Summary of April 3 Web-Walkers meeting (UNC-CH)
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:07:10 -0400
From: Judy Hallman <hallman at gibbs.oit.unc.edu>
To: web-walkers at unc.edu
Subject: Summary of April 3 meeting on planning a new home page
To Web-Walkers:
Next meeting: Not scheduled yet. See below.
Summary of April 3 meeting on planning a new home page for UNC-CH.
This summary will be posted at
http://www.unc.edu/about/walkers/1996apr03.html
Report from Design committee
(home page, home page graphics, "top of page" graphics, bars, buttons,
"return to home page" button):
The design committee decided to make the first letter of each topic a
large graphic; then they thought it would be nice if the letters spelled
out something, vertically. With a little rearrangement and addition of the
Office of the Chancellor, they came out with:
Campus Sites and Services
Admissions
Research and Academics
Office of the Chancellor
Libraries
Information for Students
News of the Day
Alumni
The home page they proposed is at
http://www.unc.edu/~kdt/newhome/unc7.html. Another home page design (with
Tar Heels) was shown, but the group preferred the first. A variation with
the graphic on the left and text on the right was shown, but the group
preferred text on the left, graphic on the right.
The group unananimously approved the home page design, but there were
several suggestions for improvements:
-- Make the first letter of the text monospaced (for example, so that the
I of Information for Students is the same width as the N of News of the Day)
-- Highlight the lettering of the UNC so it stands out a little better
from the old well
-- Soften the dogwood; try it in pink
-- Change the color of the old well to white instead of blue
-- Check to see what it will look like with a grey background, on Windows
as well as Mac, on a laptop and other small screens -- try as many browsers
as possible
-- Check the code for Carolina Blue
For a second level page, click on Campus Sites & Services or go to
http://www.unc.edu/~kdt/newhome/second7.html.
The top and bottom graphics and the botton bar will be consistent on all
high level pages.
The button bar needs to be lightened and the text needs to be a little
clearer, but the group liked what they saw.
It was suggested that the button bar go on both the top and bottom of the
page, but the group preferred that it only be on the bottom.
It was noted that Directories (on the button bar) will bring up a page of
campus directories, something like http://www.unc.edu/newhome/dir.html.
The "return to the UNC-CH home page" graphic has not been done yet, but
Kathy Thomas suggests it will probably be a shrunk-down version of
something from the the home page graphic.
Campus Site and Services
The group prefers this title instead of "Campus information;" everything
in the UNC-CH Web is campus information. Topics on this page currently are:
About the UNC-CH campus web
About the University
Administration
Athletics
Campus groups and clubs
Chapel Hill and surrounding communities
Frequently asked questions and their answers
Human Resources
Information Technology (OIT)
International Center
Police, health, and safety
Public Service
This section has been roughed out at
http://www.unc.edu/newhome/campus/campus.html.
It was suggested that we change the OIT entry to the proposed new unit,
consisting of OIT, ADP, and Telecommunications. Does anyone know what it
will be called?
Under "About the University," make "Visiting campus" a bullet.
Take "and their answers" off the "Frequently asked questions" item.
Should we put "FAQ" on the button bar? Decided not to; at least not now.
Maybe later if it seems needed.
News of the Day
Draft is at http://www.unc.edu/newhome/news/news.html.
Generally OKed.
Question: How will the "Web site of the week" be selected?
Don't know yet.
Admissions
Draft is at http://www.adp.unc.edu/sis/unchome/admis.html.
General direction OKed.
Student information
Draft is at http://www.adp.unc.edu/sis/unchome/stud.html.
General direction OKed.
Academics and Research
Draft is at http://net.chem.unc.edu/academ1.html.
We agreed to keep academics in front of research on this page, even
though the home page is Research and Academics. It's not confusing.
Bob Kessler is using a new feature on this page that allows the viewer to
expand a selection in place. Try it. Click on the blue triangle next to
an item, like "Schools and Colleges" or "Course catalogs."
The group liked this feature. We need to check out how it looks with
other browsers, especially netscape. The design group was asked to make a
recommendation.
Alumni
Roger Nelsen asked that we change the home page item from "Alumni" to
"Alumni and Friends."
Libraries
The Libraries will pick up some of the standard graphics for their page.
Office of the Chancellor
Hallman will check on the status of a home page for the Chancellor.
Next meeting
We need to complete the graphics -- at least know where to get the links --
so that the second level pages can be completed. The subcommittees will
continue to refine their pages. The next meeting will be scheduled as
soon as the second level pages are finished.
Meanwhile, please send comments and suggestions to the groups (listed
below). The next meeting should finalize our proposal, so please make
your concerns and suggestions known before then.
Committees
Design: home page, home page graphics, "top of page" graphics, bars,
buttons, "return to home page" button
Kathy Thomas, OIT, kdt at email.unc.edu -- leader
Margaret Balcom, Univ. Rel., mpbalcom at email.unc.edu
Frank DiMauro, Med. Ctr. Pub. Affairs, fadim at med.unc.edu
Marybeth Grinnan, UNC Printing, pdmhg at bullhead.adp.unc.edu
Vicki Lonell, ADP, val.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Campus Sites and Services
Marybeth Grinnan, UNC Printing, pdmhg at bullhead.adp.unc.edu -- leader
Margaret Balcom, Univ. Rel., mpbalcom at email.unc.edu
Frank DiMauro, Med. Ctr. Pub. Affairs, fadim at med.unc.edu
Judy Hallman, OIT, judy_hallman at unc.edu
Admissions
Paula Carson, SIS Office, plc.our at mhs.unc.edu -- leader
Peggy Berryhill, Graduate School, grpob.ors at mhs.unc.edu
Scott Freeman, ADP, rsf.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Rick Kinney, ADP, rek.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Lynne Neill, ADP, lcn.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Research and Academics
Howard Fried, Biochemistry, refried at email.unc.edu
Bob Kessler, Chemistry, bob_kessler at unc.edu
(co-leaders)
Office of the Chancellor
Hallman will check on this
Libraries
Gary Pattillo, Academic Affairs Library, pattillo.davis at mhs.unc.edu
Tim Pyatt, Wilson Library, tpyatt at email.unc.edu
Information for Students
Paula Carson, SIS Office, plc.our at mhs.unc.edu -- leader
Peggy Berryhill, Graduate School, grpob.ors at mhs.unc.edu
Scott Freeman, ADP, rsf.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Rick Kinney, ADP, rek.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Lynne Neill, ADP, lcn.admin at mhs.unc.edu
News of the day
Mike McFarland, News Services, mcnews at email.unc.edu
Alumni and Friends
Roger Nelsen, Alumni Assoc., roger_nelsen at unc.edu
Attendees:
Paula Carson, SIS Office, plc.our at mhs.unc.edu
Steven Case, Law, scase at email.unc.edu
Frank DiMauro, Med. Ctr., fadim at med.unc.edu
Scott Freeman, ADP, rsf.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Judy Hallman, OIT, judy_hallman at unc.edu
Glenn Haugh, UNC Printing, gdh.uncprint at mhs.unc.edu
Howard Fried, Biochemistry, refried at email.unc.edu
Marybeth Grinnan, UNC Printing, pdmhg at bullhead.adp.unc.edu
Bob Kessler, Chemistry, bob_kessler at unc.edu
Rick Kinney, ADP, rek.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Lynne Neill, ADP, lcn.admin at mhs.unc.edu
Roger Nelsen, Alumni, roger_nelsen at unc.edu
Regina Oliver, Alumni Assn, regina_oliver at unc.edu
Gary Pattillo, Libraries, pattillo.davis at mhs.unc.edu
Sandra Shirley, S & P, sandra_shirley at unc.edu
Jenny Williams, OIT, jenny_williams at unc.edu
Pawel Wodnicki, Cell Biology & Anatomy, pawelw at med.unc.edu>
Judy Hallman (judy_hallman at unc.edu, http://www.unc.edu/~hallman)
Campus-Wide Information Systems Manager, UNC-Chapel Hill