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Enhance the Department of Languages and Linguistics website to provide comprehensive information about the department's purpose and goals, curricular and extra-curricular opportunities, faculty, student activities, and language programs. The update aims to attract prospective students, provide information for current students, and implement a consistent website design.
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Departmental Website Update August 2010 "We have lots of information technology. We just don't have any information." The New Yorker Aug. 9, 2010
New Objectives • Present the department’s purpose & goals • State curricular & extra-curricular opportunities • Introduce faculty • Illustrate student activities • Highlight each language program • Attract prospective students • Provide information for current students • Implement a consistent website design
Department Home • Updated Sidebar • New names • New organization • Categories (red links) • Languages (drop-down menu)
Updated URLs • For example: • Department Home: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/ • Online Resources: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/web_resources/ • On-Campus Resources: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/facilities/index.html • Language Learning Center http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/learning_center/
Majors/minors Text was copied from the course catalog.
Courses Text was copied from the course catalog.
Program pages (majors/minors) • Russian (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/program/russian/) • French (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/program/french/) • German (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/program/german/) • Spanish (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/academics/llc/program/spanish/) • Note: Languages without majors/minors also have similar URLs.
Russian • Page design: • Banner • Navigation bar • Brief text with embedded links
Ongoing projects • Provide content for: • Study Abroad • Club/Activities • Online Resources • Alumni • If necessary, update faculty information
Study Abroad (example) • Useful links • Pictures & videos • Student testimony
Club/Activities(example) • Photos & events • News • Volunteer opportunities
Online Resources • Useful links, sorted by category
Alumni • Add alumni to represent each language • Separate pages for each language • Include pictures, video interviews, biographies and/or student quotes