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Style Update – Fall 2019
Sep. 25, 2019—The Division of Communications implemented a web typography refresh for all websites using the Vanderbilt theme on Wednesday, September 25. This refresh is based on feedback from the Vanderbilt community and reflects the trend toward larger, simpler fonts in digital spaces. The primary changes are: Font sizes and line heights increased for all text Source...
How do you say…new website? A new look for the English Language Center
Feb. 28, 2012—Vanderbilt’s English Language Center (ELC) plays a critical role in helping international students become successful in their academic careers and beyond. We were happy to help when they contacted us to help them move their site from Drupal to Omni. We enjoyed working to redesign the center’s website to give international students and scholars the...
Signed, sealed, delivered: Vanderbilt Mail Services makes the move to Omni
Feb. 23, 2012—Vanderbilt University Mail Services now has a brand new look thanks to a new Omni site that officially launched on Feb. 14. The site, which was previously maintained in Dreamweaver, offers a wide variety of resources and information for students, faculty and staff looking to quickly send or receive mail and packages. Snail mail is...
Vanderbilt Gives consolidates employee giving
Sep. 15, 2011—The new Vanderbilt Gives website was designed to provide one stop shopping for all Vanderbilt-supported charitable giving by faculty and staff. The site consolidates the previous campaigns the facilitated giving the university and medical center and to the community into one place. It links out to a form that enables internal giving as well as...
Vanderbilt International Office moves from Drupal to Omni
Sep. 2, 2011—After a busy summer of work by all parties, the Vanderbilt International Office launched its new site in Omni on Sept. 1. This site, which previously was maintained in Drupal, offers information both for Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff wishing to collaborate with colleagues abroad and for international faculty and students to come to Nashville...
Divinity School becomes first Vanderbilt college in Omni
Sep. 2, 2011—The new Divinity School website launched today, making it the first of Vanderbilt’s colleges and schools to move into our content management system. The previous site was designed in 2004 by an external vendor and maintained in Dreamweaver. The school was very ready for an updated look and wanted the functionality that Omni offers to...
Career Center debuts new Omni site
May. 23, 2011—The Career Center recently launched a redesigned website using the OmniUpdate CMS. The goals of the redesign were threefold: Targeting the Career Center homepage toward students Beefing up content for employers Bringing the Career Center into the Vanderbilt family look The redesigned site meets the Career Center’s goal of simplifying and quickly providing relevant content...
Free range content
Apr. 15, 2011—More stories. More platforms. Shrinking media market. Same amount of staff. What’s a content producer to do? Set your content free. Allow it to graze and mingle where it, and its readers, listeners and viewers are. Let it reproduce on any and every site that wants it. House it in a flexible and adaptable barn...
VIEE Builds a Sustainable Website
Mar. 18, 2011—The Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and the Environment (VIEE) focuses on solving the problems of meeting energy demands while controlling and reversing environmental degradation. The Institute wanted an easily updatable website to explain its projects, and Omni was the perfect match. We worked with postdoc Amanda Carrico, administrative director Mike Powell and student Josh Altonji...
NCAA Certification – live with new Omni site
Mar. 16, 2011—The Division of Administration recently launched a new Omni website for the NCAA Division I certification process. The website includes a self-study document and a form for public comment. The certification program’s purpose is to help ensure integrity in the institution’s athletics operations. Members of the Vanderbilt community involved in the self-study process include coaches,...
Web Communications wins CASE Grand Award
Mar. 4, 2011—Huzzah! Vanderbilt Web Communications was recognized by CASE Region III with a Grand Award for the overall university Web presence and an Award of Excellence for the Vanderbilt homepage at the CASE Fusion conference in New Orleans in February. Go team!
Vanderbilt Healthcare Improvement Group goes live with WordPress site
Feb. 28, 2011—The Vanderbilt Healthcare Improvement Group (VHIG) is an interprofessional community of Vanderbilt management, medicine, and nursing students committed to advancing education and student participation in quality improvement in healthcare. The group’s new WordPress website serves as the central location for all information relating to activities of VHIG and includes a blog as well as a...