For the first time in more than 10 years, the university’s website is undergoing a full-scale redesign. The project, in partnership with Stamats Marketing, Inc., kicked off in October 2020. The process has included extensive discovery and data analysis, developing an updated navigation structure that better serves our audiences, and creating an engaging, accessible new design that better represents UNCW's excellence and vibrant campus community. The new website will include a dedicated section to serve internal audiences, as well as dynamic features and components to allow better presentation of content. Please explore this site for more details about this exciting project!
Need more information about the moratorium? Please view the section below for details regarding the moratorium on new web projects, permissions and website modifications.
Want to learn more about the phases of this project? Visit our Redesign Phases page in the UNCW Website Redesign SharePoint site.
Stay Informed! Check back regularly for updates about the redesign process, see how the project is going and find answers to frequently asked questions. Reach out to redesign@uncw.edu with any questions.
The website redesign team and Stamats Marketing, Inc. have been busy mapping the information architecture, developing an effective content strategy and establishing a creative direction for the university’s new website.
This process has included:
Student, faculty and staff input will be important as this process moves along.
Due to the extensive nature of this project, a leadership-sanctioned moratorium has been placed on all new web projects, permissions or website modifications that require custom code from the Web team until the new site is launched. In addition, we are no longer offering Cascade training in the old templates, nor are we on-boarding any new content managers.
Exceptions for institutional-level, time-critical requests will be considered by OUR and ITS leadership. If you believe that you need an exception, please email redesign@uncw.edu.
This message went out to all content managers on June 23, 2021, indicating a hold on all new web projects, permissions and website modifications.
For more information about the moratorium, please see the 06/23/2021 communication.
One new feature of the redesigned website is an academic degree program finder. It allow prospective students to easily search for and explore their options in an engaging way. The goal is to promote all academic programs consistently while telling each one’s story with an intentional and compelling design.
We are pleased to announce that the redesign project was expanded to include a new section called, “myUNCW.” While the target audiences for the university website are externally focused, myUNCW will be a dedicated section, tailored to meet the needs of current students, faculty and staff.
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The redesigned website is intended to make maintaining and updating information easier for content managers.
Plus, the web redesign team and Stamats Marketing Inc. will be providing valuable resources to content managers such as training and workshops, in addition to print and video resources.
We are asking that content managers refrain from making any structural changes to their websites. However, you should review the information on the pages you maintain to ensure it is current and accurate. Please make note of any pages that are no longer relevant, for an easier transition to the new site. You can find some helpful tips for evaluating your content on the Redesign SharePoint site.
Because PDFs cause issues with accessibility, liability, search results and user experience, we are planning to archive or delete the vast majority of PDFs and transition related content to webpages.
Please fill out the Assessing Essential PDFs & Reporting New / Deleted Pages for the Website Redesign form if there are PDFs on your site that you believe are absolutely needed and cannot be moved to webpages.
Do you have questions about your PDFs? Be sure to check out our FAQs page.
As we organize current webpages into the new navigation structure, we need to account for any new or deleted pages. This will ensure we keep the site map accurate and prevent broken links. We ask that you avoid adding any new pages unless absolutely necessary. If you do add or delete a page on your site, please fill out the Assessing Essential PDFs & Reporting New / Deleted Pages for the Website Redesign form and send us those URLs.
