December 15, 2009 – 6:07 PM
Hey remember that terrible “Are You Wesleyan?” thing on the new admissions page? The one that’s still up despite the overwhelmingly negative student response to it in the month since it launched?
Judging by the initial reactions of the people in the administration who were involved (defensive irritation from Assistant Dean of Admissions Tara Lindros, ambivalence [...]
November 27, 2009 – 12:28 AM
0))) ‘10 just posted something brilliant over at AuralWes. I think you should go and participate. There are some dark, hilarious places in the picture-bowels of facebook…. I will summarize/ copy paste here:
here’s the deal: if you think the new admissions site is totally fucking stupid, condescending, and more than a bit disingenuous, you can [...]
November 20, 2009 – 6:45 PM
If you’re a Wesleyan student, you’ve probably seen the new website by now. And you probably have a strong opinion on it—with particular respect to the embarrassing new Admissions site.
But what exactly is our basis for comparison?
The Wayback Machine provides a fascinating glimpse at what the past Wesleyan websites have looked like, including some godawful [...]
November 13, 2009 – 8:40 AM
The Wesleyan website has been needing an overhaul for awhile, and after yesterday’s unveiling, it clearly got a major one. It seems more functional than it used to be, and it looks easier to find things than before. It’s more interactive – this Academic Sampler thing is cool.
But why is the entire site now an [...]
November 12, 2009 – 7:06 PM
Twitter-bound Wesleyanites have started a sweet hashtag based on our brilliant new redesign and the very, very dramatic slogans encapsulated therein. (nano twitter tutorial: hashtags are essentially a way of categorizing tweets based on a common feature or meme.) the hashtag is #iamwesleyan.
Some choice examples:
Would you stay up all night…. just to read an anonymous [...]
November 12, 2009 – 12:48 PM
So the Wes homepage (including “About, Academics, Campus Life, Alumni, Parents, and Offices & Services pages”) got a major makeover. It launched today, and it looks . . . different.
Some semi-coherent observations from the ACB:
I appreciate the efforts to revamp the website, and totally respect the amount of time and work that went into making [...]
New EPortfolio is up. I am unsure about the Cardinal, but looks good.
Customizable themes!
You can also add more widgets to your Portfolio, including RSS feeds of Wesnews, the Roth blog, the Argus… even Wesleying. That is useful!
The Wes libraries have redesigned their collective website, and it’s looking mighty fine. Note to Wes administration: Note how easy it now is to actually find what you’re looking for. Perhaps this is a sneak preview of what we can expect the new Wes website to look like? Well done!
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