Website Redesign: Visual Design Phase, Content Freeze, Intranet
Posted: May 10, 2023
Several key milestones have occurred recently with the website redesign as the work shifts to more tactical work with the web team and the campus community.
Visual Design
The visual design phase of the website redesign, which involved several rounds of revisions with the website redesign working group, has recently closed. The final design of the new site will be bold yet easy to read, consume and navigate, with an elevated presence that reflects the mission and brand messaging of Seattle University. We are now beginning the process of refreshing our content (e.g., copy and visuals), which will require partnering closely with various campus stakeholders.
Content Freeze
The web governance board has approved a content freeze beginning on June 30. The entire web content community has been given notice on how to prepare their content for this freeze. Separate meetings beginning first with college marketers are planned to go into more detail on the scope of work involved as part of the content freeze.
Intranet
As part of the website redesign project, ITS is in the early stages of intranet development in collaboration with MarCom. The intranet will provide a secure online platform for internal communications, collaboration, sharing of internal resources and information among authorized SU users. The intranet will have dedicated sections catering to specific internal audiences’ needs, such as students, faculty and staff. The plan is to launch the intranet when the new website launches in December 2023.
Why it matters
The development of the intranet adds strategic value to Seattle University in several ways, including streamlined internal communications, ease of access to internal information, increased productivity and collaboration. The intranet also helps keep the external site, SeattleU.edu, focused on critical institutional priorities like student recruitment.
What's next:
Efforts remain underway on the content refresh and front-end development phases of the website redesign. Meetings are planned with campus partners, starting with college markers, to go into more detail on the scope of work related to the content refresh.
Stay up to date: Visit the website redesign site for more information on the redesign and watch for periodic updates in SU Today as the process continues.