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UTEP Continues Web Site Updates

• The UTEP Parents & Family web page has been launched. This new page was created based on expert review of other university pages of the same venue. The new page allows the viewer to compare the prior version (Parents and Visitors) with the current one and provide feedback.
• A new page for UTEP visitors is in the works for the next release of UTEP web site updates.
• The UTEP Faculty & Staff web page has been updated with additions suggested by our readers. Keep the constructive comments and suggestions coming!
  

• The UTEP Faculty & Staff web page has been redesigned based on expert review of other university pages of the same venue. The new page allows the viewer to compare the prior version with the current one and provide feedback.

• UTEP, in partnership with the IBM ¡TradúceloAhora! grant program, has provided access to automatic machine translation software for web sites (English to Spanish) and emails (English to Spanish and vice versa). If you'd like access to this free translation software, visit the UTEP ¡TradúceloAhora! jump page. All feedback should be directed to IBM by way of the feedback mechanism provided once you sign up for the service.
  
• The UTEP Current Students web page has been redesigned based on surveys received from randomly selected participants in a double-blind study. The new page allows the viewer to compare the prior version with the current one and provide feedback.
• The UTEP Future Students web page has been redesigned based on surveys received from randomly selected incoming Freshmen and current Sophomores in a double-blind study. The new page allows the viewer to compare the prior version with the current one and provide feedback.
  

• NewTek@UTEP - A brief 'peek' into the technology invented or being used at UTEP.
• Miner Media Mine - The beginning of our Media and Social Networking page.
  

• A FLASH billboard for the "Spotlight on Achievement" section
• Extended process information on UTEP Faculty/Staff, Student, Department/Program and UTEP directory usage and information updating.
  
• Various new slides for "Spotlight" and "Slideshow" (more to come)
• Small refinements to page details

• The University Slide Show has been updated to reflect the diversity that is on display at the Centennial Museum. You can access the University Slide Show by visiting the UTEP Home Page.
  

• The Academic Programs pages have been updated to include the advanced functionality of the Home Page's navigational structure, ADA 508 compliance, XHTML compliance and CSS compliance. The visual layout has been cleaned up to provide a more professional and 'clean' appearance.
  

• The UTEP Home Page has been refreshed with new graphics and with new search function fields. These changes will speed retrieval when searching for Departments/Programs, Students and Employees.
• New slides have been added to the "Spotlight on Student Achievement".  Our Spotlight on Student Achievement can be reached from the UTEP home page.  Older stories are located towards the end of the slideshow.  You can suggest stories for the "Spotlight" section of the UTEP home page by emailing your ideas to studentpublications@utep.edu.
• The "Google custom search" page for the University has been refreshed with new left hand navigation that makes it consistent with the home page. Visit our UTEP Custom Google Search Page.
  

• The Academic Programs pages have been updated in the following manner:
• German has been removed as a degree granting program.
• Applied Mathematics has been marked as "Being Phased-Out" and is no long accepting new students.
• Commercial Music has been added as a BM in the College of Liberal Arts.
• Certain programs have been marked with associated phone numbers so that users can have a number to call  due to those Colleges not have an appropriate web page providing information.
  

• The Spotlight on Student Achievement has been updated with new student feature stories. Our Spotlight on Student Achievement can be reached from the UTEP home page.  Older stories are located towards the end of the slideshow.  You can suggest stories for the "Spotlight" section of the UTEP home page by emailing your ideas to studentpublications@utep.edu.

• The UTEP School of Nursing has a new series of top level pages. The new pages are now fully ADA compliant and in alignment with W3C XHTML and CSS standards. The fresh new look will help establish an image for the School of Nursing that it deserves.
  

• The Academics Programs pages are up and running.  We have an Alphabetical Listings page and a School/College listings page. These pages are current as of 7/28/2008.
  
• The School/College page has an index to make it easier to locate the area of interest.
• Additional "Quick Links" have been added in response to requests by Faculty and Students.
  

• The Department of Kinesiology has had a web site refresh. The site has been recreated with fully ADA compliant HTML and CSS. The re-work gives Kinesiology a much more professional look than what previously existed.
• The Department of Social Work has had a web site refresh. The site has been recreated with fully ADA compliant HTML and CSS.  The re-work gives Social Work a much more professional look than what previously existed.
  

• The Office of Strategic Initiatives has launched their new short term page. OSI acts as a facilitator between the University of Texas at El Paso and external stakeholders who are interested in creating a relationship with the University. Check out the Office of Strategic Initiatives page to learn more.
  

• The "Giving to UTEP" web site has been refreshed and reorganized. Contact University Development and let them know what you think about their new site.
  

• The University of Texas at El Paso has a New Home Page. Based on comments from visitors and students, the page has been simplified, verbiage has been reduced and optimized for easy viewing. Visit us at http://www.utep.edu. 
  
• The new search functions are now "dynamic" in nature; that is you an begin typing and they will provide you with a list based on your partial entry.
  
• Since the "Go" and "Enter" buttons have been replaced, no enter is necessary to call up a search item; simply select the item from the list with your mouse and click.
  
• The information will appear as it always has in the past.
  
• The Department of Web Content, in conjunction with The Prospector, UTEP's student newspaper, has produced a series of slides exemplifying "Student Achievement".  The "Spotlight On" series will focus on topics and areas which make UTEP, our students and staff, an asset to the Paso del Norte region. You can access the "Spotlight On" series from the UTEP Home page. Visit us at http://www.utep.edu
  
• The UTEP College of Business Administration has launched their new web site. The new site is a dramatic and refreshing upgrade for their area. The new COBA site speaks to their dedication towards forward momentum. Take the time to visit them and explore at: http://business.utep.edu
• The University Slide Show has been launched.  The university slide show is available from the UTEP home page. An initial version featured a small set of photos taken of the campus and the surrounding areas. As momentum increases, more slides will be added in order to more fully represent the breadth and depth of what UTEP has to offer. Visit us at http://www.utep.edu
• The Office of International Programs has refreshed their site in order to enhance readability and comprehension. Visit their new web site and let them know how you like it.
  

• The UTEP events listing has a fresh new look; it's now a Calendar. The friendly calendar grid style allows you to print the calendar for easy reference as well as seeing the whole month at a glance. The links in the body of the calendar allow you to go directly to the description of the events. As more people are interested in the calendar function for their areas, contact David Batten at webcontent@utep.edu.  Note that this calendar is Phase I of a IV phase calendar project that the Department of WebContent is undertaking.
  
• The UTEP Slideshow has been launched.  This initial version features a small set of photos taken of the campus and the surrounding areas. As momentum increases, more slides will be added in order to more fully represent the breadth and depth of what UTEP has to offer.
  

• The Department of Women's Studies, in the College of Liberal Arts, has updated their web site with a new layout, banner change and organization of materials.
  
• The UTEP College of Engineering will be launching their new Web Site on 05/16/2008 at 2 p.m. Mountain Time.  You can reach the new site directly at http://engineering.utep.edu.  You can send all comments and suggestions to their Webmaster at coewebmaster@utep.edu.
  

• UTEP's Academic Programs Pages are being updated. The School/College listing is now current with a complete listing of  degree granting and certificate programs.  The Alphabetical listing will remain off-line for the time being.  If you ever wanted to know all the certificates, majors, minors and degrees that UTEP has to offer, check out our School/College Academic Programs listings page.
• If you cannot find the newly listed degree or certificate on that particular School/College site, contact them directly.
• UTEP's College of Science web site has a fresh new look.  Take a few minutes to view their efforts and provide feedback to their webmasters on their endeavor.

(03/27/2008)

• A new Program Admissions page has been added to the UTEP portfolio. This page provides information for both Graduate and Undergraduates applicants as well as a clearly defined pathway to the correct application program.  If you are not aware, online applications are different for Graduate and Undergraduate students. Visit our new Program Admissions page for peek.
• A student survey is being conducted for a potential Online University Catalog. In conjuction with the Provost's Office and the Department of Web Content, we are exploring the student requirements for such an online catalog. The current survey is only for future and current students, but we have others in development for catalog contributors and advisors.
• The UTEP Parking and Transportation website has undergone a reorganization and facelift. Information is condensed, navigational structures have been flattened and new maps have been produced in order to ease the burden of students, faculty and staff when everyone begins gearing up for the next semester. Come visit us at the UTEP Parking and Transportation website.
• Ever have trouble understanding the UTEP maps posted on the website? Every wonder what the names of the streets are that the shuttles travel? Try checking our new integrated maps and shuttle routes page that is accessible from the "Directory and Maps" link, as well as the Parking and Transportation website.
  

• The UTEP on the Web section of the Home Page was becoming full and very cluttered (we have alot going on here at UTEP!). That section has been internally categorized and re-organized to increase its usefulness. Thanks to the students who recommended this change!
  
• There are some upcoming changes to the UTEP web that you should be aware of:
  • The College of Health Sciences, the College of Business Administration, and the College of Sciences have asked the Department of Web Content to assist them in designing and implimenting a fresh new design for their home pages. We, as a department, look forward to the challenge. We will be taking comments and suggestions from you, the users of those sites, in order to make those sites more useful. Watch those pages in order to view our progress.
    Email us at: webcontent@utep.edu in order to share your comments and suggestions.
  • The Department of Parking and Transportation has asked us to redo their entire site.  We are striving to have that completed so there will be minimal disruption to students, faculty and staff.
  • The Department of Web Content has begun work in conjunction with the Dean of Students and the Prospector in order to totally rebuild the current  Student Life web page. With the special assistance of students in Dr. Nigel Ward's Computer Science class, we will be making sweeping changes. The Department of Web Content often involves the classes of receptive professors in the process of web design in order to review web usability and to allow others to lend their ideas to our redesign efforts.   Professors: Contact us if your class might be interested in a 50,000 foot view of usability and to allow end users to "brain storm" with us.
    
• It was called to my attention that a "rogue" UTEP Exam Schedule Page was floating around on the Internet. I tracked that elusive page down and found that some professors had bookmarked that page. If you have previously bookmarked a UTEP page that you depend on, check to ensure that the bookmark refers to a current and up-to-date UTEP page. If you find an old page floating around out there in the cyber-space, email us at webcontent@utep.edu so we can track it down and Zap it.
• Several students and a concerned faculty member contacted us concerned with the difficulty of finding this semester's Exam Schedule. I personally took a look and found that it took me 20+ minutes to track that illusive link down. In order to fix the problem, I have:
• Changed the "Academic Calendars" title to "Academic Calendars and Exam Schedules" and have combined both calendars and exam schedules on one page.
• "Academic Calendars and Exam Schedules" link now exists on the Student Information Page, Faculty  & Staff Information Page and on the main page of Registration and Records.
• "Academic Calendars and Exam Schedules" link now exists on the UTEP Home Page.
• Until we have fully implemented our "University Wide" Calendaring System, University Communications has promised to keep the "Calendar of Events" which is found off the UTEP Home Page fully populated.  We expect our new Calendaring System to go live within two months or less.  Those interested in providing events for the public should watch this space for when we go live.  We will be giving entry access to certain areas of the University, and if things work out in test mode, will be opening that up to all areas which have University Centric public events that need to be posted.
• The UTEP Dinner Theater  home page can now easily be accessed from the UTEP Home Page. They've done such a great job in the past, that they deserve to be front and center.  Check out the UTEP Holiday Spectacular.
  
• The Department of Kinesiology has had its web site completely revamped to provide a new look, feel, and 'freshness'.  Check out their Department Slide Show and let us know if we can do that for your Department was well.
  
• The Academic Programs page has been replaced with two new pages. One page lists programs in Alphabetical order, while the other lists programs by School & College.  (more enhancements are planned in the near future)
  
• Did you know that UTEP has Medical School and Law School Preparation programs???  The left hand navigation on the Academic Programs page now includes links to the Law School Preparation Institute and  Medical School Preparation.
  
• A Beta (test) site has been created in response to new employees needing to know about those strange and wonderful things that exist here in El Paso, such as taxes, car registration, and garbage pickup. This site will be enhanced to include employee recommendations for services, and will eventually contain a discussion board for employees to share information that would be helpful to each other. If  you can be kind, check out our Beta (not ready for prime time)  Employee Knowledge Bank. Email us at  webcontent@utep.edu for adding additional content.
• The National Science Foundation Day at UTEP page has been updated to streamline and re-organize the data. This will facilitate the registration process for users.  Check out the National Science Foundation Day at The University of Texas at El Paso page.
• The UTEP Home Page is updated at least twice a week with new items in the "What you need to Know" column.