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Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 “Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” — Albert Einstein Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 Measuring Our Success • Weekday average daily number of visits is now currently around 18,000 • These number show a 15% increase over the average for 2005… • and approximately 23% increase over 2004. • That’s approximately a half a million visits to some area of www.PhilaU.edu every month! Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 Charting Traffic Home page: 30.0% Admissions: 9.0% Library: 8.0% Current Student Home Page: 5.0% Athletics: 4.0% Schools web*: 4.0% OIT: 2.5% Library Home Page: 2.0% Calendar: 1.9% Admissions Home Page: 1.7% SBA: 1.5% Athletics Home Page: 1.3% OIT Home Page: 1.1% Academics: 1.0% Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 Recent improvements • Dynamic calendar by Trumba at www.PhilaU.edu/calendar.html or “mixed-in” (e.g. www.PhilaU.edu/alumni/schedule.html) • Faculty information managed by database at www.PhilaU.edu/schools/ssh/faculty.asp • Information tailored to Parents at www.PhilaU.edu/Parents • Institutional Research pages at www.PhilaU.edu/IR • Accounting as model for new “features” at www.PhilaU.edu/sba/UndergradMajors/Accounting • YouTube account for Philadelphia University • iTunes University Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 Future improvements • • • • • • • • • • Improved application process Online giving All faculty info dynamically generated Directory info from Colleague XML markup for catalog A new web site for Fashion Design A new web site for School of Design and Media A new web site for Instructional Design and Technology A “Faculty Lounge” Business and Finance umbrella site All of these improvements are necessary, but only a few really address “where we need to be” Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 Where we are vs. Where we need to be • print model • non-compliant HTML • 99% static HTML • CSS for fonts • limited CMS • “human” hierarchy • labor-intensive nav • limited vendor solutions • fractured Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu data model compliant HTML and use of XML dynamic HTML and XHTML comprehensive CSS better CMS faceted classification more of a wiki model extended vendor solutions integrated Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 How we Get to Where We Need to Be • Content managers continue to manage content, but be prepared for a change to the CMS • WAG members need to be in agreement that development means holistic change and not “one-off” postings (read as: patience in the coming months) • Increased focus on the public web site for recruitment, and overall communications and operations Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do. Web Action Group Meeting: November 16, 2006 “It doesn’t work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps.” — American Proverb Philadelphia University • www.PhilaU.edu Power to Do.