The Website Redesign Project

OCT 21, 2009
by J. Keith Motley

The University of Massachusetts Boston has embarked on a major campus-wide project: the redesign and rebuilding of the university’s website.

UMass Boston’s existing website architecture and design is outdated and does not well serve the university’s needs. This major web project is aimed at creating an entirely new site that will present an enhanced internet presence for the university, provide greater efficiencies and controls for keeping it updated and relevant, create a more interactive and engaging user and visitor experience, and, ultimately, bolster the university’s efforts to engage the many audiences who come to the site.

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Big Bad on Campus

NOV 04, 2009
by DeWayne Lehman

Members of the BigBad website design team take a campus tour with a UMass Boston student admission representative, Oceana Elia.

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Campus Immersion Sessions

OCT 26, 2009
by DeWayne Lehman

During the first week of November, the web development team from BigBad will be on campus to begin the site redesign discovery process, meeting with stakeholders from across the campus community.

BigBad will kick off the website redesign project by meeting with Chancellor J. Keith Motley and Provost Winston Langley, followed by two days of immersion meetings with groups of faculty, staff, and students and a tour of the campus. Following is a complete list of the immersion sessions.

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