Web Insights Blog

Are you interested in learning more about the cmich.edu website? Do you have questions about upcoming enhancements? Or maybe you'd like to know what changes have happened recently. Not to worry, our Web Insights blog has the answers.

Blog Posts

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March 2024: Website updates

During the month of March, the digital strategy team worked on improvements to the website that enhance user experience and improve overall website health.

Blog Posted March 21, 2024

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February 8, 2024: Website updates

February 8's website updates including changes that will optimize and improve users' experiences on the website and, specifically, on program pages.

Blog Posted February 08, 2024

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January 22, 2024: Website updates

The Digital Strategy Team kicked off the new year with website updates and optimizations including changes to fonts, widgets and site structure to increase page load speed.

Blog Posted January 22, 2024

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December 7, 2023: Website updates

December's website optimizations and enhancements revolved around making the website more user friendly for both visitors and content creators.

Blog Posted December 08, 2023

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December 2023: Updates to the collaborator support model

Since the launch of the website, the digital strategists have been working in what we call "triage mode." We are now shifting our support model to better ensure adequate time is given to allow us to be proactive rather than reactive.

Blog Posted December 05, 2023

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October 2023: Website updates

October's website updates focused on improving existing widgets and features of the site.

Blog Posted October 12, 2023

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August 2023: Website updates

Throughout August, the Digital Strategy Team worked on updates and improvements to the website, its user interface and outward appearance.

Blog Posted September 01, 2023

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July 20, 2023: Website updates

July's website updates focused on changes that provide additional related content to our audience.

Blog Posted July 20, 2023

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June 29, 2023: Website updates

June wrapped up with updates related to website formatting, including increasing flexibility in labeling and modifying the available alerts.

Blog Posted June 29, 2023

June 15, 2023: Website updates

The June 15 updates were small but mighty and included updating the blog template, correcting image rendering issues and moving a chatbot window that covered up the website cookie message.

Blog Posted June 15, 2023

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June 5, 2023: Website updates

June's initial website updates focused on fixes, improvements and adjustments following the larger version upgrade.

Blog Posted June 05, 2023

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May 11, 2023: Website Updates

The Digital Strategy Team launched into May with a Sitefinity system upgrade, moving from version 14.1 to version 14.4.

Blog Posted May 11, 2023

April 10, 2023: Website updates

April 10's development push focused on fixing bugs and improving user experience for website visitors and website collaborators.

Blog Posted April 10, 2023

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Feb. 24, 2023: Website updates

February rounds out with website updates that will make site maintenance and optimization easier.

Blog Posted February 24, 2023

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Site Search Powered by Google

After extensive research, testing and development, the Google-powered site search has been added to cmich.edu.

Blog Posted February 10, 2023

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Dec. 8, 2022: Website updates

December updates include a newly redesigned program search page and general improvements that will lead to better user experiences for those creating and viewing pages.

Blog Posted December 04, 2022

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Nov. 10, 2022: Website updates

We kicked off November with updates and improvements that will lead to better user experiences for those creating pages and those viewing them.

Blog Posted November 10, 2022

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Oct. 27, 2022: Website updates

October website updates include fixes and changes to make Sitefinity easier to use and navigate.

Blog Posted October 27, 2022

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Sept. 29, 2022: Website Enhancements

As we shared in last week's collaborator meeting, we continuously enhance the web experience. Our focus this sprint has been on navigation and user experience.

Blog Posted September 29, 2022

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Sept. 16, 2022: Website updates

Sept. 16's website updates include the addition of a social media icon, the ability to add related events and the pieces needed to create an A-Z department list.

Blog Posted September 16, 2022

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Aug. 5, 2022: Website updates

Among this week's website updates are changes to how Sitefinity interprets the data brought into the system through importers.

Blog Posted August 05, 2022

Athletics and our university mission, vision and values

Aug. 1, 2022: Website clean up

August is the perfect time to clean up your images and documents stored in the DAM. Find out where the Digital Strategy team recommends starting.

Blog Posted August 01, 2022

Statemen Allegations involving alumni and employees

July 7, 2022: Website updates

While the strategists have been busy organizing and cleaning up the DAM, the developers have been busy fixing bugs for this week's deployment.

Blog Posted July 07, 2022

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June 30, 2022: Website updates

This week's website updates include a variety of modifications and updates intended to improve site speed and user experience.

Blog Posted June 30, 2022

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June 23, 2022: Website updates

June 23's website updates include backend enhancements that will help maintain and organize the site's functions.

Blog Posted June 23, 2022

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May 25, 2022: Website updates

During the month of May, the strategists, working in tandem with the developers, have been preparing and testing the website in order to upgrade Sitefinity to version 14.1.

Blog Posted May 25, 2022

Our promise to address racism and hate

Jan. 28, 2022: Website updates

The development team has been hard at work ensuring search user experience is improved and the overall search process is streamlined. Learn more about this week's updates.

Blog Posted January 28, 2022

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Jan. 25, 2022: Help us improve the new CMICH.edu

Central Michigan University’s new website is ever evolving on a daily basis as we continue to add and edit information across the site while stabilizing and optimizing the user experience.

Blog Posted January 25, 2022

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Dec. 9, 2021: New site launches January 7

Following feedback from our university community, we’ve postponed the launch of the new cmich.edu website. The new site is now scheduled to launch the evening of Friday, January 7, 2022.

Blog Posted December 09, 2021

Revisions to Title IX regulations

Dec. 12, 2021: New site launch postponed

We heard your concerns about the launch of a new website so close to final exams and grading, and so we’ve made the decision to postpone the launch of the new cmich.edu until early January 2022.

Blog Posted December 02, 2021

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Nov. 18, 2021: What to expect on launch day

We’re less than one month from the launch of the new cmich.edu and the question on everyone’s mind is: What happens to the old site and all my stuff?

Blog Posted November 18, 2021

The fine art of disagreement

Nov. 11, 2021: Get ready for the new cmich.edu

We’re launching Central Michigan University’s new website in about one month, and we want to be sure you have all the information you need about the new cmich.edu.

Blog Posted November 11, 2021

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Dec. 5, 2018: CMU re-envisioning websites; recruitment to be primary goal

Work to re-envision and redesign Central Michigan University’s websites is underway. The resulting site should be easy to use, advance CMU’s brand and reputation, drive interactions among target audiences, and reflect the university’s strategic plan and values.

Blog Posted December 01, 2018