The Department Web Framework is a free service provided by the UW College of Arts & Sciences Marketing & Communications team. We design, build, and host websites for the College's departments, so they can focus on their content and communication strategies.
There are currently 33 departments using the framework service. It is available to academic departments in all four divisions: Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. If your department is interested in joining, contact Shane Fricks. What if I'm not eligible?
We've got lots of tutorials and background information in our documentation and help section.
For notices of system downtime, upgrades, new features, and workshops, join the asweb-users mailing list.
Not all units are eligible for the framework. Learn more about Arts & Sciences web services at the College's Marketing site.
This message was emailed to all Department Web Framework editors on 9/28/2015.
Our team was very busy this summer and we have a bunch of updates for you as the first week of classes begins. Topics covered in this message:
The Department of Philosophy is the 22nd department in the College of Arts & Sciences, and 8th department in the Social Sciences Division, to join the Department Web Framework. See their new site at http://phil.washington.edu
The Department of Sociology has joined the Department Web Framework. Check out their new site at http://soc.washington.edu
The Department of Political Science is the 20th department to join the College of Arts & Sciences Department Web Framework. Thank you to all our team members who have helped the DWF grow into such a successful program!
Economics has joined the Department Web Framework. See their new site at http://econ.washington.edu
The College of Arts & Sciences is seeking a web developer experienced with Drupal to join our web team. This developer will work with Heather Wozniak and Morgen Nilsson on departmental websites and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to produce high quality, consistent, and standards compliant sites that reflect the amazing research, scholarship, and creativity that occurs within the College of Arts & Sciences. Please share this posting with anyone who may be interested.
The Department of American Indian Studies is the 18th department to join the College of Arts & Sciences Department Web Framework. View their new site at http://ais.washington.edu.
Our next Department Web Framework users meeting will be Tuesday, January 27, 2015, from 2:00-3:00pm in CMU 202 (Simpson Center seminar room). Topics on the agenda:
Usability Testing. Last fall we had two student volunteers help us test the usability of a typical department site. We’ll share how we conducted the test, what the findings were, and what changes we plan to make to improve the usability of your sites.
The new Department of American Ethnic Studies website is live at http://aes.washington.edu. They are the seventeenth department to join the Department Web Framework.
This fall, our team is developing new websites for American Ethnic Studies (AES) and American Indian Studies (AIS). Look for their sites to launch in January 2015.