Home @ CUA Website Reformatted for Better Navigation

The University is reformatting http://home.cua.edu to ensure the pages are no longer "out of date," said Annie James, web architect for Center for Planning and Information Technology.

CPIT staff changed the website to "more of a stream-lined navigation," she said. This navigation helps people not get lost in the website, James said. The changes to the homepage were motivated by University President Rev. David M. O'Connell, said James. CPIT made the home page standardized and organized it. James said the changes to the template began last summer. Then, last year, work was done on the other sites that are a part of the home page and the look was changed.

Sean Gorman, who graduated last May from CUA, said the home page is "more detailed, easier to use, better for students."

James said the design of the site has improved and the site now has "a lot more functionality." For example, many databases will automatically update with no need for a staff member to update the site.

Christina Cheng, a junior biology major said, "I really like the weather feature, and I like the easy to use format that makes it simple to find clubs and activities."

James said the staff "updated the look" of the home page. Top level sites were made in the shield colors of red, blue, gold, black and white. Lower level sites had a flexibility of colors which matched the content. Previous to CPIT's improvements, "there was so much variety" within the homepage, James said.

Staff members in publications worked on this project, along with University spokesman Victor Nakas, and CPIT's Department of Academic Technology Services, James said. Zia Mafaher, the Executive Director of CPIT, helped with the project, along with William Lantry, the director of the department of academic technology services.

James said CPIT didn't remove aspects of the home site, but rather made it more professional.

Each site on the home page now has a text-only copy, which is beneficial to the visually impaired, who use screen readers to access the Internet, said James.

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