Content Management: Syracuse University

Syracuse University Division of Student Support & Retention

studentsupport.syr.edu

The Goal

Produce a redesign of the websites for the dozen Syracuse University departments and programs contained within the Division of Student Support & Retention, allowing each department the freedom to control its own content and coordinating the consolidation of various designs into one consistent look. Most importantly, give scores of content authors the ability to edit copy and images but funnel changes through a division coordinator for approval.

The Solution

We produced an architecture and design that instantly connoted a user's location (viewing a specific page, from a given department, within the Division, a part of Syracuse University) and allowed for easy navigation up, down, and across the hierarchy tree of pages. Using PHP and Oracle, and working with university web hosting staff, we built a custom management system in which content changes from designated program staff queued up for approval from the central division office.