Editing Home Pages

There are six editable regions at your disposal here.  Each one is described below along with some recommendations.

WARNING: When editing these regions, be careful of adding elements (images, tables) which will push the page horizontally past the top banner.  If you use a table or image in any of these small content areas and you notice the page expanding, be sure to specify widths of your tables/images to get the width of the region within the maximum allowed as stated below:

Spotlight (336 pixels maximum)

The "spotlight" region is your attention grabber -- put here what you most want your primary audience to see.  For academic units, this is probably some marketing/recruiting material, for others upcoming events or awards, while others, perhaps a mission statement.
The maximum aggregate width of elements in this table cell should not exceed 336 pixels.

Spotlight2 (142 pixels maximum)

Text for "testimonials" or whatever you feel is next most important for your target audience to see -- and which benefits from a photo/image -- should go here.

Spotlight2photo (56-60 pixels maximum)

This region is intended for a photo to go along with the "spotlight2" text and the design doesn't afford a lot of room here. The region is, by default, centered so the picture is centered; however, if you add a caption below the picture, we recommend that you right-justify the text.

Content1, Content2, Content3 (178 pixels maximum each)

These regions are here for whatever you need them for.  Here is a listing of just some of the possibilities the design team envisioned:

• News
• Calendar
• Employment/Scholarship Opportunities
• Recruitment/Testimonial

If you're looking for some guidance on what to include on your unit homepage, here are some recommendations for unit homepages that the design team came up with during the planning process of the redesign of 2004.

• Testimonials
• Highlight/Spotlight
• Show Beauty of Place & People
• Adheres to Accessibility Requirements
• Scholarly Aesthetic
• Freshness/Timely
• Where we rank
• Well Organized/Laid out
• Identify with the University & College
• Look consistent w/ other Departments
• User-Friendly