We’ve built a site map for the redesign using mindmeister.com. The goal behind the map is to represent how we propose reorganizing information on the new site so that it is more user friendly. So, the map doesn’t necessarily represent the back end architecture of the site, but it does represent what navigational options a user will be presented with at any given point. Now, in case you didn’t notice, there is a TON of information on the EWU website. Therefore we have undoubtedly missed some things on the map or – this may be hard to believe – even placed some things where they shouldn’t go. For this reason, we have grouped together areas of the map into several meetings with departments and colleges over the next three weeks (the first meeting was today with “Future Students”).
Below is a list of the meetings/groups and the lead staff member for each group. If you are a CMS web publisher or web developer for your area, please contact the lead staff member’s office to find out if you should attend.
- Future students (Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar and more): Larry Briggs
- Current students (Student Affairs, Residential Life, Student Activities and more): Al Thompson
- Graduate Studies: Ron Dalla and Brian Donahue
- Academic resources (Academic Affairs, Academic Resources and more): Linda Kieffer
- DIEO: Doreen Timm
- Support EWU (Alumni, Development): Mike Westfall
- EWU Libraries: Dean Pat Kelley
- We’ll meet with all EWU Colleges individually, with the dean being the lead for each
In the meetings, we’ll focus on the following for each area:
- Goals for web pages
- Input and suggestions for site map
- What is your content wish list? What content can be removed? What new content do you need?
- Personnel resources for completing web pages
Most of these meetings will be led by either Michelle Hege or Lisa Cargill from Desautel Hege Communications. They will act as an extension of our staff to gather your input and report back to us. With this information, we can complete the site map. As this process is going on, the MarCom and IT staffs are working together to create all the new page types we’ll need in the new site. In addition, we are starting the programming work involved in building the new home page and navigation.
Once we complete the site map meetings, we should be at a point where we can start building the new site map into the CMS.
