Final Edits Due May 17, Schedule Update, and Profiles Needed

Jumpchart Final Edits Due May 17
Please make any last-minute edits and finalize content for the external website in Jumpchart by Monday, May 17. 

Based on what is in Jumpchart as of May 17, I will be building out your pages in the new web site.

Also, please send me any student, faculty, or alumni profiles you have collected for your program by Monday, May 17.  Feel free, if you haven’t already, to circulate this link to people you know that would make a great profile candidate for your site: http://bridgeport.wufoo.com/forms/send-us-your-story/  .  Using the form, they can submit their profile story for the new website.

Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you for all of your hard work in preparing for the new bridgeport.edu web site. 

Here are some more important updates on the project:

Schedule Update

Please note that the trainings on how to update the new website, which were scheduled for next week on May 10, 11, and 12, have been postponed.  The trainings will be held after we launch the new website, in plenty of time for the fall semester. 

Here is an update on the timeline:

May – June 7: Build
The Web Office will build new website based on content that was staged in Jumpchart.

June 1- July 1: Campus Review
Campus-wide content review period for new website before go-live.  I will be sending a link to the new site in the beginning of June so each department’s Editors and Approvers can have sufficient time to review the new site and send changes to me.

July 1: Launch
After the campus-wide review, the site will launch on July 1.

July-August: Training for Editors and Approvers
Training for Editors and Approvers will be held on how to make edits and maintain their sites.


Student, Faculty, and Alumni Profiles Needed

We are trying to develop compelling student, faculty, and alumni stories about academic life at UB for use in our publications and on the new website.  These stories will highlight how our programs are special and unique.  We would like to collect as many stories as possible. 

Do you know of any students, faculty, or alumni in your programs that have stories to tell that would be compelling to a prospective student interested in UB?  Let us know and they will be highlighted in your program area in the new website, and possibly in future publications. 

Please forward this e-mail to any students, faculty, or alumni that you know who would have a compelling story to tell about your academic program.  Please also feel free to forward this e-mail to faculty within your programs, so they can send the link to students or alumni they may know. 

By following the link below, students, alumni, or faculty can submit their story for use on the new website or in an upcoming publication:
http://bridgeport.wufoo.com/forms/send-us-your-story/

After filling out the form, I may contact them to schedule a photo session to complement the information they submitted in the form.

Thank you in advance for your action and attention, these stories will be essential in highlighting the great students and programs we have here at UB.  If you have any questions please let me know.