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Style Update – Fall 2019
Sep. 25, 2019—The Division of Communications implemented a web typography refresh for all websites using the Vanderbilt theme on Wednesday, September 25. This refresh is based on feedback from the Vanderbilt community and reflects the trend toward larger, simpler fonts in digital spaces. The primary changes are: Font sizes and line heights increased for all text Source...
How do you say…new website? A new look for the English Language Center
Feb. 28, 2012—Vanderbilt’s English Language Center (ELC) plays a critical role in helping international students become successful in their academic careers and beyond. We were happy to help when they contacted us to help them move their site from Drupal to Omni. We enjoyed working to redesign the center’s website to give international students and scholars the...
Signed, sealed, delivered: Vanderbilt Mail Services makes the move to Omni
Feb. 23, 2012—Vanderbilt University Mail Services now has a brand new look thanks to a new Omni site that officially launched on Feb. 14. The site, which was previously maintained in Dreamweaver, offers a wide variety of resources and information for students, faculty and staff looking to quickly send or receive mail and packages. Snail mail is...
Career Center debuts new Omni site
May. 23, 2011—The Career Center recently launched a redesigned website using the OmniUpdate CMS. The goals of the redesign were threefold: Targeting the Career Center homepage toward students Beefing up content for employers Bringing the Career Center into the Vanderbilt family look The redesigned site meets the Career Center’s goal of simplifying and quickly providing relevant content...
VIEE Builds a Sustainable Website
Mar. 18, 2011—The Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment (VIEE) focuses on solving the problems of meeting energy demands while controlling and reversing environmental degradation. The Institute wanted an easily updatable website to explain its projects, and Omni was the perfect match. We worked with postdoc Amanda Carrico, administrative director Mike Powell and student Josh Altonji...
NCAA Certification – live with new Omni site
Mar. 16, 2011—The Division of Administration recently launched a new Omni website for the NCAA Division I certification process. The website includes a self-study document and a form for public comment. The certification program’s purpose is to help ensure integrity in the institution’s athletics operations. Members of the Vanderbilt community involved in the self-study process include coaches,...
Vanderbilt Healthcare Improvement Group goes live with WordPress site
Feb. 28, 2011—The Vanderbilt Healthcare Improvement Group (VHIG) is an interprofessional community of Vanderbilt management, medicine, and nursing students committed to advancing education and student participation in quality improvement in healthcare. The group’s new WordPress website serves as the central location for all information relating to activities of VHIG and includes a blog as well as a...
Strategic Initiatives and Assessment launches new Omni site
Feb. 10, 2011—The Office of Strategic Initiatives and Assessment will use its new Omni website to foster collaborative relationships with academic departments to enhance the student living and learning experience. Omni was the perfect CMS for the site because it gives staff members an easy, intuitive way to add content. The RSS sidebar includes news feeds from...
Division of Administration redesigns with Omni
Feb. 10, 2011—The Division of Administration recently switched their content management system from Sitemason to Omni. The new site is built using the Vanderbilt template and makes it easy for staff to update text and add images. Kudos to Anna Letcher in DOA for her hard work in making this happen.
Mission accomplished for new Army-ROTC website
Jan. 21, 2011—Vanderbilt’s Army ROTC wanted a visually enticing site that would connect primarily with high school and college students. Another item on their wish list was an easy way to add photos, videos and social media. Omni provided the perfect vehicle to get the mission accomplished.
New Omni website for the Vanderbilt Clinical Research Connection
Jan. 19, 2011—The Vanderbilt Clinical Research Connection (VCRC) serves as a bridge between Vanderbilt undergraduates and VUMC principal investigators and helps place students in labs. The VCRC wanted a website that was easy to maintain, and Omni was the perfect solution to solve the problem.
New Omni site for The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions
Jan. 4, 2011—The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions recently launched a website using Omni. The site includes Flickr photos from their New Orleans Immersion trip. With the new site, the Cal Turner Program has standardized its websites on the Omni platform, making it easy for support staff to update all sites.