Website Updates

Follow UND's website improvements and updates.

The Rise of Junk Code

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Have you ever opened the HTML view in Modern Campus CMS and thought, “What is all of this?” We’re seeing a growing amount of unnecessary junk code in CMS pages. (This is not typically the case in WordPress.) In most cases, it’s coming from how content is being copied and pasted. The biggest source of […]

UIT Upgraded UND Directory 

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UIT upgraded to a new UND Directory system and hosting environment, which impacts the Directory edit page, auto people listing snippets, and student achievement lists, including the President’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, and list of graduates. This update has been a long time coming. The Directory has not functioned properly since August 2023. The biggest issue was that employee […]

Transitioning Form Assets to the New Forms Module

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Our Modern Campus/Omni content management system (CMS) is transitioning from form assets to a new Forms Module to improve security and long-term maintainability. The form asset system is over 15 years old and is being retired by Modern Campus in 2026. What’s Changing The new Forms Module replaces form assets entirely. Forms can now be […]

Siteimprove Access

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All UND websites in the Modern Campus CMS are continuously crawled by Siteimprove, making it a core tool for maintaining the quality and performance of our website. Siteimprove identifies issues that directly impact your website, including accessibility barriers, SEO weaknesses, broken links and spelling errors. All CMS content editors are responsible for reviewing and resolving […]

Forms Update

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Modern Campus released a new Forms Module on March 26, 2025 as part of a system upgrade. Existing forms will continue to work for now, but they will need to be rebuilt in the new module once additional updates are rolled out later this year. A specific timeline has not been provided by Modern Campus. […]

Program Finder Audit

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We need your help to update the Program Finder. UND’s Program Finder is the #1 place prospective students go to learn about academic offerings. Its critical program page content is up-to-date and we need your help reviewing program page content. Every program page must be reviewed by the respective academic department/program/college by April 10, 2026. To […]

Check Your Webpages

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Modern Campus was migrated to a new cloud-based server on February 26, 2026. As part of the migration, all UND webpages were published. This means that any content saved may now be visible on the UND website. Please review your webpages to ensure all content is accurate and appropriate for publication. If you need to […]

Revised Campus Map Improves Usability and Accessibility

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UND launched a revised Google Campus Map designed to make navigating campus easier for students, employees and visitors. This six-month project was a collaboration between Marketing & Communications, University Information Technology and Parking & Transportation. The updates focus on simplifying how information is presented while adding features people rely on most when finding buildings and parking. Here are the biggest changes you’ll […]

UND to Launch Web Refresh Project

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UND’s Division of Marketing & Communication (M&C) is partnering with iFactory and Modern Campus to refresh websites in the Modern Campus (Omni) content management system (CMS). This project will modernize the look and feel of UND’s websites to align with UND’s branding while updating the revised code to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. […]

Mandatory Website Content Cleanup

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To reduce unused content hosted on our website, we are implementing a mandatory cleanup this fall. We’ve issued zero-subscriber (unlinked) reports to content owners for the past four years, with mixed participation. We’re no longer able to conduct cleanup in this way. Why Are We Doing This? Unlinked files are still public: Pages, images and […]