We are pleased to announce that today marks the official completion of The Hive Project; a one year joint initiative between the Students’ Association Government and Wilson Commons Student Activities to overhaul, modernize, and integrate online resources for students and organizations. The Hive now consists of three websites:
Students’ Association
http://sa.rochester.edu/ is the homepage for SA Government, and your source for the latest information about what your representatives are doing for you. At the center of The Hive Project, we redesigned the SA Government site with usability, navigability, and aesthetics in mind. This quickly developed into a joint effort with WCSA and University Communications, to overhaul the SA’s graphic identity (featuring a new logo, letterhead, email templates, the works…).
Campus Club Connection
http://sa.rochester.edu/ccc/ is the new home of the CCC. University IT joined the team, working with WCSA to mold the features we know and love, to the SA designed template. But it doesn’t stop there. Recognized committees now get the attention and focus they deserve. Search functionality, a customizable “About Us” page, photo galleries, and MyCCC are just a sampling of the many new backend features available to student organizations beginning today. Our hope is that this new, unified front for all student groups at the UR will help to alleviate the need for highly-qualified web masters in each group, year-to-year (but don’t worry, techies, you can customize in raw HTML if you prefer).
Student Organization Calendar
http://sa.rochester.edu/calendar/ is the brand new student organization calendar. Created to supplement the information provided by the University Calendar, this is the best place to find information about student events on campus. Groups can submit their events online, if they’re not already registered with EMS.
Today marks the official launch of the Hive, not its completion. All three sites are ever undergoing assessment and improvement, so your thoughts are very welcome and encouraged! A sincere thanks goes out to all of the other members of the team, without whom, the successful completion of this project would not have been possible. SA: Bradley Halpern, Eric Weissmann, Harry Brookstein; WCSA: Laura Ballou, Anne-Marie Algier, Nate Snyder; University IT: Luke Fischer, Keith Williams, Nate Wagar and team; University Communications: Lori Packer, Stephen Dow, Mike Osadciw. Thanks also to consultants Jason Goldstein and Brian Schlansky, whose expertise continues to be essential.
I look forward to seeing how our group leaders take advantage of the multitude of new features! If you have any questions or ideas, please feel free to email me at webmaster@sa.rochester.edu. Enjoy!
