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Case Studies
- University of Scranton
- Northwestern University
- University of Miami
- Auburn University
- University of New Brunswick
- Pomona College
- California State University, Chico
- Northeastern University - School of Law
- University of Montana
- University of Saskatchewan
- College of William & Mary
- Indiana University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- Gonzaga University
- University of Alaska Southeast
- University of Richmond
University of Alaska Southeast
The University of Alaska Southeast’s inclusion in the University of Alaska system’s statewide portal called for a new need to supply fresh, interesting content to the portal channels on a consistent basis. The various web contributors, including faculty and students, didn’t look too kindly upon on having to create content in yet another format.
The Information Technology Services’ webmaster faced a constant deluge of requests for updates, and the websites of the extended campuses lacked the consistent branding and features of UAS’ primary site. From an information architecture standpoint, the arrangement was a tangled knot of conflicting information managed in multiple locations by frequently-changing personnel, many of whom needed in-depth training. The need for a powerful yet easy-to-maintain content management system was tremendously evident.
- Eliminate content redundancy
- House all content on one server
- Repurpose content to many locations and in many formats
Since implementing Cascade Server and migrating all of their previously widespread content to one server, the University of Alaska Southeast has achieved a cohesive look and feel for their regional website, which includes information for prospective students, current students, faculty, and staff of all three campuses. Cascade has provided the UAS Information Technology Services’ web team with a great deal of control of the HTML structure of their pages, while also empowering their various content providers to create, update, and even manage their own content. Academic departments can now post notices and announce events on their sites easily, and distribution of newsletters can now take place without even creating a PDF. Events from any source are published to multiple locations whenever entered into the CMS, and college-wide academic requirements that reside in one folder set are published to multiple locations.
Another particularly important benefit has been time savings. The site’s webmaster is no longer burdened with the smallest of content updates, and is free to work on improving the overall appeal and operation of UAS’ web presence. Portal content automatically updates everything, every day, from student profiles and campus events to departmental notices and registration guidelines. UAS has even garnered attention and kudos for their robust campus content from IT administrators at other schools in the University of Alaska system.
In the near future, UAS plans to roll out regional templates for each campus, which will improve accessibility and compliance and inspire content contributors to tailor their content to the university’s comprehensive marketing strategy. Cascade Server has provided the University of Alaska Southeast with the means to transform their website from a disorganized tangle of content into a centralized, easy to manage, and even easier to use web presence.