3) The committee may deny the event. (4) Or the committee may allow the event sponsor to revise and resubmit the event proposal, detailing the specific changes that would bring the event into compliance with the guidelines.