{"id":23555,"date":"2018-10-08T09:21:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T13:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?post_type=utcblogs_newsletter&#038;p=23555"},"modified":"2018-10-08T12:26:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T16:26:36","slug":"website-improvements-underway","status":"publish","type":"utcblogs_newsletter","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/newsletters\/website-improvements-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Improvements Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been five years since the last redesign and content management system for the University\u2019s website was upgraded. UTC.edu is overdue for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>The improvements will take several months but result in a much better-functioning site; for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will target our student recruitment market<\/li>\n<li>It will make the site more accessible, and ADA compliant<\/li>\n<li>It will become effectively viewable on mobile devices<\/li>\n<li>It will greatly enhance the user experience and include simpler content management and archiving for editors campus wide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the transition, ongoing routine maintenance and updates (edits) to departmental and other sections of the website <strong><em>will be possible. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The ability for campus editors to make changes will continue throughout the project<\/em><\/strong>, which will take approximately 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>The project is now moving through sections of the website, prioritized according to impact on student recruitment, student enrollment and current student experience.<\/p>\n<p>To facilitate transparency and regular communication around the project, a blog dedicated to sharing and archiving related information is at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/web\/\"><strong>blogarchive.utc.edu\/web<\/strong><\/a>. Regular updates will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FAQs<\/li>\n<li>Project milestones and timelines<\/li>\n<li>A platform for contacting the website team directly from the blog page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During this current phase, the website refresh, if you have requests for routine content edits, updates or additions that your current editors are unable to make, there is a form available to request website assistance at\u00a0<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/utc.edu\/webrequest\">https:\/\/utc.edu\/webrequest<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, or call Chris Gilligan at 425-4009.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/web\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a>. If it does not address your questions, call us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ch\u00e8rie Whipple\u00a0<\/strong>425-4549<\/li>\n<li><strong>George Heddleston\u00a0<\/strong>425-2311<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Gilligan\u00a0<\/strong>425-4009<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gina Stafford\u00a0<\/strong>425-4382<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been five years since the last redesign and content management system for the University\u2019s website was upgraded. UTC.edu is overdue for improvement. 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