As we enter the summer months, we know many departments and offices on campus have told us they intend to spend this time working on their new websites. This is great news and we’re here to help and support you! We’d also like to congratulate the 20+ departments, offices and programs who have already launched their …
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The web team has spent the past 1.5 days at HighEdWeb Michigan 2016, a regional conference that tackles the latest and greatest in higher ed website strategy, management, design, marketing and technology. There’s so much that’s worth sharing (and even more that’s going to help us shape and refine how we work at Hope) but …
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The provider of our OU Campus CMS, OmniUpdate, recently featured Hope College in a new case study. Read about how we put together a plan, built a foundation for change using user personas, enhanced the user experience and are now fulfilling our vision for changing the way Hope College communicates online. OmniUpdate also previously produced …
Hope College was recently featured as a case study by Localist, the platform that powers our new master web calendar. We were also recently asked by colleagues at another institution why we chose Localist and for more information about how we implemented it. We were happy to share! Note: this post is a bit more …
You should only ever use one space after a sentence, and this Slate article is the best explanation of why. This rule does not apply to you if: You’re writing a paper that requires APA style You’re using a monospaced font You’re this guy:
When we launched the new Hope College website in August 2015, we also launched a new site search tool, OU Search, powered by OU Campus – our CMS. Last week, we implemented a new feature of OU Search, Advanced Search, which allows users to have further control over the content they are searching on the …
1. How do you feel about FAQ pages? Funny you should ask. I’m not a big fan. With very few exceptions, including an FAQ on your site map or your website is a sign that something is wrong with your content strategy. 2. Don’t FAQ pages add value to a website? Not really. Most FAQ …
There’s nothing we love more than to see a department or office website officially make the switch over to the new Hope.edu website template and CMS. There are many reasons to love the new site: it’s user and mobile friendly, has consistent navigation, and is easier to manage. However, it’s also a nice aesthetic upgrade as well. See …
We would like to extend an enthusiastic congratulations to the History Department and the Office of Financial Aid on the launch of their new websites! Since then, we’ve also been working hard with other departments and offices on their sites as well and have launched Campus Ministries, English Department, Public Affairs and Marketing, the Washington …
With the fall semester nearly behind us, it’s time to get ready for working on your websites in the spring semester. New dates for both OU Campus User Training and Writing for the Web are now available — please sign up below using the links below. Although it may not seem like much has been …
