Websites in Arts
With a faculty as large and broad as Arts, it's no surprise we have a large website portfolio including department and school websites, research websites, and the Faculty of Arts website.
Most sites live in the WCMS - the Waterloo Content Management System - which is supported by IST and University Relations. IST is currently looking into solutions for individual faculty and researcher websites as Scholar has reached end of life.
Every Waterloo website has a site lead who oversees the technical aspects of the website and acts as a liaison for IST. For instance, they request new websites and migrations for their area.
Site leads in Arts include:
- Faculty of Arts, department and research sites (other than site listed below): Elizabeth Rogers and Wendy Philpott (back up)
- Department of Psychology: Bill Eickmeier
- School of Accounting and Finance: Kelsey Stoddart
- Stratford School: Greg McIntyre
- Student societies and Arts Computing-related pages: Sean Speers
While each Arts department is responsible for maintaining their own website, there is plenty of support available from three key areas: Arts Communications, Arts Computing Office, and Web Resources. Here is a breakdown of support offered.
Arts Communications support
Contact: Elizabeth Rogers, Digital Experience Manager and primary point of contact regarding Arts WCMS websites.
- New website requests
- Quality assurance (QA) review and best-practices, including effective writing for the web, menu organization, page layout, search engine optimization and web accessibility (including SiteImprove access)
- Image/photo sourcing and editing
- Uploading and managing videos on Arts YouTube channel
- Managing permissions on websites
- Training recommendations and how to register
Arts Computing Office support
Contact: Arts Computing Helpdesk - co-op student team, acohelp@uwaterloo.ca Tel. ext. 44542
- Student society website support
- Hosting for non-WCMS websites (if the current WCMS doesn't meet needs)
IST Client Services
- WCMS training - available online through Learn
- WCMS Essentials (required for all WCMS 3 users)
- WCMS Web Forms (required for web form editors)
- WCMS How-to documents
- WCMS Help and Support (including how to connect with the Drop-in Lab)
- Web Accessibility
- Web Guidelines and Policies
Connect with us
We also have a Microsoft Teams space for people who manage web and social media at their unit level. Please contact Elizabeth Rogers for more information.