They Came from Far and Wide . . . and from Chicago

Patrick DiMichele and I were guests at a recent retreat hosted by the Public Affairs Office. We had a great conversation about the web and the critical involvement of Public Affairs in the re.web project.

Patrick talked about using the web to convey the culture and personality of colleges and universities. Take a look at some of the sites he highlighted during the discussion:
Eckerd College: a neat microsite
MIT Blogs: the daily adventures of students
UVA: Campaign Site

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Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

There's no doubt the re.web project has landed in a new phase. Now that we have inked a contract with mStoner, we are preparing for three days chock-full of small group meetings between the mStoner team and members of the W&M community. Target dates are September 18, 19, and 20.

All told, mStoner reps will likely end up talking with nearly 150 people! Joel Pattison and I spent a lot of time on scheduling today. Oracle Calendar and color-coded spreadsheets help, but it's still a lot to manage.

"My! People come and go so quickly here!"

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New Development Rep on the Advisory Committee

John Wallace of University Development is the newest member of the Web Redesign Advisory Committee. Welcome John!

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And the award goes to . . .

mStoner

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Waiting to Exhale . . .

The W&M Procurement Office is working hard to finalize a contract with a web consulting firm. After the contract is inked, I can announce our partners for web information architecture and design. I hope to be able to make this information public by the end of this week!

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Even the Heat Didn't Keep Them Away

During the past two weeks, nearly 30 members of the W&M community attended presentations by web consultants. Not a bad turnout - especially given the heat, summer vacations, and the July 4 holiday. There is sincere interest and support for the web at W&M. Now that's a great way to start a web redesign project.

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Oh the Places We Will Go

Visit these - 'nough said

Manhattanville College: see Now@Mville on their home page

The Bryn Mawr School: see Let Me Show You Bryn Mawr

University of Puget Sound: see the P.S. at the bottom of many of their pages

National Geographic WildCam Africa: see the live camera feed at a remote watering hole

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