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UM-Flint Drupal Widgets by Column (in Desktop View)

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.

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New Drupal Workshops and Vital Drupal Info

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

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Open Web Sessions

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 […]

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Drupal Open Sessions, August – December 2014

Drupal open sessions will begin being offered again in mid-August. These sessions are a great resource for technical and content assistance with your website, as well as new Drupal user training. There is no need to register, and you are welcome to drop in at any time during a session (however, we ask that new […]

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Drupal Open Sessions, January-May 2014

If your New Year’s resolution included getting your unit’s website in better shape, we’re here to help! Below are the dates for Drupal open sessions which have been scheduled through May 2014. Sessions to be held in 431 French Hall: Wednesday, January 15, 2 – 4 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 1 – 3 p.m. Tuesday, […]

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Team Effort Offers Glimpse of UM-Flint’s Content Future

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 […]

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Campus Web Update

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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Drupal Open Sessions, October-December 2013

Thank you, Drupal users, for all of your hard work leading up to this week’s web launch! Our new website is live to the world, but the work on the web is far from done. To help you get more familiar with Drupal and make the most of your department’s website, open Drupal sessions have […]

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Drupal “Do’s and Don’ts” for the UM-Flint Responsive Web Redesign

DO If you have a lot of text: Consider using a 2-7-3 layout, because a 2-10 can put too many words on a line making text difficult to read, particularly for people with certain vision problems or dyslexia. Avoid accordions as they will shove content off the screen defeating the purpose of accordions Things that […]

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Migration is complete!

Hot off the Drupal email press: We are pleased to report that the UM-Flint website migration project is complete. All content from the current UM-Flint website has been moved into the new Drupal Content Management System. Training is well underway, and nearly every department has sent someone to training in preparation for the launch on […]

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