Canva templates

Branded templates make promoting your Homecoming events easier than ever. Some templates below require approved brand fonts for use. 

image of the Homecoming feed template

Social feed post

1080 x 1350px
image of 1920 x 1080 digital sign template

Story post

1080 x 1920px
image of the name badge template

Name badge

3.5 x 5.5"

Add an event

How to add an event to the Homecoming website.

1) Add a new event

  1. Visit events.uiowa.edu and sign in with your Hawk ID.
  2. After you sign in, the "create event" button will appear.
  3. Enter the details for your event. 
  4. Before submitting, follow this step

2) Add departments to your event

  • Add "Homecoming" as one of the departments for your event. 
  • Homecoming events, once approved, will be listed on the event schedule page
  • If your event is intended for alumni, follow this step

3) For alumni-related events

  • Add the keyword "Homecoming-Alumni" to include your event on the alumni events page. This is in addition to the department: "Homecoming" from the previous step. 
  • Alumni events are generally managed by the UI Center for Advancement. Contact them at uiowa@foriowa.org
  • For headline event inquiries, follow this step

4) Homecoming headline events

  • Headline events are reserved for campus-wide events and listings are managed by the Homecoming Council. 
  • Headline events appear on the home page, all events page, and events.uiowa.edu.
  • Contact hoco-exec@uiowa.edu to request that your event be added to this list. 

     

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