PUG Meetings

August 15, 2012: Web Site Analytics
Presented by: Val Fox, Director of Digital Engagement

Discussions

Before the presentation, Val updated us on Digital Engagement's ongoing and upcoming projects

  • UGA is being relaunched and will be mobile enabled
  • Grad Admissions is being relaunched
  • A consistent search experience will be implemented (so the search feature will look and feel the same site wide)
  • Bentley Ideas is being developed and will service faculty research
  • The Nimble thought leadership blog is also being developed and will showcase content from faculty mainly, but will also include articles from staff; there will be 20+ content contributors and dozens of articles each month
  • Re-branding activities are ongoing
    • downloads of the new logos will be available in September; if you need one before then, email Kathy Blake
    • site content will include more active language, less in the third person, designed to speak specifically and directly to the intended audience, with the goal of fostering strong relationships between Bentley and our target audiences
    • a persistent header and footer will be implemented across all sites, using new type font (Caecilia) and logos

Meeting Presentation (PDF)

June 13, 2012: Ways to Enhance your Website

Discussions

  • After the presentation, we discussed potential agenda items and added:
    • Site Analytics
    • Information Architecture (site navigation)
    • Image Optimization Demonstration

Meeting Slides

April 18, 2012: User Group Kickoff Meeting

Discussions

  • Introductions including information about how the web work gets done within each department or group
  • Overview of Digital Engagement and Ongoing and Future Projects
  • New PageMaster support initiatives
    • It was decided that Open Labs would take place every month in the RIC; and,
    • PUG meetings would take place every other month, before noon, in the Morison Board Room, when possible.
  • Future agenda items
    • Update on marketing and web initiatives - when applicable
    • Resources to enhance sites
    • Search engine optimization
    • Writing for the Web
    • Current events (relating to higher ed, Drupal or the Web world in general)

Meeting Slides