W&L Website Redesign

Web Services Lunchon Seminar, Thursday, Feb. 15th:
Washington and Lee Web Services will be hosting the first of a monthly luncheon series to talk about websites and web-related services for campus departments, offices, and organizations.

Session Topic:
Website Usability, Accessibility and Search Engine Optimization -- Three Tenets of Good Design.

We will demonstrate failures of our current websites, teach you tools and tests to improve those sites, and discuss soon-to-be-available services that will bring your website into compliance with website design standards.

Who Should Attend:
Anyone who maintains or contributes content to a website. Anyone who is interested in seeing a sneak preview of the new W&L website redesign. Anyone who wants a free lunch.

Program begins at noon, in Northen Auditorium. Lunch provided.

RSVP by email to: owsleye@wlu.edu.

Web Services Luncheon Seminar, Monday, March 1st:
Washington and Lee Web Services will be hosting a seminar on "Writing Right for the Web" this coming Monday, March 5, from 12:45-2:30 p.m. in Northen Auditorium (cookies and drinks provided). This will be an interactive online presentation. All are invited.

Writing Right for the Web:
Your website navigation might be clear. Your content might be on target with what interests your audience. But why are your visitors still not reading what you want them to read? If the writing style on your site is not web friendly, your most important audiences may not be receiving your messages.

"The Writing Right for the Web" web conference will explore the common pitfalls of web writing and how they can derail your site's effectiveness. Examples from higher education will highlight both good and bad practices and also demonstrate the value of a designated web editor. You will learn how to use web writing principles to increase your site's search engine visibility.

Program begins at 12:45 PM, in Northen Auditorium. Cookies and drinks provided.

RSVP by email to: owsleye@wlu.edu.

Web Services Luncheon Seminar, Thursday, April 19th:
Washington and Lee Web Services will be hosting a seminar on preparing your site for a redesign on Thursday, April 19th, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Northen Auditorium (lunch provided). All are invited.

Preparing for a Redesign: What You Can Do Now (Part I):
Does your site design recall the very beginnings of the Internet? Are you hoping that your retro look will again become stylish? Are you overwhelmed by the magnitude of content you maintain? Maybe it's time for a fresh start.

A good website starts with good content. But that content also needs to be organized in an intuitive manner and presented in a style that facilitates easy navigation and immediate understanding. Learn how the pros take stale sites and breath new life into them. W&L Web Services will walk you through the steps necessary to identify your primary audiences, what they are looking for, which web conventions to adapt or ditch, and what content from your existing site should be scrapped, reworked or re-used.

Program begins at 12:15 PM, in Northen Auditorium. Lunch beginning at noon.

RSVP by email to: owsleye@wlu.edu.