Website Improvement

We’d like your feedback on two home page design concepts. Please take the survey where you’ll view the two concepts and provide feedback on each. The confidential survey should take 5-10 minutes. Once you complete the survey, you’ll have the opportunity to provide your email address to be entered in a drawing for one of […]

The formal rollout plan for the website redevelopment project is final and includes four waves, with each wave having nine phases. Wave Assignments Many factors were used to determine the waves. Prospective student content received first priority. Internal content received last priority (with the exception of sites critical to the project). Sites currently not using […]

In the 20+ years since it first emerged, the UND website has grown organically with little oversight resulting in an unorganized and overloaded website. Our web redevelopment project will lay a new solid foundation, but governance (specifically clear roles and responsibilities, and an official policy) will ensure we enjoy a healthy and vibrant web presence […]

How long will it take us to launch the new website? mStoner says 3,000 hours. We’ve sliced and diced several different approaches to make this process go faster and concluded “nine women can’t make a baby in a month.” It simply takes careful planning and work to get this right. UND and mStoner jointly developed […]

As we rethink our website, we’re challenged to ‘Think Different’ about why we have a website, who visits and how it’s used. Why do we have a website? This seems like a reasonable question but our site doesn’t have a single purpose. In fact, it’s not even one website; it’s many websites, managed by many people, serving […]

mStoner provided a series of deliverables that set the stage for how we’ll build a new website that addresses our internal needs and exceeds user expectations. Recommendations for Improvement The following reports are mStoner’s recommendations for how to proceed with web management. Additional input will be gathered from the project team, Marketing Council and others […]

We’re deep into the discovery phase of the website redevelopment project. mStoner is gaining an understanding our institution and web landscape by: Studying relevant materials such as strategic documents and recruitment materials Diving into our Google Analytics and site structure Checking out competitor sites Most importantly, mStoner is listening. mStoner visited campus on February 27–28, […]

Any successful web redevelopment project starts with discovery. This important phase informs ALL decisions we’ll make throughout the project. This task doesn’t fall to one person; rather we’re gathering input from several members of the UND community. What We’re Discovering The purpose of the discovery phase is to: Determine how to tell UND’s story on […]

Earlier today, the UND and mStoner project teams came together for the official project kick-off meeting. The meeting was highlighted by President Kennedy sharing his expectations and vision for the project. He reiterated the goals of wanting UND’s new website to be aesthetically pleasing, easy to navigate and mobile friendly, but also expressed his desire […]

The headline isn’t a joke; we’re really getting a new website. As you may be aware, UND released a RFP for a comprehensive Website Redevelopment Project. We’re partnering with mStoner to help us through this high stakes and complex project. With 200+ websites under its belt, we’re confident mStoner is uniquely qualified and brilliantly creative. […]