May 2024: Website updates
The Digital Strategy Team kicked off May with updates to the some of the automated processes in Sitefinity.
Blog Posted May 16, 2024
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
Updated homepage design will improve user experience on cmich.edu
Central Michigan's Digital Strategy Team is rolling out another major enhancement designed to make it easier for users to find information and take actions on cmich.edu. The update will be live on Thursday, April 11.
Blog Posted April 10, 2024
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
February 22, 2024: Website updates
The Digital Strategy Team continues to make optimizations and enhancements to existing widgets.
Blog Posted February 22, 2024
A new home for finance administrative and faculty personnel services on cmich.edu
All units within CMU's division of Finance and Administrative Services and Faculty Personnel Services have moved their website content from the old SharePoint ("www2") site to the public-facing www.cmich.edu.
Blog Posted February 13, 2024
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
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
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
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
November 10, 2023: Website updates
November 10's website updates focused on improving the functionality of several important operations.
Blog Posted November 09, 2023
October 2023: Website updates
October's website updates focused on improving existing widgets and features of the site.
Blog Posted October 12, 2023
www2 content migration information and frequently asked questions
Learn more about the content migration from the SharePoint website, www2.cmich.edu, to the external-facing website, www.cmich.edu.
Blog Posted September 21, 2023
September 2023: Website updates
September's website updates focused on improving user experience.
Blog Posted September 14, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
March 27, 2023: Website updates
We're wrapping March with enhancements and improvements to the website.
Blog Posted March 27, 2023
Feb. 24, 2023: Website updates
February rounds out with website updates that will make site maintenance and optimization easier.
Blog Posted February 24, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sept. 2, 2022: Website updates
September started with improvements to existing features of the website.
Blog Posted September 02, 2022
Cmich.edu Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about cmich.edu and its functionality.
Blog Posted August 26, 2022
Aug. 19, 2022: Website updates
August wrapped up with enhancements to people profiles.
Blog Posted August 19, 2022
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
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
July 21, 2022: Website updates
Learn more about the updates and enhancements to Program Finder.
Blog Posted July 22, 2022
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
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
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
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
April 1, 2022: Website updates
April kicked off with enhancements and corrections to website functionalities.
Blog Posted April 01, 2022
March 15, 2022: The digital strategy team and what they do
By this time, you’ve probably heard a lot about the digital strategy team. But who are they and what do they do?
Blog Posted March 15, 2022
March 4, 2022: Website updates
Early March's changes focused on improving and enhancing existing features of the website
Blog Posted March 04, 2022
March 3, 2022: Continuous improvements to refine search results
We've gathered and reviewed analytics to guide us in optimizing and improving the site’s search functionality.
Blog Posted March 02, 2022
Feb. 25, 2022: Website updates
Learn more about the website updates completed through the end of February.
Blog Posted February 25, 2022
Feb. 24, 2022: Taking steps to improve search
We are continually evaluating its performance and making adjustments to improve the user experience for everyone who visits the site.
Blog Posted February 24, 2022
Feb. 16, 2022: The difference between external and archived content
What's the difference between internal and external website content? Find out in this blog post.
Blog Posted February 16, 2022
Feb. 11, 2022: Website updates
CMU Health benefitted the most from the early February development updates.
Blog Posted February 11, 2022
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
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
Jan. 7, 2022: Launch day is here!
We’re excited to introduce the CMU community to the new cmich.edu this evening, Jan. 7, 2022.
Blog Posted January 07, 2022
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
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
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
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
Oct. 12, 2021: Launching the new cmich.edu — what you need to know
The new website will add to and improve on many of the capabilities of the current site as well as introduce a new light and clean look with large imagery, quick readability and easier navigation.
Blog Posted October 01, 2021
Feb. 9, 2021: CMU website redesign project progressing
Central Michigan University’s website redesign, a key project geared toward advancing the university’s enrollment efforts, continues to progress.
Blog Posted February 01, 2021
April 29, 2019: Market research, web design projects begin in May
Complementary efforts will kick off this summer to advance Central Michigan University’s marketing efforts and to redesign its web presence.
Blog Posted April 01, 2019
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