Web Team Blog

Good news for the new year! Webmaster extraordinaire Eric and web developer extraordinaire Ryan have put in place a new module that lets us do something we’ve never done before.

Here's what we've been doing, what we're getting ready to do, and how we need your help to do it!

Update on Websites

Here’s a quick recap of our successes from the last few months:

Over the next few months, we will be transitioning from the old ULink to a new ULink portal, as part of the University's transition to the Banner data system.

Congratulations to our web ambassadors for the College of the Arts, School of Music and Performing Arts, and Department of Visual Arts, who have worked really hard to create brand new sites that are — if I do say so — pretty fab.

Spotlights are a great way to draw attention to specific information on your website, as well as add dimension and variety to the different pages on your site. We have to commend you, our web ambassadors, for really taking advantage of these tools to make your sites dynamic and interactive.

For all University websites, we use Google Analytics to tell us things like:

Congratulations to our newest owners of an official UL Lafayette website: The Institute for Coastal and Water Research!

After a busy few years, almost all colleges, departments, and offices now have their own website in the new University templates. As web ambassadors, you've all been through the basics of how to write for and work in your website, but there's a lot more our sites have to offer.