Category: Web Strategy & New Media

Web Strategy Meeting 08.09.2012

New Events Calendar Update We’re hoping to transition to Middlebury’s calendaring system very soon. To get ready for the change, we’ve now moved the process of scheduling and coordinating campus events online: Room Reservation Form – Reserve your room and add your event to the calendar via the same form! Campus Events Request Form – […]

Web Strategy Meeting 06.14.12

MIIS Homepage News – New “Request Info” & “Apply Now” Buttons How the Website Works – Third Party Code Our Drupal CMS does not support embed codes from third party services for security reasons Instead the Drupal community builds integrations with third party services through modules that our programmers at Middlebury review and adapt to […]

Web Strategy Meeting 05.17.12

Drupal Work Sessions Every Thursday (with Rebecca) & Friday (with Eric) from 2-4pm Next Meeting Thursday, June 14 at 11am Come prepared to discuss how we can improve the Admissions section of the MIIS website Web & Video Request Forms To request changes to website or blogging community (These should be changes that you cannot […]

Web Strategy Meeting 05.03.12

Blue Titlecard has Changed! We’ll never have to look at green on blue text again! Please double check your sections over the next couple of weeks, adding photos to the top right corner if they’re currently missing. Web & Video Request Forms To request changes to website or blogging community (These should be changes that […]

Web Strategy Meeting 04.19.12

Web Updates Careers section makeover completed Highlights include: More visual and interactive look and feel Streamlined navigation Customized story feeds (Quick note, so that the photos on the story feeds look consistent, I’m recommending a size of 238x180px for photos of News Room and MIIS Around the World stories.) Monterey Abroad Section Updates New look […]

Web Strategy Meeting 03.22.11

Homepage Links/Buttons Mock-ups Taxonomy Doc Updated Learn more about our taxonomy terms and what they’re used to accomplish. Expanding our Color Pallette with Shanna Kesler Are you ready for Facebook’s makeover? This means you: Monterey Institute Intensive English Programs Middlebury-Monterey Summer Intensive College English Student Services at MIIS Monterey Institute’s Summer Intensive Language Programs Center […]

Web Strategy Meeting 03.08.12

Web Team Structure Eric Morrow Makes videos Can assist with storytelling efforts Manages the YouTube Channel Rebecca Walters Collaborates with Middlebury LIS to add new features to the MIIS website and mobile website Manages the MIIS website homepage, tagging system, permissions, templates, etc. Trains new web editors on the Drupal CMS Works with web strategy […]

Web Strategy Meeting 02.23.12

Academics Landing Page Is there a better, more scannable way we could organize this content? Examples: Middlebury’s Academics section CSUMB‘s search box Boston University’s Academics section Social Media at MIIS Facebook Monterey Institute (Main Page) Monterey Institute Intensive English Programs Middlebury-Monterey Summer Intensive College English Student Services at MIIS Monterey Institute’s Summer Intensive Language Programs […]

Web Strategy Meeting 02.09.12

Site Error Photos, opening paragraphs, and sidebars disappear Usually happens when the server’s being upgraded, or when it goes down Be vigilant Promoting Our Videos with Eric Morrow How to Create Digital Signs Resize your Powerpoint or Keynote slide to 1920×1080 Get inspiration from these templates: Best of Fall 2011 Keynote OR Powerpoint Signs are […]

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