Launch Category
Public Affairs website gets a refresh
Oct. 12, 2014—This year the Public Affairs website transitioned to OmniUpdate. The project required input from all major areas of Public Affairs, and the end result is a site that is more streamlined and functional than its predecessor. New features include an organizational chart for the department, as well as updated information about staff and administrators. This...
Class of 2018: By the Numbers
Oct. 9, 2014—We created a snapshot of the newest class of Commodores, the Class of 2018. Working closely with our partners in Undergraduate Admissions, we created an infographic that captures some of the vital stats on #VU2018.
Celebrating Change: Courage, Determination, Inclusion
Oct. 8, 2014—This year marked several milestones for Vanderbilt: 60th anniversary of graduation of Bishop Joseph Johnson 50th anniversary of first integrated undergraduate class 30th anniversary of the Association of Vanderbilt Black Alumni 30th anniversary of the Black Cultural Center Working with our colleagues in News and Communications, as well as groups across campus, we created a website to...
New web presence for the Graduate Department of Religion
Sep. 25, 2014—The Graduate Department of Religion launched a brand new web presence in mid-September (it was previously just a subsection of the Divinity School website — even though GDR is part of the Divinity School and the College of Arts and Science. Having a separate website hopefully helps them clear up some of the confusion about...
Health Professions Advisory Office moves to Omni, gets a new look
Sep. 20, 2014—The Health Professions Advisory Office is part of the College of Arts & Science, and had been maintained through Dreamweaver. We redesigned the site and moved it into Omni, allowing for easier maintenance of the site.
Vanderbilt Women’s Club moves to Omni, gets an updated look
Aug. 22, 2014— The Vanderbilt Women’s Club consists of women who work at or have partners that work at the University or Medical Center, are alumni, or simply have an avid interest in Vanderbilt. Their former site was maintained in Dreamweaver. We moved them to OmniUpdate, allowing them to maintain the site themselves, and we assisted with a...
Peabody College infographic
Aug. 18, 2014—Our Anna Whinnery designed this infographic for Peabody College’s Graduate Student Orientation.
Academic Strategic Plan public-facing website
Aug. 10, 2014—We worked with the Chancellor’s office on creating the public-facing web presence for the Academic Strategic Plan. It’s a simple website that presents an executive summary of the plan, an organizational chart, and encourages visitors to download a PDF that includes the full text of the Academic Strategic Plan.
A new home for Warren and Moore
Aug. 6, 2014—Vanderbilt’s newest halls of residence opened to students in the fall of 2014. Warren & Moore Colleges house approximately 330 upper class students, and each college is led by a faculty director and two graduate students in residence. Web Communications worked closely with these faculty directors and students to bring the College Halls site to...
CASPAR moves to Omni
Jul. 23, 2014—CASPAR is the College of Arts and Science’s Pre-major Academic Advising Resources office. We redesigned their site to be more in line with other university sites, and to help clarify navigation.
New provost, new website
Jul. 1, 2014—Susan Wente was named the new provost of the university in the spring, and took over from the previous provost, Richard McCarty, July 1. As part of the transition, we worked with her team on redesigning the provost’s web presence. It is still powered by WordPress, but the look has been updated and the content,...
Web Comm helps welcome Coach Mason
Mar. 20, 2014—The university announced Derek Mason would be its next head football coach Jan. 17, 2014. Web Communications worked closely with Athletics, Photography, Video and Creative Services in the days leading up to the announcement to produce a world-class online experience, not just on the website but also in social media. The Coach Mason site went...