Website Improvement

There are several places on the UND website where information is pulled directly from the current academic catalog (hosted in a software called CourseLeaf): Department websites use the ‘Course Display’ snippet to auto-pull the course name, number of credits and short course descriptions The Program Finder ‘Courses You Could Take’ section displays six selected course […]

The UND Events Calendar at calendar.UND.edu will update to a new theme on December 21, 2020. This date was chosen to align with the semester break when calendar and website traffic decreases. All features you use when submitting an event will remain the same. The main difference is the new theme is image heavy to draw attention […]

Demand for COVID-19 notifications across the UND website is strong. To quickly address needs, we issued a post on how to use the available alert snippet. The alert snippet is a universally accepted color system used to report technical issues for systems such as Blackboard, Campus Connection etc. After consultation with UIT, it was determined […]

With the fluidity of the COVID-19 pandemic, alerts have been an important tool for communicating time-sensitive information across the UND website. Alerts can be used on individual pages or messages can be communicated universally across all UND websites. Alert Snippet The Alert Snippet is available to OmniUpdate users to communicate information on individual web pages. […]

All Program Finder index pages are getting a facelift with an updated look and more dynamic ways to display content. While most content will remain the same, pages will be revised to improve search rankings (i.e. Google, Bing) and ensure they meet accessibility requirements. All other existing pages (Requirements, How To Apply, UND Online, and […]

Any recipient of federal money must make their digital technology accessible to people with disabilities. It’s the law. For the UND website, this means anyone should be able to interact with and learn from our website without barriers. We weren’t meeting the mark. UND uses Siteimprove, a paid service, to ensure pages in our content management […]

With the UND.edu website redevelop complete, we are starting over with a site-wide audit. Although huge strides have been made with the redesign, we’ve got work to do to ensure our website meets industry standard for performance and usability. SiteImprove The SiteImprove platform is used to monitor site-wide issues with accessibility, search engine optimization (SEO) […]

Six years of minimal website maintenance dug the University of North Dakota’s web presence into a deep hole. Our last sitewide redesign was in 2010. Since then, everything digital changed. New technologies emerged, social media became part of our everyday lives and the mainstream adoption of smartphones all drastically changed user expectations. We needed a […]

The days of having one table that clearly describes UND’s tuition and fees are gone. Our differential tuition model is complex – changing based on major, residency, online or on-campus, number of credits, term etc. We had to use fine print to explain all the nuances. Presenting the cost of attending UND is now easier […]

UND student organization websites have transitioned off UND.edu. Student org sites now live at involvement@UND.edu, a hub that allows students to find 250+ student organizations, see events, keep up with news and interact with other students. It is a great resource that showcases the broad spectrum of UND student organizations to prospective students, current students […]