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Web Workshops for March, Plus Online Web Training

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 3/6/2020 8:46:25 AM

Web Workshop and Online Web Training, February 28

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 2/21/2020 8:44:58 AM

Winter Break 2019 Schedule for Website Workflow, IUP Daily, and the Beak

This winter break, website workflow will stop at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20. Content submitted after 2:00 p.m. on December 20 will not be published until workflow resumes on Friday, January 3.

Posted on 12/5/2019 3:36:53 PM

Thanksgiving Break 2019 Website Workflow, IUP Daily, and the Beak

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, website workflow will cease from 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, through Friday, November 29. Workflow will resume on Monday, December 2. IUP Daily will not be published November 27–29, and the Beak will not be published November 25–29.

Posted on 11/13/2019 9:35:36 AM

Reminder: Staging Site Offline July 24–August 14

Please keep in mind the staging website will be offline July 24 to August 14. During this time, the Marketing and Communications team will update the website in anticipation of the launch of the new brand. The live site will still be online during this time; only web maintainers’ access to the staging site will be temporarily suspended.

Posted on 7/10/2019 4:03:26 PM

Staging Site Offline July 24–August 14

The staging website will be taken offline starting July 24 through August 14. During this time, the Marketing and Communications team will implement updates to the website in anticipation of the launch of the new brand. The live site will still be up during this time; only web maintainers’ access to the staging site will be temporarily suspended.

Posted on 6/14/2019 3:14:36 PM

Limited Access to Staging May 15-16

Due to upgrades being performed on the servers for the CMS, staging will not be available starting at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 through midday Thursday, May 16.

Posted on 5/10/2019 2:18:36 PM

Staging Website Partial Shutdown Wednesday, April 24

On Wednesday, April 24, the Ektron CMS will be upgraded. To complete the upgrade, the staging server will not be available on Wednesday until 1:00 p.m. No website editing or approvals will be able to take place during that time.

Posted on 4/22/2019 12:37:07 PM

Web Workshops and Online Training for Web Maintainers: April, May

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 4/17/2019 2:07:20 PM

Use the MyIUP Tools Menu to Access Common Applications

You can access commonly used applications such as Employee Self-Service, the MyIUP student view, and the Qualtrics survey tool by clicking on the Tools menu in MyIUP.

Posted on 3/1/2019 4:32:31 PM

Web Workshops and Online Training for Web Maintainers: March 2019

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and the online “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 2/25/2019 10:02:42 AM

Using Diversity and Other Campus Calendars, Web Training, and Workshops for Web Maintainers

If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to get your website calendar complete through the Summer. You can also register for online training or the upcoming Web Workshops.

Posted on 1/23/2019 12:21:48 PM

Web Workshops and Online Training for Web Maintainers: February 2019

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and the online “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 1/11/2019 1:45:08 PM

Web Workshops and Online Training for Web Maintainers: January 2019

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and the online “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 12/13/2018 10:39:46 AM

Winter Break Schedule for Website Workflow, IUP Daily, and the Beak

This winter break, website workflow will stop at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21. Content submitted after 2:00 p.m. on December 21 will not be published until workflow resumes on Friday, January 4.

Posted on 12/7/2018 2:51:57 PM

Thanksgiving Break Website Workflow, IUP Daily, and the Beak

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, website workflow will cease from 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, through Friday, November 23. Workflow will resume on Monday, November 26. IUP Daily will not be published November 22–23, and the Beak will not be published November 19–26.

Posted on 11/12/2018 3:43:56 PM

CMS Tip: Size Images Correctly Before Placing on a Page

Images are a great way to support your message and add visual interest to a page. Use the dimensions provided by the Digital Team to make sure that your images are sized correctly for the page on which they will appear.

Posted on 10/30/2018 12:18:33 PM

Web Workshops and Online Training for Web Maintainers

Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team. Web maintainers should also sign up for the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” and the online “Page Layouts for Web Maintainers” courses.

Posted on 10/5/2018 10:00:22 AM

New Web Maintainer Online Training Courses and Web Workshops

The online course “Page Layouts” is now available for IUP web maintainers, joining the online “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” course. Web Workshops are face-to-face sessions for web maintainers to ask questions of and receive help with their site from the Digital Team.

Posted on 9/12/2018 3:10:22 PM

New Name for the Web Team: Digital Team

The Web Team is now called the Digital Team, a change that reflects the various digital properties that the group manages beyond the website.

Posted on 9/10/2018 4:48:20 PM

​CMS Tip: Using the Diversity Calendar

If you’re holding an event that can be classified as diverse, make sure you add it to the Diversity Events Calendar.

Posted on 8/28/2018 10:57:49 AM

Web Maintainer Page Layout Training for July, and Online Training

The Web Team will offer a Page Layouts Workshop for web maintainers on Wednesday, July 18. In addition, the Fundamentals for Web Maintainers online training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 7/9/2018 9:51:06 AM

Promotion and New Hires in Office of Communications and Marketing

The Office of Communications and Marketing is pleased to announce the promotion of Jessica Groll ’06 and the hiring of Molly Russell and Nikki Knox.

Posted on 6/29/2018 4:07:35 PM

Website Workflow Interruption on Wednesday, June 13

Attention web maintainers: Due to an all-day workshop on Wednesday, June 13, items submitted on that day will not be published until Thursday, June 14, and will not be live on the IUP website until Friday morning, June 15.

Posted on 6/4/2018 1:38:37 PM

Web Team Offering Four Full-Time Student Worker Positions for the Summer

This is a great opportunity for students to gain valuable web experience and work full time, with a possibility for continued employment in the fall and spring semesters.

Posted on 4/25/2018 11:39:52 AM

Web Maintainer April Training Dates, Online Training, and Open Workshop

The Web Team will offer “Page Layouts Training” workshops for web maintainers in April, plus an Open Workshop on April 12. The “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” online basic training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 3/27/2018 1:53:20 PM

Website Workflow Interruption on Friday, March 2

Due to an all-day Student Success workshop on Friday, March 2, items submitted on that day will not be published until Monday, March 5, and will not be live on the IUP website until Tuesday morning, March 6.

Posted on 2/20/2018 1:17:58 PM

Web Maintainer February Training Dates, Online Training, and Open Workshop

The Web Team will offer “Page Layouts Training” workshops for web maintainers in February, plus an Open Workshop on February 21. The “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” online basic training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 1/22/2018 3:36:33 PM

FAQ Smartform Updates: Headings, Expand All, and Accessibility

The Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) smartform has received an update that makes the content more accessible and adds new features: expand/collapse all buttons and heading options.

Posted on 12/6/2017 1:30:45 PM

Web Maintainer Training: Page Layouts

The Web Team will offer a “Page Layouts Training” workshop for web maintainers this Friday, November 17. The “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” online basic training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 11/14/2017 2:57:20 PM

Instagram Feed Smartform Available

You can now embed your department or group’s Instagram feed in your CMS page using the Instagram Feed smartform.

Posted on 11/3/2017 3:40:58 PM

Web Maintainer Training Dates, Online Training, and Open Workshop

The Web Team will offer “Page Layouts Training” workshops for web maintainers in October, plus an Open Workshop on November 3. The “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” online basic training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 10/11/2017 4:42:14 PM

CMS Tip: Make Every Page a Landing Page

​What pages of your website are landing pages? All of them. Make sure you treat them that way.

Posted on 9/22/2017 4:53:27 PM

​CMS Tip: Use the Diversity Calendar

If you’re holding an event that can be classified as diverse, make sure you add it to the Diversity Events Calendar.

Posted on 9/15/2017 3:11:17 PM

Web Maintainer Training Dates for September, Plus Online Training

The Web Team will offer “Pages and Layouts training” workshops for web maintainers in September. The “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” online basic training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 9/1/2017 11:44:55 AM

Web Team Presentations from College Technology Day Available

Slide decks from the Web Team’s three College Technology Day presentations are now available on our website. The presentations cover search engine optimization, accessibility, and mobile-readiness.

Posted on 8/24/2017 4:00:59 PM

Digital Team to Present on SEO, Accessibility, and Designing for Mobile

The Digital Team invites all web maintainers to join us for a series of three College Technology Day presentations on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Learn to make your website more likely to found, accessible to those with disabilities, and ready for today’s mobile devices.

Posted on 8/21/2017 4:58:36 PM

Web Maintainer Training Dates for August, Plus Online Training

The Web Team will offer “Pages and Layouts training” workshops for web maintainers in August. The “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” online basic training course continues to be available for all web maintainers.

Posted on 8/9/2017 1:42:23 PM

Website Workflow Interruption This Thursday

Due to an all-day retreat by the Web Team on Thursday, August 10, items submitted on that day will not be published until Friday, August 11, and will not be live on the IUP website until Saturday morning, August 12. Because of this, IUP Daily will not be published on Friday.

Posted on 8/7/2017 1:05:36 PM

The New MyIUP Launched July 13, 2017

A new version of MyIUP went live on July 13, 2017. The update brings a new design that works better on mobile devices and features a large number of back-end updates that will keep MyIUP running quickly and securely in the future.

Posted on 7/12/2017 2:21:22 PM

Online Web Training Now Available

Online training is now available for web maintainers. “Fundamentals for Web Maintainers” is available whenever a new web maintainer needs to be trained, or if any web maintainer wants a refresher on how to work on the website.

Posted on 7/12/2017 1:56:30 PM

Web Maintainer Training Dates for July

The Web Team will offer Pages and Layouts training workshops for web maintainers on three dates in July.

Posted on 7/11/2017 4:59:21 PM

Website Workflow One-Day Shutdown on June 15

Due to an Ektron upgrade, the staging server will not be available on Thursday, June 15. Staging access will shut down at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, and will resume at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16. No website editing or approvals will be able to take place during that time.

Posted on 6/12/2017 4:00:05 PM

Changes to CMS Workarea Editor and Launch of New Content Preview Mode

Web maintainers will notice two major changes to the CMS today: style updates to the Aloha editor, and the launch of the new Content Preview Mode.

Posted on 5/17/2017 12:51:56 PM

​MyIUP Tip: Visit my.iup.edu to Sign On to MyIUP

For a fast way to sign into MyIUP, simply enter my.iup.edu into your web browser.

Posted on 4/18/2017 1:39:56 PM

Web Maintainer Training Dates for April–May

The Web Team will offer training sessions for web maintainers on these dates in April and May. Advance registration is required.

Posted on 4/14/2017 2:32:38 PM

Updated Guide to IUP University Style for Print and Online Publications

The Web Team is pleased to announce a major update to our documentation of IUP’s university style for print and online publications. These are the style rules we follow to make all of our publications, from the website to the catalog, readable and consistent.

Posted on 3/27/2017 2:11:29 PM

Web Maintainer Training Dates for March-April

The Web Team will offer training sessions for web maintainers on the following dates in March and April. Space is limited, and advance registration is required.

Posted on 3/17/2017 2:05:43 PM

Updates to the Personnel Smartform

The Personnel smartform has been updated to include new options in response to the requests we’ve received from web maintainers for enhancements to this website staple. New items include the option to add additional titles, an extra information section, responsive images, and more.

Posted on 2/8/2017 2:06:11 PM

Updates to Personnel Smartform: Images

The personnel smartform received an update on February 8 that requires action by web maintainers now.

Posted on 2/6/2017 2:48:12 PM

Additional Web Maintainer Workshops for February

The Web Team has added two additional training sessions for web maintainers in February: Basic Web Training, and Pages and Layouts Web Training. Advance registration is required.

Posted on 2/2/2017 4:11:37 PM

College Technology Day Session: “How to Have a Great Department Site in the Least Amount of Time”

Thank you to everyone who came to the Web Team’s College Technology Day session. This post includes the resources we shared during that session, as well as the slide deck.

Posted on 1/31/2017 10:15:11 AM

Web Maintainer Training Dates for February

The Web Team will offer training sessions for web maintainers on these dates in February.

Posted on 1/23/2017 3:53:45 PM

Easy Site Maintenance, and What’s New with MyIUP at Tech Day

The Web Team will present two morning sessions at College Technology Day on Wednesday, January 18: “How to Have a Great Department Website in the Least Amount of Time,” at 9:00 a.m., and “What’s New with MyIUP,” at 10:00 a.m. There is no charge for attendance, and no preregistration is required.

Posted on 1/17/2017 2:39:25 PM

Winter Break Website Workflow and Redesign Schedule

This winter break, website workflow will stop at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20. Content submitted after 2:00 p.m. on December 20 will not be published until workflow resumes on Friday, January 13.

Posted on 12/5/2016 2:25:33 PM

​MyIUP Tip: Use the Tools Menu to Access Common Applications

In MyIUP, you can access commonly used applications by hovering your mouse over the Tools menu in the upper-right corner of MyIUP.

Posted on 12/2/2016 2:12:44 PM

CMS Tip: Avoid Spaces in File Names

If you've ever tried to use Facebook to share a page or a news post from your site and the image doesn’t show up, the culprit might be a space in the filename. Facebook will not recognize an image (or other file types) that contain a space, and therefore will not display it when you share.

Posted on 12/1/2016 4:32:00 PM

CMS Tip: Quicklinking is Now Easier

You may have noticed that making quicklinks got a little easier lately. You no longer need to click away from the alias when creating a quicklink. The /WorkArea/ choice is already selected.

Posted on 11/2/2016 5:22:37 PM

CMS Tip: Use ALT Text to Describe What’s Happening in an Image

Whenever you add an image, be sure to include effective ALT text. It’s essential for keeping our site accessible to everyone, and can help us rank higher in searches.

Posted on 10/28/2016 3:35:26 PM

Use Your Website Calendar to Cancel Events

During the faculty union strike, use your website calendar to announce event cancellations.

Posted on 10/19/2016 6:06:13 AM

Web Tip: Getting Help From the Web Team

Contact the Web Team to get assistance with or provide suggestions for the iup.edu website, mobile app, interactive map, or MyIUP. The Web Team is here to help you effectively promote your office or department’s information, news, and events.

Posted on 10/12/2016 2:50:35 PM

​CMS Tip: Size Images Correctly for Responsive and Old Templates

Images are a great way to support your message and add visual interest to a page. Use the dimensions provided by the Web Team to make sure that your images are sized correctly for the page on which they will appear.

Posted on 10/7/2016 11:12:12 AM

​CMS Tip: Post Your Homecoming Events on Your Website

​Your department or office can easily add homecoming events to our online calendar and to the IUP Mobile smartphone app.

Posted on 10/4/2016 2:28:42 PM

Check Your E-mail for the Web Maintainer Training Survey

The Web Team is conducting a survey of our web maintainers. As an incentive for taking the survey, we’ll be offering a $20 Amazon.com gift card to one respondent chosen at random.

Posted on 9/27/2016 3:49:59 PM

Powers Presents Workshop on Analytics and Testing

Mike Powers, Director of Electronic Communications, presented a workshop on “Improving Your Content with Analytics and Testing” at the Confab Intensive 2016 conference in Seattle, Wash.

Posted on 9/25/2016 12:56:08 PM

CMS Tip: Get Your Website Calendars Ready for Fall 2016

If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to get your website calendar complete through December.

Posted on 8/30/2016 3:23:02 PM

CMS Tip: News Headlines Tell the Story

Write headlines for your news posts that quickly tell the story while compelling readers to find out more.

Posted on 8/29/2016 1:05:08 PM

CMS Tip: Check the Page Layout in Different Browser Sizes

By simply resizing your browser as you work, you can check that your page layout will look good on other screen sizes.

Posted on 8/25/2016 12:46:38 PM

Arts and Entertainment Calendar Added to Website, IUP Mobile

The Web Team has added a new top-level calendar to the IUP.edu website and to IUP Mobile: the Arts and Entertainment Calendar.

Posted on 8/23/2016 4:56:54 PM

Web Team to Present Update and Q&A at College Technology Day

The Web Team will be presenting an update and Q&A session at College Technology Day, on August 24, at 9:00 a.m., in Stouffer Hall, Rm. 141.

Posted on 8/22/2016 10:36:24 AM

MyIUP Tip: See the MyIUP Student View

Staff and faculty can see a student view of MyIUP content by using the Tools menu in the upper-right corner of MyIUP.

Posted on 7/29/2016 4:07:44 PM

CMS Tip: Use QuickLinks, Not Aliases

Making quicklinks correctly will ensure that your links to IUP webpages won’t break.

Posted on 7/18/2016 3:18:38 PM

IUP Mobile Tip: Add Events in IUP Mobile to Your Smartphone’s Calendar

Events in IUP Mobile can easily be added to your smartphone’s native calendar.

Posted on 7/8/2016 2:57:26 PM

Web Content Approvals Limited on Friday, June 24

On Friday, June 24, approval of content submitted to the Web Team will be limited due to staff training.

Posted on 6/20/2016 3:03:17 PM

CMS Tip: Make Images Align Left, Right, or Side by Side

Utilize the styles that are available in the CMS editor to help improve your page layouts.

Posted on 6/16/2016 3:37:17 PM

CMS Tip: Don’t Use All Caps in Headings and Titles

Always use Chicago style, with only the first letter capitalized on most words, to type headings, titles, and subheads in the workarea.

Posted on 6/13/2016 2:56:09 PM

Interactive Map Tip: Get a Custom Map to a Campus Location

You can create a custom map to a specific building or parking lot on the Indiana campus with IUP’s interactive map.

Posted on 5/27/2016 2:02:30 PM

CMS Tip: Highlight, Import, or Stick Someone Else’s News

Have you seen a news post on another department or office website that you would like to include in your own News section? Or maybe you would like to “pin” that news post—or even one of your own—to the top your site’s News feed? Here’s how to easily do this.

Posted on 5/13/2016 9:38:59 AM

CMS Tip: Use Content Folders, Not the Library, for Documents

PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint decks: in the Ektron CMS, they belong in your content folders, not the Ektron Library.

Posted on 5/6/2016 10:52:19 AM

Push Notifications Come to the IUP Mobile Smartphone App

Key features for this release are push notifications and smartwatch support. Students can now get notified when they have an important action to take, like checking their grades or completing a financial aid form.

Posted on 4/13/2016 3:11:09 PM

Web Team Launches Then and Now Virtual Tour

A project of the IUP Web Team, the Then and Now Virtual Tour uses old photographs from the IUP archives, along with current shots of campus to give a better idea of how things have changed—or in some places, stayed the same.

Posted on 3/11/2016 9:38:22 AM

Updates to Holiday Website Workflow and Website Redesign Schedule

Website workflow will cease at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18. Web maintainers may still work on the staging server and submit content; however, content submitted after that time will not be published until workflow resumes on Tuesday, January 12 (not Monday, January 11, as previously noted). To speed progress on the website redesign, the staging server will be shut down for the first week in January.

Posted on 12/14/2015 1:25:00 PM

Dates Set for Holiday Website Workflow, IUP Daily, and the Beak

Web maintainers: Please note these dates for publication of submitted content for the IUP website, IUP Daily, and the Beak for the remainder of 2015.

Posted on 11/9/2015 12:02:55 PM

Explore IUP with New Interactive Map

Need to show visitors how to get around? Or find the best route to a building on the other side of campus? Check out the new IUP interactive map for directions, information, and a lot more about our campus.

Posted on 9/9/2015 3:32:09 PM

Web Team Update: Fall 2015

News on the web redesign, updated web training, a soon-to-be released interactive map, and a new hire.

Posted on 8/21/2015 4:42:17 PM

Web Redesign Launches with New Look, New Features

With the launch of the new website, IUP unveils responsive design for mobile devices, improved site navigation, and an assortment of new features in addition to a new look.

Posted on 7/22/2015 1:35:48 PM

The Website Redesign: What to Expect

Today (Thursday, July 9) is the last day to make updates to the website before we begin rolling out the redesign of www.iup.edu. If there’s any content you’ll need on the website between now and the week of July 20, please make sure it is submitted to the Web Team by 2:00 p.m.

Posted on 7/8/2015 5:27:09 PM

Reminder: Website Workflow Shutdown Starting July 9

Website workflow will shut down for one full week starting at 2:00 p.m. this Thursday, July 9, in preparation for the update of the IUP website design. In addition, IUP Daily will not be published next week. What will you see after the site update? A great-looking website!

Posted on 7/6/2015 2:42:35 PM

UPDATE: Website Workflow Shutdown for One Week Starting July 9

In preparation for the upcoming website redesign, the Web Team reminds all web maintainers to make certain that all of their content is published. Any content that is only checked in will not be converted to the new design. The deadline for submitting your content for publication is 2:00 p.m. on July 2.

Posted on 6/12/2015 2:36:35 PM

Adjusted Website Workflow for Thursday, June 11

Due to a division retreat, content that needs to be published by Friday, June 12, including items for Friday’s IUP Daily, must be submitted no later than 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11.

Posted on 6/8/2015 3:34:36 PM

Summary of the Ektron Upgrade

The latest Ektron upgrade included an update to the Inspector, plus the new ability to edit a web page in context. Web maintainers may also have noticed a few glitches, but here is how to fix them.

Posted on 6/1/2015 3:53:00 PM

Summary of the Website Redesign Preview

Wednesday’s Web Maintainer Summit was attended by over 80 web maintainers from around campus. For the many who couldn’t make it, here’s a summary of the session.

Posted on 4/30/2015 11:38:50 AM

Web Maintainers’ Summit: IUP Website Redesign Preview

On Wednesday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. in Beard Auditorium, the Web Team will host a summit to give our web maintainers a preview of the new IUP website design.

Posted on 4/23/2015 4:49:28 PM

IUP Daily and Website Workflow Schedule

As a reminder, the last IUP Daily for 2013 will be published on Friday, December 19. Website workflow will cease from 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, through Friday, January 2.

Posted on 12/16/2014 9:12:17 AM

Barker Joins Web Team as Project Manager

Eric Barker, IUP’s MyIUP Portal Administrator, has joined the Web Team as Web Team Project Manager.

Posted on 11/25/2014 5:01:53 PM

Holiday Website Workflow, Schedules for IUP Daily and the Beak

Web maintainers: Please note these dates for publication of submitted content for the IUP website, IUP Daily, and the Beak for the remainder of 2014.

Posted on 11/10/2014 2:54:31 PM

Additional Website Training for September

The Web Team will offer an additional Basic Web Training session for web maintainers on Tuesday, September 9. Registration is required.

Posted on 9/4/2014 4:38:25 PM

Fall Semester 2014: Welcome Back, Web Maintainers

Here’s a quick update on what happened last semester and what’s coming up, including the ongoing SWAP project for department websites, the updated IUP Mobile app, working with calendar events, getting news into the Beak and IUP Daily, web maintainer training, and more!

Posted on 8/20/2014 2:36:32 PM

Additional Website Training for July 2014

The Web Team will offer two additional training sessions for web maintainers during July.

Posted on 7/8/2014 11:47:09 AM

Web Team Survey for Web Maintainers

There is still time for IUP website maintainers, bothauthors and approvers, to take a customersatisfaction survey.

Posted on 5/6/2014 3:49:49 PM

New Survey for Web Maintainers: Tell Us What You Think!

The Web Team invites all IUP websitemaintainers to take a new customer satisfaction survey. We really want to know what you think, and what you—the webmaintainers—want from us.

Posted on 4/30/2014 2:42:15 PM

Kick up Your Content: Workshop on Content Strategies, May 1

You’re creating web content. But are you communicating? Join us this Thursday afternoon for a conversation about content—who’s viewing it, how users look at your web pages, your message pillars and IUP brand, and why editorial quality is king.

Posted on 4/28/2014 2:02:52 PM

Can’t Read Your URL? Get an Alias!

If your webpage is going to be advertised in print, the pageshould have an easy-to-remember alias instead of the Ektron-created URL.

Posted on 4/15/2014 2:27:41 PM

Departmental Website Redesigns Showing Positive Results

Early results from the SWAP redesigns of departmental sites are in, and they are very positive. Departments can help speed the redesign process along.

Posted on 4/4/2014 1:26:29 PM

Reminder: March Website Training

Register for basic and intermediate-level training sessions for department and office website maintainers.

Posted on 3/6/2014 1:50:50 PM

Need an Online Form? Here’s What to Do

One of the easiest ways for website visitors tosubmit information is by using an online form. Making forms is also easy foryou—because we do the hard part.

Posted on 2/28/2014 3:00:58 PM

Workshop: Content Strategies to Kick Up Your Impact on the Web, February 27

Learn how to make your content short, sweet, and strategic! Spots are still available in our new Content Strategies Workshop.

Posted on 2/16/2014 4:28:17 PM

Avoid Website Frustration: Log Into Staging, Not Production

Whether you are editing or approving Web content, don’t be forced to recreate content because of accidentally logging into the wrong location. Always make sure you are working on the Staging server.

Posted on 2/7/2014 12:03:28 PM

Spring Semester 2014: Welcome Back, Web Maintainers

Welcome back, web maintainers! As you start another busy semester, there are some things that you mightfind helpful to know, plus a quick update on what happened last semester andwhat’s coming up.

Posted on 1/15/2014 1:44:35 PM

Schedules: Holiday Website Workflow, IUP Daily, the Beak

Web maintainers: Please note these dates for publication of submitted content for the IUP website, IUP Daily, and the Beak for the remainder of 2013.

Posted on 11/25/2013 2:33:03 PM

Reminder for Web Maintainers: No Workflow on Friday

Due to an all-day retreat by the Division of Enrollment Management and Communications, website content submitted on Friday, November 8, will not be live on the IUP website until Tuesday, November 12.

Posted on 11/5/2013 4:35:53 PM

Website Workflow Interruption

Web maintainers: Website content submitted on Friday, November 8, will not be published until the following Monday, November 11. Please keep this in mind when planning for news and event submissions, and for any time-critical content.

Posted on 10/29/2013 2:58:43 PM

Web Maintainer Tips: Quicklinks, Aliases, and E-mail

The Web Team thanks all of IUP’s site maintainers for their patience as we work through the bumpier-than-expected Ektron upgrade. Here are a few things to watch out for when editing in the CMS.

Posted on 9/12/2013 2:24:15 PM

Web Maintainers: Required Updates to Your Sites

There are two kinds of updates that web maintainers need to make over the next week. All references to URSA must change to MyIUP, and the University Testing Center has new contact information.

Posted on 9/4/2013 4:28:02 PM

ihelp: The New Best Way to Contact the Web Team

Starting September 3, the Web Team will move to taking help requests via the ihelp system.

Posted on 8/30/2013 12:43:30 PM

Web Team Tech Day Presentation: “The Future of www.iup.edu”

Find out where the website is headed by attending “The Future of www.iup.edu,” a Tech Day presentation on Wednesday, August 21.

Posted on 8/19/2013 4:30:34 PM

What's New with the Website?

After the first week of using the new CMS editor, the Web Team is offering a "What's New" session for web maintainers with some tips for editing, and how to get around someproblems.

Posted on 7/19/2013 3:02:49 PM

Ektron Upgrade Complete: Aloha!

As promised, the Ektron content management system (CMS) was upgraded over the past weekend. With a successful update to the online calendar, we have switched to Aloha as the new Ektron editor, replacing Content Designer.

Posted on 7/12/2013 10:21:09 AM

Video from Web Summit on Ektron 8.7 Upgrade

Video screen capture and audio from the June 10, 2013 web summit. Topics include a Web Team reorganization, news about MyIUP, and a tour of the new Ektron workarea.

Posted on 7/10/2013 4:46:52 PM

Web Summit on Ektron Upgrade July 10; Upgrade Starts on Friday, July 12

Starting July 15, web maintainers will be seeing some big changes to the look and feel of the Ektron workarea. On July 10, The Web Team will hold a one-hour web maintainers’ summit on the coming changes.

Posted on 7/5/2013 1:53:33 PM

Ektron Upgrade, Staging Outage, Scheduled for July 13

A major upgrade to our installation of Ektron, the content management software that runs our main website, is scheduled for Saturday, July 13. Our staging server will be unavailable during the upgrade.

Posted on 6/19/2013 10:34:01 AM

Old News Posts to be Deleted

The Web Team will soon begin reviewing news feeds across the IUP website and deleting news items older than 12 months.

Posted on 5/7/2013 2:28:38 PM

Help Us Reorganize Our Website

This card sort is now closed. Thank you to all who responded.

Posted on 4/19/2013 2:41:01 PM

Web Team Survey of “How To” Website

There is still time for IUP website maintainers, both authors and approvers, to take a customer satisfaction survey. We’re planning an overhaul of the “How To” section of our website, and need your input. The survey will close on Monday, April 15.

Posted on 4/11/2013 10:47:16 AM

Web Maintainers Survey: Tell Us What You Think!

The Web Team invites all site maintainers to take a customer satisfaction survey. We need your feedback about the “How To” section of our website. The survey will close on April 15.

Posted on 4/5/2013 4:52:14 PM

Faculty to Be Surveyed as Part of Strategic Website Assistance Project

As part of a comprehensive examination of IUP’s academic department web pages, the Division of Enrollment Management and Communications and the School of Graduate Studies and Research are asking all faculty to participate in an online survey.

Posted on 3/22/2013 3:35:54 PM

Goodbye Viewmaster, Hello Carousel!

There’s a new way to display your favorite photos on the home page of your department or office website. The Web Team has rolled out an updated version of the carousel slideshow that replaces the viewmaster.

Posted on 3/7/2013 10:18:27 AM

Get on the IUP Social List: Register Your Department or Office Social Media Site

Make it official: Register your department or office social media site with the Office of Communications, and get on the social index—the list of official IUP social media sites.

Posted on 2/12/2013 3:35:59 PM

Additional Website Training Session Added for February 2013

An additional session of The New Basics introductory CMS training has been added on Monday, February 18, 2013. Register for basic and intermediate-level training sessions for department and office website maintainers.

Posted on 1/31/2013 10:36:01 AM

Website Workflow and “IUP Daily” Schedules during Winter 2012 Break

Workflow, the approval system for content submitted for publication on the IUP website, will not be available December 21, 2012, through January 1, 2013. In addition, IUP Daily will not be available December 24 through January 4.

Posted on 12/17/2012 4:15:36 PM

Help Us Organize the New MyIUP Portal and Be Entered to Win $50 at the Co-Op Store

Students and faculty: Give us about 10 minutes of your time and we’ll enter you in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate from the Co-Op Store.

Posted on 12/3/2012 4:26:31 PM

Easily Add Social Media Icons to your Department Website with New Smart Form

It's now easier to add social media icons to IUP websites.

Posted on 9/24/2012 1:20:53 PM

Additional Date Added for September 2012 Website Maintainer Training

An additional session of the New Basics for web maintainers, to be held September 17, has been added to the training schedule.

Posted on 8/30/2012 4:24:09 PM

Department Analytics Reports on Hold

Reports should resume in early August, with the July analytics.

Posted on 5/31/2012 12:28:37 PM

News Posts: Why They're Worth the Time

Your news item is doing more than just spreading your news. By posting news regularly, you are updating your site and keeping your content fresh.

Posted on 3/20/2012 9:56:10 AM

I’m a New Web Maintainer: What Do I Do?

For new Web maintainers, the first and most helpful thing to do is register for a training session. Find out when and where to register, what is covered, and how to learn more.

Posted on 1/9/2012 10:38:46 AM

Learn to Write (Better) for the Web

Web maintainers and others are invited to participate in a Web writing “boot camp” from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on December 6, 7, and 8, 2011 in Stabley Library, room 210.

Posted on 11/28/2011 1:11:37 PM

What Web Approvers Need to Know

If you are an approver for your department’s IUP website, that comes with some responsibility. If you are new to being an approver, or you’ve been an approver and never really knew what that entailed, find out what you need to know.

Posted on 11/11/2011 9:47:44 AM

Closer Look: Facebook

Social media, such as Facebook, offers a way to directly interact with your audience. But it is more than simply posting messages; social media should be managed, planned, and well thought out.

Posted on 10/21/2011 8:49:24 AM

Get Your News in IUP Daily or the Beak

How to submit your news to IUP Daily and the Beak, when to post news, and reasons why your post may not have appeared in the newsletter.

Posted on 10/10/2011 1:48:09 PM

The IUP Website: Ektron, Content Management, and Web Maintainers

Even web novices will find that it’s not difficult to keep your websites up to date, although learning how to work in the Ektron content management system (CMS) may seem challenging. Here are a few basic points to help the process run smoother.

Posted on 9/23/2011 10:25:50 AM

Social Media: The Guide

If your department or organization has been considering joining the wave of incorporating social media into a website, event promotions, or general communications, the new Social Media Guide will help you understand and succeed in the world of social networks.

Posted on 9/12/2011 12:14:05 PM

Web Team Blog: Tips and Tricks for Web Maintainers

Starting this month, the Web Team will publish special news posts on topics specifically for web maintainers.

Posted on 9/6/2011 4:10:19 PM

Additional Training Session Added for September 2011

A second New Basics training session for web maintainers has been added for September 2011.

Posted on 8/31/2011 1:27:04 PM

Additional Website Training Scheduled for June 2011

An additional session of New Basics training for website maintainers has been scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2011, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the IT Support Center Training Lab because of high demand for training this month.

Posted on 6/15/2011 2:15:45 PM

June Web Team Update: YouTube, Projects, Mass Uploads, and More

The Web Team presents an early summer miscellany of things web maintainers need to know.

Posted on 6/7/2011 10:53:00 AM

Web Summit Wrap-up for May 2011: Open Session

See questions that web maintainers asked during the open-session summit May 18, 2011. You may have been wondering something similar.

Posted on 5/18/2011 1:30:30 PM

Final Web Maintainers’ Summit of the Year: Open Question and Answer Session

Join the Web Team at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 for the final we Web Maintainers’ Summit of the Year: an open question and answer session, held in the Delaney Hall Training Lab.

Posted on 5/13/2011 4:58:57 PM

Web Summit Wrap-up for April 2011: “All about Web Video”

The Web Team demonstrated using video on your website, and presented the Web Maintainer of the Month Award to Jennifer Kostryk.

Posted on 4/21/2011 3:33:23 PM

Promoting Departmental Graduation Ceremonies on the Web

Departments should be aware of this information before adding news or calendar entries about departmental graduation ceremonies to their websites.

Posted on 4/20/2011 1:57:09 PM

April 2011 Web Maintainers’ Summit: All about Web Video

This month’s web maintainers’ summit is all about video. The summit is set for Wednesday, April 20, 2011, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in Delaney Hall, Room G5.

Posted on 4/14/2011 4:16:00 PM

March 2011 Web Summit Canceled

The Web Team’s March Web Maintainers’ Summit has been canceled. The Summit will return next month with a session on online video.

Posted on 3/14/2011 9:45:52 PM

Improve the IUP Website and Win an iPod Shuffle

Current IUP students can enter to win an iPod shuffle by taking a survey about the IUP website.

Posted on 3/11/2011 2:41:24 PM

Website Editing Tool to Change February 21

Web maintainers will notice a change in default editors in Ektron, the tool used to edit the IUP website, starting Monday, February 21, 2011. A switcher’s guide is available to help maintainers through the major differences.

Posted on 2/17/2011 2:21:54 PM

Web Summit Wrap-up for February 2011: “Put It in the Beak”

The Web Team offered guidance during its Web Maintainers’ Summit on February 16, 2011, on how to put news and events in student e-mail newsletter the Beak and other IUP e-newsletters.

Posted on 2/16/2011 3:50:55 PM

February 2011 Web Maintainers’ Summit: Put It in the “Beak”

Putting your news in the Beak, IUP Daily, or the IUP news system in general will be the subject of the next Web Maintainers’ Summit on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in Delaney Hall, Room G5.

Posted on 2/14/2011 1:02:27 PM

February Web Maintainers’ Summit: Put It in the “Beak”

Find out how to get your news in the Beak at the next Web Maintainers’ Summit on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in Delaney Hall, Room G5. Non-web maintainers are also welcome to attend.

Posted on 2/8/2011 3:10:37 PM

Web Summit Wrapup for January 2011: Switching Ektron Editors

For anyone who missed the January 19, 2011, Web Maintainers’ Summit, here is a summary of what was presented.

Posted on 1/27/2011 1:03:23 PM

Web Training Sessions Scheduled for Start of Spring 2011 Semester

The Web Team will offer basic training January 26, 2011, and intermediate-level training February 3 for web maintainers. Both sessions are from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the IT Support Center training lab. Participants must register in advance.

Posted on 1/20/2011 2:29:28 PM

January Web Maintainers’ Summit: Moving to Content Designer

All web maintainers are invited to our January Web Maintainers’ Summit, scheduled for January 19, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in Delaney Hall, Room G-5. This month will focus on Content Designer, which will soon be replacing our current web editing tool, eWebEditPro.

Posted on 1/14/2011 3:06:05 PM

Invitation to Spring Web Summits and Advisory Board Meetings

All web maintainers are invited to our spring 2011 Web Maintainers’ Summits. Here are schedules for Web Summits and for the Web Advisory Board meetings.

Posted on 12/16/2010 9:57:27 AM

Web Summit and Web Advisory Board Meetings Rescheduled

The Web Team has rescheduled this month’s Web Summit and Web Advisory Board meeting.

Posted on 12/6/2010 4:23:42 PM

Web Summit Wrapup: Focus on Social Media

Did you miss the November 2010 Web Maintainers’ Summit? Here’s a quick roundup of what was presented.

Posted on 11/17/2010 11:53:18 AM

November Web Maintainers’ Summit: Focus on Social Media

This month’s Web Maintainers’ Summit focuses on social media.

Posted on 11/15/2010 4:46:03 PM

Survey on Social Media for IUP Web Maintainers

November’s Web Maintainers’ Summit topic is social media. It’s a big topic, and the Web Team needs your help cutting it down to size.

Posted on 11/10/2010 2:24:40 PM

Additional Web Basic Training Session Scheduled for November 2010

The Web Team has added another session of the New Basics training for web maintainers this month. It is scheduled for Monday, November 15, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Delaney Hall, Room G41 (IT Support Center).

Posted on 11/8/2010 11:09:12 AM

Keeping the “New” in News

When an event is promoted more than once, it is tempting to update an already-existing news post with the revised information. However, doing this will nearly guarantee that no one will notice this “new” news post.

Posted on 11/1/2010 2:12:50 PM

Web Summit Wrapup: Focus on Analytics

Did you miss the October 2010 web summit? Find out what happened on Wednesday, and download the presentation slides.

Posted on 10/22/2010 4:13:17 PM

October’s Web Maintainer Summit: Focus on Analytics

This month’s Web Maintainers’ Summit will focus on using web analytics to improve your website. It’s scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in Delaney Hall, Rm. G-5.

Posted on 10/14/2010 3:57:44 PM

Kutz Wins Inaugural Golden Mouse Web Maintainer Award

Rick Kutz, of the Center for Student Life, won the Golden Mouse Award and recognition as Web Maintainer of the Month for September 2010. This was the Web Team’s first awarding of the Golden Mouse.

Posted on 9/15/2010 3:00:54 PM

September 2010 Website Training Sessions

The Web Team will offer training for department and office website maintainers on September 14, 22, and 28, 2010. Please register on the Web Team site.

Posted on 9/3/2010 4:23:13 PM

Help Organize IUP Website

The Web Team invites IUP faculty and staff to help us make things easier to find on our website by participating in a brief card-sort activity this week.

Posted on 7/18/2010 12:17:03 PM

Web Team Service Limitations in July

Due to staffing limitations, the services of the Web Team will be limited in several ways during the month of July.

Posted on 7/7/2010 4:36:50 PM

Final Notice: Shutdown of Old Central Webserver on July 1

This is a fourth and final notice to all web maintainers that IUP’s old Central Webserver, also known as the “blue and yellow” server, will be shut down on July 1, 2010, as it is no longer needed as part of IUP’s web presence.

Posted on 6/24/2010 3:01:19 PM

Website Login Page Update

The login page for IUP’s main website has been updated.

Posted on 6/24/2010 2:59:15 PM

Third Notice: Shutdown of Old Central Webserver on July 1

This is a third notice to all web maintainers that IUP’s old Central Web Server, also known as the “blue and yellow” server, will be shut down on July 1, 2010, as it is no longer needed as part of IUP’s web presence.

Posted on 6/9/2010 2:23:37 PM

Second Notice: Shutdown of Old Central Webserver on July 1

This is a second notice to all web maintainers that IUP’s old Central Web Server, also known as the “blue and yellow” server, will be shut down on July 1, 2010, as it is no longer needed as part of IUP’s web presence.

Posted on 5/17/2010 2:47:58 PM

May 2010 Website Training Sessions Scheduled

Training sessions for department and office website maintainers are scheduled for May 18, 21, and 26, 2010.

Posted on 5/5/2010 9:54:38 AM

Old Central Server Webserver Shutdown on July 1, 2010

IUP’s Central Server, also known as the “blue and yellow” server, will be shut down on July 1, 2010. If you have information or documents on the Central Server that you wish to preserve, you must back them up before then.

Posted on 4/30/2010 4:30:43 PM

Web Analytics for Department Websites

The Web Team will be making website analytics data available to interested web maintainers on a monthly basis.

Posted on 4/29/2010 4:21:19 PM

Website Best Practices: The Checklist

No time to work on your department website? Check out the checklist.

Posted on 4/6/2010 4:14:41 PM

New Website Feature: Introducing the Event Details Box

This week, the Web Team is introducing a new page element: the event details box. Find out what it’s for and how to use it.

Posted on 3/12/2010 3:05:34 PM

Website Best Practices: Why We Care So Much about News and Events

To introduce a new series on website best practices, the Web Team explains why news and events are so central to our web strategy.

Posted on 3/5/2010 3:59:50 PM

March 2010 Web Training Sessions Announced

Training sessions for department and office web maintainers have been set for March 2010.

Posted on 3/4/2010 10:46:41 AM

Web Team Announces “Best Practices for Department Websites”

The Web Team has published a guide to help academic departments make their websites more effective.

Posted on 2/5/2010 3:29:47 PM

Deadline Extended for Web Survey

Faculty and staff members now have until Wednesday, February 3, 2010, to complete a survey on their use of the Web.

Posted on 1/26/2010 10:17:47 AM

January, February 2010 Web Training Sessions Available

Training sessions for department and office web maintainers have been set for January and February 2010.

Posted on 1/19/2010 2:30:32 PM

Take Survey about Your Web, Technology Use

Faculty and staff members are being asked to complete a survey on their use of the Web, including the IUP website, and other technologies. Please complete the survey by Wednesday, January 27, 2010.

Posted on 1/19/2010 1:46:11 PM

Publishing of Web Content over Holidays

Publishing of content for the IUP website will not take place December 24, 2009, through January 3, 2010, because of the holidays.

Posted on 12/18/2009 10:58:47 AM

Faculty Invited to Web Focus Group on December 16

Faculty and academic department web maintainers are invited to a focus group on December 16.

Posted on 11/30/2009 3:00:21 PM

Website Workflow Schedule during Breaks

Workflow, the approval system for content submitted for publication on the IUP website, will not be available November 26 and 27, 2009, and December 24, 2009, through January 3, 2010, because of holiday breaks.

Posted on 11/24/2009 1:23:57 PM

December 2009 Web Training Sessions Scheduled

Training for web maintainers in December 2009 will include our newest workshop, Promoting Your Department Using News and Events, as well as our basic and intermediate-level trainings. See the dates for this month’s training sessions.

Posted on 11/23/2009 11:23:53 AM

New Web Training: “Promoting Your Department Using News and Events”

Are you doing enough on your website to promote your department or office’s news and events? A new training session for web maintainers can help. It debuts Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Delaney Hall, Room G41.

Posted on 11/16/2009 1:45:11 PM

Homecoming Events Should Be Added to Your Website

Don’t forget to post Homecoming events for your department, office, or other group on the IUP website to be included in the Office of Alumni Relations’ comprehensive list.

Posted on 9/21/2009 1:10:15 PM

“Why Isn’t My News Post in ‘IUP Daily’?”

The Web Team provides some of the most common reasons your department or office news may not have appeared in IUP Daily, the electronic newsletter for employees.

Posted on 8/12/2009 3:37:24 PM

Reminder: Web Training Available This Month

There’s still time to sign up for web training this month. Choose from two sessions of The New Basics and one session of Intermediate-Level Training.

Posted on 8/5/2009 2:50:07 PM

Reminder: Web Maintainers Must Update Web Editing Software

Reminder: As part of our July 30, 2009 upgrade to Ektron, the CMS software behind www.iup.edu, all web maintainers will need an updated version of the editing software on their computers.

Posted on 7/24/2009 1:42:18 PM

No “IUP Daily” on July 31, August 3

IUP Daily, the e-mail newsletter distributed to all IUP employees, will not be available Friday, July 31, and Monday, August 3, 2009, because of an upgrade to the software used to manage the IUP website.

Posted on 7/24/2009 1:25:56 PM

Update to Web Editing Software Required for All Web Maintainers

As part of our July 30, 2009 upgrade to Ektron, the CMS software behind www.iup.edu, all web maintainers will need to upgrade the local software on their computers.

Posted on 7/16/2009 4:07:47 PM

Web Content Management System Upgrade Planned for July 30

An upgrade of Ektron, the content management system for the IUP website, has been tentatively scheduled for July 30. Anything that needs to appear live on the site by July 31 must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. July 29.

Posted on 6/26/2009 1:14:10 PM

Addition to Bulletin Board Policies

An addition has been made to the IUP Daily Bulletin Board Policies, requiring a first and last name for the contact person.

Posted on 6/25/2009 4:02:11 PM

Bulletin Board Acts as University’s Classified Ads

Did you lose a dog or cat? Are you selling furniture? Use the Bulletin Board, a feed on the IUP website that is also featured in IUP Daily.

Posted on 6/10/2009 2:12:45 PM

Facebook Fan Count Reaches Three Thousand

The IUP Facebook page has surpassed three thousand fans. Become a fan to get the latest news and see what others are saying about IUP.

Posted on 6/5/2009 11:22:06 AM

“IUP Daily” Questions Answered

Get answers to your questions about IUP Daily: How it came about, whether you can unsubscribe, how to make a submission, and more.

Posted on 6/5/2009 9:38:25 AM

Introducing “IUP Daily”

All about IUP’s new daily e-mail newsletter and how to have your news and events listed in it.

Posted on 5/28/2009 12:26:35 PM

Webinar: “Writing Right for the Web”

The Web Team invites all web maintainers to join us for a two-webinar series on “Writing Right for the Web: How to Get Better at Web Writing.”

Posted on 4/29/2009 3:22:23 PM

April 2009 Web Team Training Dates

The Web Team is pleased to announce the final two training sessions of the Spring semester. You may register for any Web Team training by filling out the Web Training Workshop Registration form. Preregisitration is required.

Posted on 3/27/2009 2:13:46 PM

Brief Downtime for Staging Server on March 12

Our staging server will be offline for a brief period on the morning of March 12 as we make some updates.

Posted on 3/11/2009 2:26:01 PM

March 2009 Web Training Dates

The Web Team is pleased to announce ten additional training sessions for new and veteran web maintainers alike. You may register for any Web Team training by filling out the Web Training Workshop Registration form. Preregisitration is required.

Posted on 2/26/2009 10:47:49 AM

Turn on E-mail Notification to Alert You of Content Awaiting Approval

Department and office web maintainers may wish to be alerted by e-mail when content is awaiting their approval, particularly with the introduction of the "Suggest a News Item" feature.

Posted on 2/12/2009 8:26:01 AM

Web Team Service Change Includes 10:00 a.m. Submission Deadline

Because the Web Team will be short staffed from mid-February to mid-April, web maintainers should be aware of a likely slowdown in service and an earlier deadline for content submissions guaranteed for next-day publication.

Posted on 2/11/2009 10:48:09 AM

February 2009 Web Training Dates

The Web Team is pleased to announce ten additional training sessions for new and veteran web maintainers alike.

Posted on 1/22/2009 10:29:48 PM

News-Suggestion Form Helps Employees Post News on Web

An on-line form is now available to help IUP employees who are not caretakers of their department or office website to post news.

Posted on 1/21/2009 10:06:48 PM

Web Team Offers Intermediate-Level Training for Web Maintainers

Starting this month, the Web Team is offering intermediate-level training, intended for web maintainers who have already completed “The New Basics: Training for New Web Maintainers” or those with equivalent skills.

Posted on 1/12/2009 2:11:49 PM

Reminder: Web Training Sessions Available This Month

Web maintainers are reminded of the availability of several January sessions of The New Basics: Training for New Web Maintainers.

Posted on 1/5/2009 4:32:50 PM

Handling of Website Submissions, Help over Holiday Break

Workflow will be in effect on all university business days during the 2008–2009 holiday break. It is not in operation during weekends, holidays, or compensatory holidays.

Posted on 12/22/2008 3:52:24 PM

Register for Website Training; December Sessions Still Available

As a reminder to all web maintainers, the workshop The New Basics: Training for New Web Maintainers is available and has several openings this month.

Posted on 12/8/2008 10:40:46 AM

Fix for Uploading Office 2007 Files to Web

Thanks to the work of the IT Services staff, web maintainers should be able to upload files in any Office 2007 format into Ektron starting Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

Posted on 11/21/2008 2:10:57 PM

Additional Dates for “The New Basics” Workshop

The Web Team will hold seven additional training sessions for those new to the Ektron CMS will be held in December.

Posted on 11/20/2008 10:44:21 AM

Web Maintainer Responsibilities Take Effect December 1

The Web Team has created a list of responsibilities that web maintainers will be expected to carry out starting December 1, 2008.

Posted on 11/11/2008 2:16:20 PM

CMS Training Resumes with “The New Basics”

The Web Team will offer training for new web maintainers on November 18 and November 21, 2008, with additional dates to be announced.

Posted on 11/7/2008 4:09:55 PM

Calendar Subscriptions Now Available

Web maintainers can now show events from other CMS websites on their own sites.

Posted on 11/7/2008 3:13:30 PM

Central Calendar Returns

An updated version of the IUP Central Calendar, which shows events occurring all over campus, made its debut yesterday.  Find out how to get your events listed.

Posted on 10/16/2008 10:50:04 AM

Reminder: Shutdown of Unused Websites Begins Friday, October 10

As a reminder to all IUP website maintainers, the Web Team will begin to shut down unused sites on the old web server starting October 10.

Posted on 10/8/2008 3:58:16 PM

Pictures and Additional Text Now Available on Website Personnel Lists

Website maintainers: we’ve updated the personnel Smart Form so that you can include pictures and some additional text.

Posted on 10/2/2008 2:52:55 PM

Web Maintainers’ Summit Postponed

The Web Maintainers’ Summit has been rescheduled to Friday, October 10 at 9 a.m. in the HUB Allegheny Room.

Posted on 9/25/2008 1:04:45 PM

Make the Most of Your News Feed, Part 3: Old News

Why the Web Team wants you to keep those old news posts around.

Posted on 9/17/2008 4:10:02 PM

Web Maintainers’ Summit: “Beyond Maintenance: Promoting Your Unit on the Web”

[Update: date has been changed.] The Web Team is inviting everyone who maintains an IUP website with Ektron to join us on Friday, October 10 at 9 a.m. in the HUB’s Allegheny Room for our second summit.

Posted on 9/16/2008 3:57:50 PM

Introducing Self-Checkout

In an effort to get more red badges off the website sooner, the Web Team is today announcing a new, faster way for units to have the badge removed from their sites.

Posted on 8/28/2008 2:01:12 PM

Google Toolbar Causing Problems with Ektron

Unit website maintainers who have downloaded the Google toolbar to their computers may experience problems with Ektron.

Posted on 8/28/2008 11:02:45 AM

Office 2007 Support Broken in Ektron

Files in any Office 2007 format (Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Excel 2007) do not work properly with Ektron. Until this issue is resolved, web maintaines will need to use one of several workarounds.

Posted on 8/19/2008 9:05:00 AM

Posting Word 2007 Documents to Web

When posting Microsoft Word documents—and other Microsoft Office documents—to the Web, maintainers are asked to use version 1997–2003 whenever possible.

Posted on 8/12/2008 1:37:11 PM

Introducing the Gallery Template

The Web Team quietly introduced a new template over the summer: the gallery template. For an example, take a look at the Geography Department’s gallery from their 2008 graduation ceremony.

Posted on 8/11/2008 3:37:54 PM

Faculty News Items to be Posted in News Feed

To better promote departmental and faculty accomplishments, all submissions to IUP Reporter will also be posted in that department’s on-line News section.

Posted on 8/8/2008 2:28:17 PM

Web Team Sets Standards on Programs of Study

Website maintainers for academic departments may notice pages being added to their websites under Programs of Study.

Posted on 7/17/2008 11:23:34 AM

Web Task Force Update: Deadlines, Materials, and Meeting Location

Reminders to the Web Task Force about the removal of the May 17 deadline, getting materials collected for unit websites, and the location of the next Task Force Meeting.

Posted on 5/9/2008 3:16:37 PM

Overview of the Transition Process for Colleges and Divisions

Overview of the transition process that was distributed at last Friday’s Web Task Force meeting.

Posted on 4/14/2008 12:19:52 PM

Revised Approach to the Website Transition

As a result of recommendations made by ACPAC, the Web Team has reformulated the way we will complete the migration from old site to new site. If you are a web contributor, you will want to read through this content.

Posted on 4/1/2008 4:53:56 PM

Ektron Error Results in Workflow Problem

An error has caused some content for the IUP website to bypass the unit approver.

Posted on 3/17/2008 2:20:14 PM

Login Issue Resolved

The bug that prevented authors and approvers from logging into Staging after visiting Production has been revolved.

Posted on 3/13/2008 9:24:53 AM

Central Web Server [Will Not Go] Off Line May 17

The plan for the website transition has changed since the time this news item was posted. IUP’s central server will continue running until the transition is complete.

Posted on 3/4/2008 3:57:22 PM

Resize Photos for Best Presentation

If you are posting images to the web, post them correctly to ensure your page loads quickly and efficiently.

Posted on 3/4/2008 3:25:59 PM

Make the Most of Your News Section, Part 2

Our new website provides powerful tools to inform the campus about important news and events. Follow these best practices to make the most of them.

Posted on 2/21/2008 3:13:04 PM

Survey About New Website Not Ours

If you received an invitation to participate in a survey about IUP's new website, please know that IUP is not conducting it.

Posted on 2/19/2008 9:20:13 PM

Slower Load Time in Workarea

Web maintainers may notice slight changes in the Workarea.

Posted on 2/19/2008 9:17:09 AM

Content Deletion Now Enabled

Content deletion has been enabled for all of Ektron CMS our users. Find out how it works.

Posted on 2/15/2008 4:44:16 PM

Everyone Is Moving. Are You Linking to the Right Place?

For web authors: A suggestion about linking to other IUP sites.

Posted on 2/14/2008 3:28:42 PM

Ektron Login Problems: Update

Here’s a temporary workaround for Ektron login problems.

Posted on 2/7/2008 10:11:12 AM

Ektron Login Problems

Attention Web Maintainers, Some of you have reported problems logging in to Ektron when using Internet Explorer. The problem has been described as follows You go to the CMS Login page and enter your username and password. Ektron prompts you

Posted on 2/4/2008 10:01:49 AM

Make the Most of Your News Section

Submissions to the Campus Bulletins section of this page are made through department and office web authors.

Posted on 1/26/2008 3:24:25 PM

Brief Ektron Outage on January 25

The installation of several updated templates and the addition of a new feature will require us to briefly take the Staging server offline tomorrow morning (Friday, January 25) around 8 a.m.  We don't expect this outage to last more than a

Posted on 1/24/2008 4:21:18 PM

What’s Happening on Launch Day (January 31)

We launch on January 31. Here’s what website maintainers (authors and approvers) need to know.

Posted on 1/22/2008 1:48:02 PM

Additional Open Sessions

Web Team adds another weekly open session.

Posted on 1/14/2008 9:54:05 AM

Logjam Broken

We’ve solved the technical problems with our starter site creation tool, and we're happy to say that we’ve created 49 sites over the last day.  That means that we’re current as of October 31, and that sites requested from now on

Posted on 11/2/2007 3:32:54 PM

Content Author Role and Delay in Site Creation

Several people have asked us to define the role of content author. The content author may be, but does not necessarily have to be, a writer. At present, the role calls for a constant presence, someone who is in your

Posted on 10/25/2007 9:02:11 AM

CMS Basic Training

We are posting our schedule for CMS Basic Training today.Training is available to anyone who has requested a site on the CMS (Content Management System) and received their content inventory.

Posted on 10/19/2007 3:33:24 PM

Time to Request Your Website

Heads of departments and offices are now invited to register their websites.

Posted on 10/18/2007 4:17:04 PM

Alpha Testers Update: Post-Preview Edition

An update for our alpha testers.

Posted on 10/16/2007 2:22:50 PM

Preview the New www.iup.edu

Wait Before you begin to view our new site, there is something you need to know. We consider this our beta version. We're still building it. That doesn't mean we don't want you to visit. This is your chance to

Posted on 10/12/2007 11:30:08 AM

Update for Alpha Testers

Thanks to all our alpha testers for their help and patience as we get out new CMS into shape. As you’ve no doubt noticed, the Web Team is still working out the best ways for our authors and approvers to get things done in Ektron, documenting how things works, and so forth.

Posted on 10/4/2007 11:59:25 AM

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