diff --git a/goathacks/admin/events.py b/goathacks/admin/events.py
index 811bffa..5c0c1ad 100644
--- a/goathacks/admin/events.py
+++ b/goathacks/admin/events.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def update_create_event(id):
                               datetime.time.fromisoformat(start_time)) 
     end = datetime.datetime.combine(datetime.date.fromisoformat(end_day),
                                   datetime.time.fromisoformat(end_time)) 
+    category = request.form.get("category")
 
     if id == 0:
         # new event
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def update_create_event(id):
                 description=description,
                 location=location,
                 start_time=start,
+                category=category,
                 end_time=end)
         db.session.add(e)
         db.session.commit()
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ def update_create_event(id):
         e.location = location
         e.start_time = start
         e.end_time = end
+        e.category=category
         db.session.commit()
         current_app.logger.info(f"{current_user} is updating an existing event: {e.name}")
 
diff --git a/goathacks/models.py b/goathacks/models.py
index a665b92..0ff2f20 100644
--- a/goathacks/models.py
+++ b/goathacks/models.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class User(db.Model, UserMixin):
     phone = Column(String, nullable=True)
     gender = Column(String, nullable=True)
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.first_name} {self.last_name} ({self.email})"
     def create_json_output(lis):
         hackers = []
 
@@ -73,15 +75,7 @@ class Event(db.Model):
         events = []
 
         for e in lis:
-            events.append({
-                'id': e.id,
-                'name': e.name,
-                'description': e.description,
-                'location': e.location,
-                'start': e.start_time,
-                'end': e.end_time,
-                'category': e.category
-            })
+            events.append(e.create_json())
 
         return events
     
@@ -93,6 +87,7 @@ class Event(db.Model):
             "location": self.location,
             "start_time": self.start_time.isoformat(),
             "end_time": self.end_time.isoformat(),
+            "category": self.category
         }
 
     def get_checkins(self):
diff --git a/goathacks/templates/events/list.html b/goathacks/templates/events/list.html
index 350cb84..f7124a5 100644
--- a/goathacks/templates/events/list.html
+++ b/goathacks/templates/events/list.html
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
                 {{ form.location(class="form-control") }}
                 {{ form.location.label() }}
             </div>
+            <div class="form-floating mb-3">
+                {{ form.category(class="form-control") }}
+                {{ form.category.label() }}
+            </div>
             <div class="row">
                 <div class="col">
                     <div class="form-floating mb-3 required">
@@ -155,7 +159,8 @@
                 } else {
                     name = data.name,
                     description = data.description,
-                    loc = data.location
+                    loc = data.location,
+                    category = data.category
 
                     start = new Date(data.start_time) 
 
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@
                     modal.find('#start_time').val(start_time)
                     modal.find('#end_day').val(end_day)
                     modal.find('#end_time').val(end_time)
+                    modal.find('#category').val(category)
 
                
             });