The Website Management Center of Expertise (WCoE) and The Web Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG) have been working collaboratively for the last few months to facilitate and promote consistent website design templates for the Illinois Campus. Hear how this collaboration came about, how it has been successful, what lessons you can learn from our experience, what’s […]
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Cordelia Geiken
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, PresenterProgram Director, Website Management Center of Expertise, Office of the CIO
Wiki Retirement Status Update
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, Joseph MuggliSince the announcement of the Illinois Wiki retirement in March, we’ve all learned some things about our use cases, our alternative platforms, and our methods of getting information into other systems. Joe and the Wiki team will lead a conversation about what we’ve learned so far, how our use cases match up, and how we […]
What’s Up with WIGG
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, Melissa WallerThe Web Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG) has been working collaboratively for the last few years to facilitate and promote consistent website design templates for the Illinois Campus. Hear how this collaboration came about, how it has been successful, what lessons you can learn from our experience, what’s on the horizon and how you can become […]
Women in Technology Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion
Tags: Candice Solomon-Strutz, Cordelia Geiken, Debbie Fligor, Hannah ChristensenThe WIT Leadership team will facilitate an open discussion about Women in Technology Group (WIT), which provides a forum for discussion of issues facing women in IT in general and on campus, networking and coaching, and coordination of outreach efforts to girls considering IT as a career. We will cover a highlight of past events, […]
Campus Self-Serve Website Options
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, Julieanne Chapman, Robert SlaterWebsites are one of the best ways to communicate with the world about your research group, student organization, grant, unit, your own professional work, or just about any topic you can name. Technology Services makes it easy for you to be up and running with a website that meets all the latest campus brand standards […]
How to Do the Work of an Ally
Tags: Candice Solomon-Strutz, Cordelia Geiken, Kelly Delahanty, Ross WantlandWomen in Technology (WIT) and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion present an overview and best practices for allyship in the workplace. Allyship in the workplace means recognizing the privilege that members of majority groups have in a professional context – and using that privilege to aid in the dismantling […]
Cross-Unit Collaborations — When things just have to get done
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, Laura Hayden, Matt Sharkey, Melissa Waller, Nate BaxleyThere are many great committees and groups on campus that have been formed with formal charters and pre-negotiated deliverables. However, sometimes you need to bring people together quickly to work on a problem and create a solution. The Web Implementation Guidelines Group (WIGG) is a group that was formed completely organically and has now helped […]
Delivering Consistent Web Design Templates Across Multiple Platforms
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, Laura Hayden, Matt Sharkey, Melissa Waller, Nate BaxleyThere are a large variety of web publishing situations across campus today. With the push from the Chancellor last year to adopt the new branding standards, many units are searching for a way to bring their websites into compliance. The WIGG efforts have created branded themes for WordPress and Drupal and made those available to […]
Update on Web Hosting Services at Tech Services (PIE, cPanel and Wiki)
Tags: Cordelia Geiken, Joseph Muggli, Julieanne Chapman, Robert SlaterLearn about all the work the Web Hosting Team at Tech Services has been doing and our plans for the future. You’ll hear updates about the Campus Wiki, cPanel and Publish @ Illinois services. This will be a group presentation and we’d love to hear from you and answer your questions.