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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