UM-Flint University Relations

Drupal sessions take place throughout the year. If you have questions about overall content strategy, how to use Drupal, or anything web related, please join us. Currently, all sessions are scheduled to take place in 431 French Hall, and are drop-in with no registration required. Some of these dates may become workshops focusing on specific […]

All UM-Flint Drupal widgets were designed for the following, specific uses. Everything you need to achieve within Drupal can and should be done by using these widgets properly. By adhering to these guidelines, you help ensure a consistent, quality user experience throughout the UM-Flint website—regardless of the device used.

The following are some important announcements regarding new Drupal workshops and new changes within Drupal that will effect your unit’s website:

The Open Web sessions are drop-in and located in 431 French Hall. The sessions are conducted by staff of both ITS and University Relations and are aimed at assisting you with any web questions.   Open Web Sessions Schedule: Monday, January 12 9:00am-11:00am Tuesday, January 27 1:00pm-3:00pm Wednesday, February 11 10:00am-12:00pm Thursday, February 26 2:00pm-4:00pm Friday, March […]

Step 1: Rethink Press Releases The web changed everything about how messages reach audiences. We are no longer dependent on traditional media outlets (newspapers, television, radio, etc.) to produce and distribute information we want audiences to receive. We can do that ourselves through our own websites, social media, and newsletters. However, that does not mean […]

The Failures in Our Success In the crazy rush to overhaul the University website before our contract with our previous CMS-provider expired, a lot of talk was made about content and organization. Unfortunately, that crazy rush left little time to really elaborate on or help out departments with those two things. Instead, people were given […]

UM-Flint’s Offices of University Relations and ITS are still developing a full-fledged, fully operational Web/Drupal/Content guide. Until that’s ready, you can get some broad, foundational content strategy basics via our first iteration (of many) of a Web Content Guide. Some specific best practices have surfaced since the launch of the new, Drupal-powered umflint.edu on October 1. Reference […]

With Drupal as UM-Flint’s new content management system, opportunities to implement new strategies for getting the right content in front of the right audience at the right time are now possible. In time, we will formalize processes—such as consistent naming and tagging of various types of content—making strategies like cross-unit content sharing even simpler and […]

The following update was sent to campus by email this week. The launch of the new UM-Flint website has been successful thanks to the high level of team work and collaboration across all university units. Thank you for the important role your department has played and will continue to play in keeping the university website […]

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