The University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences created a Departmental Web Page Development and Support Initiative in Summer, 2007. The principal goals of the initiative are to:
improve the effectiveness, appearance, usability and organization of departmental web pages in the College of Arts and Sciences.
insure that departmental web pages meet US Section 508 accessibility standards
work toward shared design characteristics that will lend visual cohesion across the departments, while appreciating the decentralized nature of the College
where applicable, implement consistency in navigation structure across departments
The Initiative also works to
help departments adopt the most appropriate procedures and technology for maintaining up-to-date content, and
help departments explore ways in which public web pages can increase their effectiveness and visibility in teaching and scholarship
This initiative includes a budget for cost-sharing with departments who undertake re-design projects. Project Manager Ben Brinkley can cost-share with departments who contract with off-campus entities for design and development services, or subsidize the cost of undertaking projects with CASPages employees. The CASPages Project Manager also:
assists departments with needs assessment and project planning
helps write scopes-of-work and requests-for-proposals
seeks proposals and advises departments on the choice of a contractor (departments can choose between working with outside contractors or CASPages employee designers and developers)
project-manages departmental redesign projects, whether with outside contractors or employees
Contact Ben Brinkley, Project Manager
346-2025
brinkley@uoregon.edu
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