Web News
Welcome!
Lincoln University has begun the process of redesigning and updating their website. In 2007 LUTC (Lincoln University Technology Committee) formed a subcommittee for Web Strategies to investigate and recommend a new look and feel for the site as well as determining what content updates need to be made to provide valuable web-based services to our alumni, faculty, staff, students and parents.
Redesign News
Thanks to everyone for the great response on the mock ups! This week I’ll begin organizing and compiling the comments I received. Once I have the numbers, I’ll post them for everyone to see.
As I gear up for the big changes to Lincoln’s website, I’m starting to work on getting a replacement for my student intern who moved onto a new internship this summer. If you’re a student at Lincoln, have some experience with web design and/or graphics and would like to intern with OIT in web services for the summer, come by Schweiss Hall, room 102 and let me know. With the redesign coming, I think this will be a very interesting and educational internship!
Website Content Updates
For content, there is a proposed calendar upgrade to review. It provides the ability to narrow your view of events to specific areas on campus or see everything that’s going on. Each department is color-coded to help the user discern which events pertain to which department when multiple calendars are selected. The departments with calendars will be able to post their own calendar of events on their area of the LU website. RSS feeds have been incorporated into the system and you can even download events to your own Outlook calendar if you like. The administrative panel of this system allows for input of an expiration date so news and events can be entered and archived without creating a long list of outdated information displayed on the LU home page.
Tools for the Web
Using this blog is also a test for the University. We’re looking for a good campus-wide blogging tool to enable open discussion (or private discussion when desired) on various University-related topics. Try it out, post your comments, ask questions, make suggestions!
April 25, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I REALLY LIKE THE SAMPLE OF THE MOCK UP 1 WEBSITE DESIGN, IT WHAT LINCOLN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR
April 28, 2008 at 1:57 pm
This layout is easier to navigate and has clearer colors and less distortion in the photos than Mock Up 2.
April 28, 2008 at 4:35 pm
This layout is easier to navigate and has clearer colors and less distortion in the photos than Mock Up 2. Can’t wait to see the final site.
May 2, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I really like the layout and color on Mock 2. This is what I’ve been waiting for!
May 8, 2008 at 8:45 am
Mock 2! The coloring is great and the ideas for the features are good too. Thanks for bringing this part of Lincoln forward!
May 8, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Mock 2 is the better choice.
May 9, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Both are nice, but my choice is for Mock 1. I like the colors better.
May 9, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I prefer mock #2. On both, mocks, I would like to see a drop down menu when you click on one of the tabs.
May 12, 2008 at 11:55 am
I love colors so tink with a little more of that and fast links and also up date in corrent events, the lincoln website will have every thing.. its simply creatyvity and we or every (IT personal) knows that!good jub guys keep it up!
May 12, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Both of these look great! I think Mock Up #1 is more user friendly though. I like that there is one calendar icon as well as the option of going to a calendar through a tab. I also think that having a link for jobs on the main page is important.