Public Web Site(s): June 2006 Archives
This week we successfully migrated the following areas into LCMS v3:
Additionally, the Experience Taylor section is now fully migrated -- with the Fresh Perspectives and Family Forum pages migrated with the assistance of Information Technology. (Those pages are now being dynamically generated -- easing the maintenance efforts required by Online Communications.)
The rendering issues have been resolved. The site should look normal again in Internet Explorer.
After conversations with Ted Bowers, we will be starting the Athletic content migration on July 10.
Next week we will migrate the Registrar's office in preparation for the new catalog and curriculum guides that are being updated this summer. This should set us up to be able to update departmental curriculum while we migrate academic departments. We may also migrate several other miscellaneous departments as well as completing an urgent project related to AQIP.
The week of July 3rd will not see much progress on actual content migration due to vacations. However, work on templates and training will continue.
This week we successfully migrated the following areas into LCMS v3:
- Alumni
- Parents
- Giving
- William Taylor Foundation
- Additional Experience Taylor content
- Search, Directory, Calendars
Everything went well, and I have a better sense of how long it will take to migrate areas of differing sizes.
For the rest of this week, we are working to resolve a few remaining rendering issues -- including a major issue with Internet Explorer indenting content in the main body area -- as well as preparing for the migration of Athletics. I hope that we will be able to start Athletics next week; however, that is yet to be determined.
We are also very close to completing the Experience Taylor section which has taken longer because of its many interactive components. Chris Swiontek (Information Technology) is putting the finishing touches on a script that will make the creation of the Chapel, Fresh Perspectives and Family Forums Web pages much easier.
This week we successfully migrated the following areas into LCMS v3:
- President's Office
- Inauguration
- Provost's Office
- University Relations
- Conference Services
- Most of Experience Taylor
These areas were migrated first since Online Communications is currently responsible for maintaining their content. If we would be asked to update them during the migration, it will now be much easier and quicker for us to do so.
Next week we plan on migrating the Advancement area, including Alumni, Parents, Giving and the William Taylor Foundation.
I apologize for the lack of recent updates. Between the conferences mentioned earlier, end-of-year vacations, the events surrounding the van accident, and a delay in our project (see below), we haven't had many updates to post about.
That ends today. :)
