Launch Category
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.
Research News @ Vanderbilt showcases discovery
Feb. 2, 2011—This week brought the long-awaited launch of Vanderbilt’s new online news channel, Research News @ Vanderbilt. The site spans the institution to showcase research from all fields and disciplines with the goal of educating and interesting a broad audience in science and discovery. Development Notes The same backend that powers the Vanderbilt News site powers...
social.vanderbilt.edu – VU social media, all in one place
Feb. 1, 2011—Having trouble keeping up with all that’s going on at Vanderbilt? Heard of Twitter and Flickr but not sure what they are? Knee deep in social media but looking for a way to pull it all together? A new website, get.social@vanderbilt, helps meet all of these needs by aggregating Vanderbilt’s main social media accounts on Facebook,...
Traffic and Parking parks their new website
Jan. 26, 2011—Traffic and Parking approached us about redeveloping their website, and moving it towards a more Vanderbilt branded look while also simplifying some of their daily data processes. We migrated them into Omni, redeveloped their entire events management system into an easy to use, simplifed php/mysql application. Reports can now be generated with the click of...
Human Resources moves into omni, adds functionality
Jan. 25, 2011—The Human Resources website has a new look and improved functionality to better serve employees seeking information they need to do their jobs and manage their benefits. “This is a great first step in making information about working at Vanderbilt more accessible for Vanderbilt employees and job seekers,” Traci Nordberg, associate vice chancellor and chief...
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.
Vanderbilt welcomes Coach Franklin
Jan. 6, 2011—The university announced James Franklin would be its next head football coach Dec. 17, 2010, ending weeks of rabid speculation by mainstream and social media about the coach’s identity. Leading up to the announcement, Web Communications worked closely with our colleagues across Public Affairs – Creative Services, Athletics, Video – to be sure we had...
Division of Animal Care migrates from Drupal to Omni
Jan. 4, 2011—The Division of Animal Care approached us about migrating their site from a Drupal installation to Omni. They were hosted with an external vendor and had been working with a third party design and development firm. They had numerous issues both with using Drupal and with authenticating through VUnetID. We moved them in-house onto Vanderbilt’s...
Registrar redesigns, moves to WordPress
Jan. 4, 2011—Web Communications built a new website for the University Registrar in WordPress, which launched December 28, 2010. It was the first redesign and redevelopment for the site since 1997! Staff had been manually maintaining their website using Dreamweaver. We migrated all of the current pages over to WordPress, cleaned up the navigation and added search functionality...
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.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Series debuts a redesigned website
Dec. 20, 2010—On December 15, the MLK Series launched a WordPress site with a schedule of events, ways to get involved, and resources to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Event highlights include a city-wide MLK March, Teach-ins, and a keynote speech by civil rights leader Julian Bond.