The New UTC Website Needs You UTC’s website is changing. New look. New components. Better navigation. Better accessibility. And some new tools—including AI—to help us work smarter. But there’s one thing the Web Team can’t redesign: Your content. Join us for an interactive Lunch & Learn about what’s coming to UTC.edu—and what we can do…
Your Weekend Getaway: Open Source Camp
For the second year in a row, UTC is hosting Open Source Camp Chattanooga, Nov. 13–14 at the UTC Library. And think Open Source Camp is just for coders? Think again. The two-day event brings together developers, designers, marketers, content editors, project managers and anyone interested in what’s happening on the web. Friday, Nov. 13…
Under the Hood: Smart Web for UTC.edu
We’re also exploring Drupal’s rapidly growing AI capabilities. Think less “robots are taking over UTC.edu” and more “could a robot help me clean up this paragraph?” AI has the potential to help editors review and improve content, generate suggestions, and spot content or accessibility issues—all while keeping the human editor firmly in charge. UTC’s website…
This Time, We’re Packing Smarter… and Lighter
If you were around for UTC’s last major website content migration six years ago, you may have some… memories. This time, we’re doing things differently. Once the retheme is complete, content will move to the new UTC.edu in carefully planned phases over the next two years. We have expert migration help on board, lessons learned…
Things That Seem Helpful But Aren’t
Sometimes good intentions make for not-so-good web content. Here are a few familiar offenders: Editor Action: Find it. Fix it.Open one page you manage and look for at least one of these offenders. Replace that “click here,” rethink that PDF, fix that heading, remove outdated information or give your introduction a purpose. Then, if you’re…
Editor Spotlight
Jenelle Beeler Scientific Graphic Designer and Web Support SpecialistResearch Institute As the Graphic Design and Web Support Specialist for the UTC Research Institute, Jenelle turns complex research, emerging technologies, and institutional initiatives into clear and engaging communications. In her first year at UTC, she has helped make the institute’s groundbreaking work more accessible to a…
It Takes a Flock of Mocs to Build a New Website
Action Needed: No action needed from editors right now. Retheming Update: The New Design Has Been Approved Our university website retheming project is now underway, and the new design has recently been approved. This is an important step. Our current website theme is five years old. Five years may not sound like much, but on the…