The Word Is Getting Out

I had the opportunity to speak with Larry Pulley, Dean of the Mason School of Business, about the re.web project. Continued partnership with individuals in the Business School will be critical and we look forward to learning from their web redesign project experience.

Meetings continue ... soon I hope to catch up with the School of Education (Ginny McLaughlin, Tom Ward, and Dot Osborne), Athletics (Terry Driscoll), and VIMS (I think they have a new webmaster!)

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Every Seat Taken at the Pre-proposal Conference

Today, we offered an optional pre-proposal conference for vendors interested in our Web Redesign RFP. In total, 11 companies were represented. All of the RFP Committee members were present - meaning there weren't many empty chairs in the Procurement Conference Room!

Now we wait. Proposals are due by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 22, 2007.

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Taking It to the Streets

Today, the RFP for the W&M Web Redesign was posted on eVA! The web redesign project team and advisory committee benefited from the commitment of Sandra Eatmon and Mary Hicks-Coston in our Procurement Office.

In the life of a project like this, getting the RFP complete and advertised is a big deal. Not like a royal visit, but still worth noting ;)

The W&M Web Redesign RFP

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RFP for Phase One Nearly Ready to Advertise

The College will engage web information architecture and design experts to assist us with phase one of the re.web project. Due to the careful and thoughtful review of the draft RFP document by the web advisory committee and some quick and excellent work by Sandra Eatmon in W&M Procurement, we expect to post the Request for Proposal by May 1, 2007!

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Great First Meeting

The W&M Web Redesign Advisory Committee had a great first meeting on April 18, 2007. We talked about everything from project scope to project communication to getting campus feedback. Read our committee meeting notes.

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If I'd Known Then What I Know Now...

Andrea Sardone is the Director of Marketing Communications for the School of Business and she was the point person for the launch of their new web presence in September 2006. We were fortunate to have the opportunity to hear the gems and challenges of web redesign with someone who has recently lived it!

We look forward to engaging Andrea in the broader W&M web presence and appreciate her expertise and experience.

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Final Member of the W&M Web Redesign Advisory Committee

Patrick Donaldson, a junior, has agreed to serve as a student representative to the Web Redesign Advisory Committee. Membership on the committee is finalized.

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