New Website Project Announcements
2023-05-15 / by New Website Project Teamhe New Website Project Team is excited to update the university community regarding several key milestones:
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March 2023 Updates
2023-03-28 / by New Website Project TeamContent creators interested in additional resources for the migration process should visit their audit packet page, the migration information page, as well as the Web Services homepage for helpful tools and information.
February 2023 Updates
2023-02-24 / by New Website Project TeamThe month of February has been productive for the New Website Project Team.
New Website Updates
Project Overview
CWU Public Affairs is sponsoring a university-wide project dedicated to building a new website focused on providing prospective students with a streamlined online experience. The website is targeted to go live in September of 2023 and will focus on the recruitment of new students. The project team is collaborating on design, build, and implementation with the vendor Barkley. A new content management system will be implemented (Cascade will replace Drupal) , and there will be a shift to a new web hosting service along with changes made to search functionality. Additionally, the policy and procedures guiding website updates and management will be refreshed.
| Project Status | % Complete |
|---|---|
| Good: Project is on track. | 55% |
| Activity | Timeframe | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Project kicked off | Mar. 2022 | Complete |
| Collect feedback on the current website and thoughts on the new website. (worked with stakeholders throughout CWU) | Mar. - Jun. 2022 | Complete |
| Build a new website sitemap (i.e., how the pages are organized) | Jul. – Oct. 2022 | Complete |
| Develop a content strategy, which outlines how information will be organized on key pages of the website | Sept. – Nov. 2022 | Complete |
| Design concepts finalized | Oct. – Nov. 2022 | Complete |
| Build component and pattern libraries | Nov. – Feb. 2023 | Complete |
| Build page templates and homepage | Feb. – Apr. 2023 | On Track |
| Update current website content | Mar. – Jun. 2023 | On Track |
| Migrate content from current website to new website | Jun. – Jul. 2023 | Upcoming |
| University-wide beta testing of new website | Aug. 2023 | Upcoming |
| Go-live of new website | Sept. 2023 | Upcoming |