Launch Category
Inside ‘Dores and Vandy Bloggers using Vanderbilt WordPress theme
Dec. 12, 2010—Partnering with the Undergraduate Admissions office, we updated two of their blogs with the Vanderbilt WordPress theme (blog version). The two blogs are highlighted on the admissions homepage – as well as in the righthand column on each page of the admissions website. The Admissions Office uses these to provide a personal “mouthpiece” for Vanderbilt....
Check out the brand-new Keegan Traveling Fellowship site
Dec. 3, 2010—The redesigned Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship site launched on December 3, 2010. The site features Flickr photo galleries, online journals and itineraries from current and former Fellows. The program awards $15,000 to allow a graduating senior the opportunity to pursue an idea or an issue, about which the student is impassioned, and to do...
A news-and-event centric Export Compliance site debuts
Dec. 3, 2010—The Vanderbilt Export Compliance site debuted its new look on December 3, 2010. The redesign puts news items front and center on homepage, so viewers can easily read the latest policies relating to export compliance. Upcoming seminars and training are featured in the right sidebar. This information-packed, linked-filled site is now streamlined for ease of...
It’s alive! 2011 Commencement site launched
Nov. 19, 2010—The commencement website has been updated for the Class of 2011. It’s hard to believe preparations are already in full swing for Commencement in May 2011. This site is built in WordPress – and has the VU Brand Bar at the top… a couple php/mysql functionality bits… small e-commerce section for sales of THE PARTY...
A new website for Issues in Critical Investigation
Nov. 19, 2010—Issues in Critical Investigation (ICI) is an initiative that seeks to stimulate new scholarship in the fields of African Diasporic studies. The new website highlights ICI’s Manuscript Competition, which awards money and the opportunity for a book contract to young scholars.
Division of Sponsored Research revamped
Nov. 11, 2010—We moved the Division of Sponsored Research into our Omni system. The slider on the homepage is a great way to tell the stories of the research that is done here at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt Nurse revitalized with WordPress!
Nov. 11, 2010—Vanderbilt Nurse magazine has launched a new WordPress site, focusing on news around the school. It also includes feeds from their Facebook, Twitter and Flickr accounts – information specific to the School of Nursing. We went with WordPress for them because it offers robust tagging – an important feature in such a news-heavy site. The...
International Services and International Tax launches expanded website
Nov. 5, 2010—The VISIT office launched their new website on November 4. More than just a redesign, this website features expanded information about all o the services that VISIT offers to the international community. Their goal was to provide as much information as possible online – not only to help users be more informed, but to also...
Financial Aid website launches
Nov. 2, 2010—We recently worked with the Office of Student Financial Aid and Undergraduate Scholarships on redeveloping their website and bringing it into the look and feel of the main Vanderbilt Web presence. The slideshow on the homepage features beautiful photos from our Vanderbilt photographers and highlights key facts and figures about our financial aid program —...
New Web presence for Vandy in Hollywood program
Nov. 1, 2010—What a fun project! We had the privilege of working two Vanderbilt alumni, Chad Gervich and Rich Hull (founders of ViH), on a brand new Web presence for the Vandy in Hollywood organization. “Vandy-In-Hollywood is a professional, alumni-supported organization which provides the valuable guidance and resources that enable Vanderbilt students and alumni to navigate the...
Department of Chemistry debuts new site
Oct. 28, 2010—The Department of Chemistry site was redesigned using Omni. The site features videos, a Google calendar, a Prezi graduate student viewbook, a facility tour, and a Current Graduate Student Dashboard with links to commonly accessed resources. A big part of this site’s redesign was rewriting content in a fresher, livelier style. This is something we...
SustainVU completely overhauls their web presence
Oct. 27, 2010—The Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) unveiled a new look for the SustainVU website on Friday, October 22. “Interest in and the variety of Vanderbilt’s sustainability initiatives has increased exponentially since the creation of the original SustainVU website in 2007,” said Andrea George, SEMO director. “To better accommodate the breadth of these efforts and...