Event Interests (Formerly Categories)
Starting in February 2026, PlanIt Purple event categories will be referred to ask "interests." Some existing categories will be renamed, others will be deprecated and hidden. The Athletics and Fitness/Recreation categories will be merged. Below is a key to the changes and new IDs.
| Old Label | New Label | Old ID | New ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | Academic (general) | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | Fitness/Sports | 3 | 9 |
| Data/AI | Data/AI | 15 | 15 |
| Environment/Sustainability | Environment | 14 | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Arts/Humanities | 2 | 2 |
| Fitness/Recreation | Fitness/Sports | 9 | 9 |
| Global/Civic Engagement | Community Engagement | 11 | 11 |
| Grand Rounds | Medicine | 12 | 12 |
| Lecture/Meetings | deprecated/hidden | 5 | 5 |
| Multicultural/Diversity | Global/Multicultural | 10 | 10 |
| Religious | Religious/Spiritual | 6 | 6 |
| Social | Social Events | 4 | 4 |
| Training | deprecated/hidden | 8 | 8 |
| Other | deprecated/hidden | 7 | 7 |
| NA | Alumni | NA | 16 |
| NA | Business/Economy | NA | 17 |
| NA | Career/Workplace | NA | 18 |
| NA | Media/Politics | NA | 19 |
| NA | Sciences | NA | 20 |
| NA | Social Sciences | NA | 21 |
| NA | Technology/Innovation | NA | 22 |
| NA | Wellness | NA | 23 |