ProfLink - Event Categories
ProfLink - Event Categories
ProfLink - Event Categories
ProfLink uses Event Categories to aide students in discovering events of interest to them and to classify events that may fulfill various ProfLink curriculum Path requirements. Categories can act as tags for events in order to better advertise or contextualize the event for attendees. Event hosts are encouraged to select any and all Event Categories that may apply when creating events. You can select multiple Categories for each Event.
This page features an A-Z reference of current ProfLink Event Categories. Some (not all) event categories are set within our foundational student programming framworks. These include;
- #RowanThrive dimensions, the University's well-being initiative.
- Rowan Core, the Unviersity framework for general education requirements
- Career Competencies, a framework for students to focus on their professional skill development
- Social Change Model of Leadership, a framework for students to understand leadership skill development
For more information about each framework, click the links above. For information about each specific category within ProfLink, check out the lists below.
Please select every Category that your Event could fulfil. At minimum, each event should have one (or more) A STEP UP categories based on your event content. The most frequently used Event Categories for student events are bold. This is one mechanism ProfLink uses to assign Credit to students completing various co-curricular Paths and certifications through ProfLink, and different Categories of events can be listed on a student’s co-curricular transcript.
ProfLink Event Category Reference
A-Z List of All Event Categories
The most frequently used Event Categories for student events are bold:
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Select this category to export to Rowan University website Upcoming Event listing |
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Category for events that contribute to the Community dimension of the #RowanThrive well-being framework. Check the #RowanThrive framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Category for events that contribute to the Emotional dimension of the #RowanThrive well-being framework. Check the #RowanThrive framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Category for events that contribute to the Physical dimension of the #RowanThrive well-being framework. Check the #RowanThrive framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Category for events that contribute to the Financial dimension of the #RowanThrive well-being framework. Check the #RowanThrive framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Category for events that contribute to the Purpose dimension of the #RowanThrive well-being framework. Check the #RowanThrive framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Category for events that contribute to the Social dimension of the #RowanThrive well-being framework. Check the #RowanThrive framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that take place on the Camden Campus of Rowan University *25Live event category* |
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Events that also welcome faculty & staff |
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Events that also welcome graduate students |
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Events that also welcome Rowan CMSRU & Rowan SOM medical students. |
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Use this tag to distinguish events created to track students who walk-into your campus office. Use this to differentiate these events for reporting purposes. |
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Events where students can network with alumni of the university. This event category is available for everyone to use, but campus offices & groups using this category should be notifying the Office of Alumni Engagement in order to maximize participation in this way. |
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Events for first-generation college students |
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Use this tag for Homecoming events to give students credit for attending. |
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Category for all the intramural sport games, practices, and/or meetings. *25Live event type* |
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Tag for all events eligible for Leadership Rowan Bronze Certificate credit This category is administered by Leadership Rowan, the University’s campus-wide leadership involvement program. If you'd like your event to count within the Bronze Certificate, email Leadership Rowan staff at OSLP@rowan.edu. |
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Tag for all events eligible for Leadership Rowan Gold Certificate credit This category is administered by Leadership Rowan, the University’s campus-wide leadership involvement program. If you'd like your event to count within the Gold Certificate email Leadership Rowan staff at OSLP@rowan.edu. |
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Tag for all events eligible for Leadership Rowan Silver certificate credit This category is administered by Leadership Rowan, the University’s campus-wide leadership involvement program. If you'd like your event to count within the Silver Certificate, email Leadership Rowan staff at OSLP@rowan.edu. |
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Events that contribute to Rowan Core's Global Literacy and/or Equity & Inclusion NACE Career Competency: Check the Rowan Core framework or the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to Rowan Core's Communicative Literacy and/or Communication dimension NACE Career Competency: Check the Rowan Core framework or the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Career & Self-Development dimension of the NACE Career Competencies: Check the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Critical Thinking/Problem Solving dimension of the NACE Career Competencies: Check the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Digital Technology dimension of the NACE Career Competencies: Check the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Oral/Written Communications Career Competency: Check the Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Teamwork/Collaboration Career Competency: Check the Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events for freshmen only: Rowan Seminar Passport Program Curriculum Category |
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For use by the Rohrer College of Business Professional Development Curriculum only |
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For use by the Rohrer College of Business Professional Development Curriculum only |
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Related to Rowan Core Artistic Literacy. Check the Rowan Core framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Use this event category for Events contributing to Rowan Core Humanistic Literacy. Check the Rowan Core framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that support Rowan Core Quantitative Literacy Check the Rowan Core framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that support the Rowan Core Scientific Literacy Check the Rowan Core framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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One of the values in the Social Change Model of Leadership. Check the SCML framework for a better understanding of this category |
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General student organization meeting |
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Students would be eligible to receive Service Hours through active volunteerism or community service by attending this event. |
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Featured events for the University’s Welcome Week event series for new students each September. |
Categories within the NACE Career Competencies framework
The most frequently used Event Categories for student events are bold:
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Events that contribute to the Career Management dimension of the NACE Career Competencies: Check the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Critical Thinking/Problem Solving dimension of the NACE Career Competencies: Check the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Digital Technology dimension of the NACE Career Competencies: Check the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to Rowan Core's Global Literacy and/or Global/Intercultural dimension NACE Career Competency: Check the Rowan Core framework or the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to Rowan Core's Communicative Literacy and/or Oral/Written Communications dimension NACE Career Competency: Check the Rowan Core framework or the NACE Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Oral/Written Communications Career Competency: Check the Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
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Events that contribute to the Teamwork/Collaboration Career Competency: Check the Career Competency framework for a better understanding of this category. |
Categories within the Rowan Core framework
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Related to Rowan Core Artistic Literacy. Artistic literacy is the knowledge and understanding of the centrality of the arts and aesthetics to human existence. Art reflects, and artists respond to and interact with, their communities. Artistic literacy requires learning about and engaging in the creative and performing arts. |
| Global Literacy |
Events that contribute to the Rowan Core Global Literacy. Value, respect, and learn from diverse cultures, races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and religions. The individual demonstrates, openness, inclusiveness, sensitivity, and the ability to interact respectfully with all people and understand individuals’ differences. |
| Humanistic |
Use this event category for Events contributing to Rowan Core Humanistic Literacy. The ability to understand how human experience is shaped by economic, political, literacy, socio-cultural, historical & other contexts. Humanistic literacy includes critical awareness of how dominant paradigms are created & shape human thinking & feeling. It also encompasses the ability to empathize with other times, places, cultures, & mindsets and to grasp the complexity of change & perspective. |
| Communicative Literacy |
Events that contribute to Rowan Core's Communicative Literacy. Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and oral forms to persons inside and outside of the organization. The individual has public speaking skills; is able to express ideas to others; and can write/edit memos, letters, and complex technical reports clearly and effectively. |
| Quantitative Literacy |
Events that support the Rowan Core Quantitative Literacy Quantitative literacy is the ability to reason logically and to communicate mathematical ideas verbally, symbolically, and graphically. It means knowing fundamental concepts and techniques of mathematical principles and processes in order to see mathematical functions as quantitative relationships, to understand the concept of probability, & to estimate or approximate answers to questions. |
| Scientific Literacy |
Events that support the Rowan Core Scientific Literacy Scientific literacy is the understanding that science is systematic, evidence-based process of observation, modeling, and testing, to formulate and refine theories which not only explain but predict. Scientific literacy encompasses an appreciation of the role of science in society, technology, engineering, and mathematics. |
Categories within the Social Change Model of Leadership framework
The Social Change Model focuses on seven values spread across three dimensions of leadership. All these values contribute to the goal of positive social change. These event categories are determined by Leadership Rowan, Rowan University's campus-wide leadership involvement program. If you'd like to inquire about using one of these event categories, please contact Leadership Rowan staff at OSLP@rowan.edu.
Individual Values
Consciousness of Self -- The self-awareness of the values, attitudes, and beliefs that motivate us to take action. This is the key to being able to develop consciousness of others. Students will explore their own strengths and weaknesses and how to use those qualities to operate in a changing environment.
Congruence -- Thinking, feeling, and behaving with consistency, authenticity, and honesty towards yourself and others. Students will investigate how actions are or aren’t consistent with their most deeply-held beliefs and values.
Commitment -- The motivation of the individual to serve and that drives the collective effort. Commitment implies passion, intensity, and duration.
Group Values
Collaboration -- The quality to work with others in a common effort. Collaboration constitutes the cornerstone value of the group leadership effort because it empowers self and others through trust. Leadership as a group process & encourages the group to transcend individual goals, interests and behaviors. It is vital that group members explore differences in individual values, ideas, affiliations, visions and identities.
Common Purpose -- The quality to work with shared aims and values. Common Purpose allows students to facilitate the group’s ability to engage in collective analysis of issues at hand and the task to be undertaken. This is best achieved when all members of the group share in the vision and participate actively in articulating the purpose and goals of an activity.
Controversy with Civility -- This recognizes two fundamental realities of any creative group effort: that differences in viewpoint are inevitable, and that such differences must be aired openly, but with civility. Civility implies respect for others, a willingness to hear each others’ views, and the exercise of restraint in criticizing the views and actions of others. This value requires trust amongst the group members. Conflicts do need to be resolved but also integrated into leadership development.
Community/Societal Values
Citizenship -- The process in which an individual & the collaborative group become responsibly connected to the community and the society through a leadership development process. Students will explore ways to be a good citizen & to work for positive change on the behalf of others and the community. The practice of good citizenship should happen at every level of leadership development.
Categories within the #RowanThrive framework
Dimensions of Well-being
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| Physical |
Physical well-being relates to having good health and the energy to get things done on a daily basis. What that means is, eat healthy foods, move in an intentional way, get rest and sleep, visit your doctor or other health care professional so you can be at your best physical condition to do the things you like to do. |
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Social well-being is our sense of belonging and connection with others. What that means is having 2 or 3 meaningful relationships is more valuable to your well-being than having 1,000 social media followers. |
| Emotional |
Emotional well-being is the ability to cope with and learn from life’s ups and downs and to understand that this struggle is necessary for growth. What that means is don’t define who you are by your “worst day” but rather accept that your thoughts, feelings, and emotions do change day by day. Learn to recognize your emotions and reactions, and figure out how best to respond to them. |
| Financial |
Financial well-being is the ability to manage the money you have and understand how to spend it in a responsible way. What that means is learn how to balance between saving for the future and living in the now for peace of mind. |
| Purpose |
Purpose is finding the motivation, meaning, and enjoyment in life. What that means is it’s important to find something (may or may not be your chosen career) that makes you want to get out of bed each day. Finding your purpose isn’t automatic, and it can change throughout your life, but finding things you enjoy doing is a good place to start. |
| Community |
Community well-being is the ability to relate to and connect with others, contribute to the common good through service, and promote an environment of empathy, civility and respect. What that means is when we foster an inclusive community, we help ourselves, empower others, and feel more connected to something larger than ourselves. |