News Archives - 2012
Augsburg College to launch new website this week
This Friday, October 26, Augsburg College will launch its new Augsburg.edu website powered by WordPress, an open-source website content management system that, according to WordPress.org, is used by nearly 17 percent of the world's top 1 million websites, including The New York Times, CNN, and the Library of Congress.
The website project was launched in fall 2011 when Information Technology and Marketing and Communication tested several content management software options and confirmed WordPress as the platform for the new site. Design and prototyping were completed during the spring 2012 term, and content conversion began early this past summer.
The primary goal of the project was to consolidate the web content currently found on www.augsburg.edu—as well as several other website platforms—onto a single system that allows for more direct management of subsite text and images by individual departments and programs. More than 165 subsites were transferred to WordPress as part of this project, and more than 100 staff and faculty across the campus (see list, below) have been trained and actively engaged in updating the content of their portion of Augsburg.edu. These "content managers" will continue to serve as the points of contact for ongoing updates to their sites after Friday's launch.
Barring unforeseen technical issues, the new site is expected to be live before noon on Friday. In the meantime, you can preview the new look of the Augsburg.edu homepage.
Content managers for subsites of Augsburg.edu:
| Academic Advising | Bruno Yang |
| Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP) | Nate Hallanger |
| Academic Skills Office | Benjy Kent |
| Academics | Amy Gort |
| Admissions (undergraduate and graduate) | Jessica Frohling, Nate Gorr, Soniel Han, David Jones, Janet Lestock, Nancy Shaeffer, Carola Thorson |
| Alumni and Parent Relations | Sara Schlipp-Riedel |
| American Indian Student Support Program | Jennifer Simon |
| American Indian Studies | Eric Buffalohead |
| Art Galleries | Jenny Wheatley |
| Art | Chris Houltberg |
| Augsburg Abroad | Andrea Dvorak, Leah Spinosa deVega |
| Augsburg Core Curriculum | Jacqui deVries |
| Biology | David Crowe |
| Bonner Leaders Program | Andrea Batt, Elaine Eschenbacher |
| BSN Completion | Sharon Wade |
| Business Administration | Kelly Ackerman |
| Campus Activities and Orientation (CAO) | Michael Grewe, Joanne Reeck-Irby |
| Campus Kitchen | Brian Noy |
| Campus Ministry | Louise Hakola |
| Center for Counseling and Health Promotion | Dianne Detloff |
| Center for Democracy and Citizenship | Elaine Eschenbacher |
| Center for Faith and Learning | Lonna Field |
| Center for Global Education (CGE) | Margaret Anderson, Jesse Haas, Regina McGoff |
| Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) | Sarah Hedstrom, Scott Krenz, Velma Lashbrook |
| Central Services | Jill Davenport |
| Chemistry | Vivian Feng |
| CLASS Program | Regina Hopingardner |
| College of the Third Age | Kimberly Simmonds |
| Commencement | Seth Lienard |
| Communication Studies | David Lapakko |
| Computer Science | Larry Crockett |
| Convocation Series | Judi Green |
| Corporate and Foundation Relations | Laura Roller |
| Department of Public Safety (DPS) | Janine Kellogg |
| Diversity page | Caren Custer |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) | Linden Gawboy |
| Economics | Bernard Walley |
| Education Continuing Studies | Cheryl Sticha |
| Education Current Students | Joe Erickson |
| Education | Cheryl Sticha |
| Employment | Caren Custer |
| English | Stephan Clark |
| Enrollment Center | Liz Bassani |
| Environmental Stewardship Committee | Andrea Dvorak |
| Environmental Studies | John Zobitz |
| Event and Conference Planning | Seth Lienard |
| Facilities Management | Terri Adams |
| Film Studies | Wesley Ellenwood |
| Finance and Administration | Nate Engle, Jeavonna Sutherland |
| Giving to Augsburg | Martha Truax |
| Grantseeking | Laura Roller |
| Health and Physical Education | Eileen Uzarek |
| Hispanic Latino Student Services | Kasidy Moore |
| History | Phil Adamo |
| Honors Program | Kevin Butcher, Austin Smith |
| Human Resources | Dionne Doering, Caren Custer |
| Information Technology (IT) | Scott Krajewski |
| Institutional Review Board | Dawn Ludwig |
| International Partners | Jim Trelstad-Porter |
| International Student Advising | Jie He, Jim Trelstad-Porter |
| Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies | Michael Kidd |
| Lindell Library | Mike Bloomberg |
| Marketing and Communication | Mark Chamberlain |
| Master of Arts in Education (MAE) | Cheryl Sticha |
| Master of Arts in Leadership (MAL) | Patty Park |
| Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) | Linden Gawboy |
| Master of Fine Arts (MFA) | Cass Dalglish, Jessica Frohling |
| Master of Music Therapy (MMT) | Jessica Frohling, Cathy Knutson |
| Master of Social Work (MSW) | Holley Locher |
| Masters of Business Administration | (MBA) Kathy Fagen |
| Mathematics | John Zobitz |
| McNair Scholars Program | Lara Crombie |
| Medieval Studies | Phil Adamo |
| Metro-Urban Studies | Nancy Fischer |
| Military and Veterans Support Program | Lori York |
| Minnesota Urban Debate League | Mike Steffan |
| Music Business | Ned Kantar |
| Music Education | Michael Buck |
| Music | Tina Brauer, Cathy Knutson |
| Music Therapy | Cathy Knutson |
| Native American Film Series | Elise Marubbio |
| Nursing index page | Katie Clark |
| Office of International Programs | Fatimah Panemalaythong |
| Pan-Afrikan Student Services | Kasidy Moore |
| Pan-Asian Student Services | Kasidy Moore |
| Philosophy | David Apolloni |
| Physician Assistant (PA) | Carrie Benton |
| Physics | David Murr |
| Political Science | Sarah Combellick-Bidney, Joe Underhill |
| Psychology | Ben Denkinger |
| Registrar's Office | Gabby DeMarre, Lori York |
| Religion | Hans Wiersma |
| Residence Life | Cyndy Rowe |
| Rochester Admissions | Lisbeth Henslin |
| Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning | Elaine Eschenbacher, Mary Laurel True, Steve Peacock |
| Scholastic Connections | Cindy Peterson |
| Social Work | Doran Edwards, Courtney Zaato |
| Sociology | James Vela-McConnell |
| Staff Senate | Michael Grewe, Jeff Rowdon |
| STEM Programs | Rebekah Dupont |
| StepUP Program | Patrice Salmeri |
| Strommen Center for Meaningful Work | Ana Eliason, Sandy Tilton |
| Student Affairs Index | Tracy Christianson |
| Student Computing | Franz Santander |
| Student Financial Aid | Liz Bassani |
| Student Guide | Tracy Christianson |
| Summer Camps | Seth Lienard |
| Theater | Michael Burden |
| Transfer Admissions | David Jones |
| TRiO/Student Support Services | Kevin Cheatham |
| Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO) | Kirsten O'Brien |
| Weekend College - Current Students | Kimberly Simmonds |
| Wellness Program | Carol Enke |
| Women's Resource Center | Adriene Brown |
| Women's Studies | Adriene Brown |
| Writing Lab | Kathryn Swanson |
| Youth and Family Ministry | Jeremy Myers |
