Best Practices for Approvers

Instructions for Approvers

The best practices listed below are for users who have been designated to approve space or resources on campus. If you have any questions or need additional training, please contact University Events Scheduling and Communications at uesc@appstate.edu.

Requests for Space

Pay attention to notification emails daily regarding requests and attempt to log into 25Live at least twice a day to review requests.  You can navigate directly to the event to view details by clicking on the link provided in the notification email.

Follow up with each request within 5 business days.  If you are waiting on additional information needed to assign or deny space, please reach out to the requestor to let them know.  See instructions below on how to email a user from 25Live.


Task List

Navigate to your task list by clicking on the Task button in the top navigation bar of 25Live.  This will show you all current requests where you are an approver.

Tasks Button

 

You will see all tasks that are currently assigned to you.

Task List

Event Details

View the details of the request by clicking the event name link in the Event column of the task list.

Event List

 

The Details tab provides general information about the event which you can use to determine if the event is appropriate for the space requested.

Event Details Tab

Approving a Location

If approving a location:

Task List of Event

  1. Go to the Task List tab of the event.
  2. Navigate to the Location Assignments and Approvals section.
  3. Click the thumbs up button labeled Assign to assign/approve the space.
  4. Change the event state from Tentative to Confirmed.
  5. If you would like to send the requestor additional information, see instructions below on how to email a user from 25Live.

Denying a Location

If denying a location:

Task List Deny Location

  1. Go to the Task List tab of the event.
  2. Navigate to the Location Assignments and Approvals section.
  3. Click the thumbs down button labeled Deny the space.
  4. Leave the event state set as Tentative.  This will allow the user to edit their event and select a new location.
  5. It is important to let the user know why the location is denied.  You can do this by sending them an email including the reasons for denying the location and suggest they edit their event and search for another location. See instructions below on how to email a user from 25Live.

Approving a Resource

If you are approving a resource:

Approve Resource

  1. Go to the Task List of the event.  
  2. Navigate to the Resource Assignments and Approvals section.  Note: You will not be able to take any action until the Location has been assigned.
  3. Click the thumbs up button labeled Assign to assign/approve the resource.
  4. If you would like to email the user and provide additional information, see instructions below on how to email a user from 25Live.

Denying a Resource

If you are denying a resource:

Deny a Resource

  1. Go to the Task List of the event.  
  2. Navigate to the Resource Assignments and Approvals section.  Note: You will not be able to take any action until the Location has been assigned.
  3. Click the thumbs down button labeled Deny to deny the resource.
  4. If you would like to email the user and provide additional information, see instructions below on how to email a user from 25Live.

Student Groups

If you have an issue with a student group, send an email with detailed information about the situation to University Events Scheduling and Communications at uesc@appstate.edu.  Issues with student groups may include not cleaning up the space after use, inappropriate use of space, damaged equipment, etc.

Sending Emails

How to send an email from an event in 25Live:

More Actions Button

  1. Click the More Actions button in the top right hand corner of the event.  Several options will be displayed.
  2. Click Email Event. Email Event
  3. Under Related Recipients, check the "TO" box for the requestor.  
  4. Add text in the message body and click send.

*If you find yourself sending the same email regularly, an email template can be created and used from Email Event.  Conact University Events Scheduling and Communications at uesc@appstate.edu for more information.