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After a beginning minor development in PHP for the temp v4 project, I’ve decided to go ahead and install a ColdFusion development server locally to begin developing the template in ColdFusion. Luckily I’ve had some experience converting PHP to ColdFusion, although it was rather simple since all I used were a few variables to determine what stylesheet loaded on the page and a few includes. Header Improvements While it may not seem significant, I’ve been able to do some cleanup with the actual HTML code for the header file....

AIM2 - Open Source Accessibility tools. Presentation URL: http://presentations.cita.illinois.edu/2015-10-highedweb-tools/slide1.html Accessibility Tool: http://fae20.cita.illinois.edu Sections are already “landmarks” All content must be contained in a landmark add :focus on elements Additional Resource: http://accessibility-bookmarklets.org AIM5 - Slacking off at Work Team of 2 grew to 12 Great form of collaboration Voices of SM and work on entire web presence Great communication tool Brings everything into one place Not a replacement for the PM tool Slack and PM software are linked Reduction of email - could be great for Form Manager Channel - Public Groups - Private Direct Message - between each individual Develop channel nomenclature...

Web Content Migration - Regis University 5-7 year old site - 2 years to plan; 10 weeks to build Nav = confusing 7,000+ pages (duplicated and outdated) 1,000 Undergrad - 150+ editors - operating under silo (just like us) No goals or strategy No the “Regis” Story ITS Owned; kept it functioning New Architecture/Focus New CMS Platform (error prone proprietary) - SiteCore New Design and marketing/content strategies Hired CMO after web project was started Accountability (university asset; marketing ownership) New governance Project Teams 3 Admissions Deans, CIO, communications director Wrote request for proposal, chose vendor Chose and purchased CMS Guided discovery, strategy and creative processes Approved new architecture and design Web Advisory Committee (did not serve much; obligation to include) 40-50 mid-level managers, faculty and student Presentation and Q&A Web Marketing Team Accountable for build, strategy and branding Built site in CMS and migrated content Evolve content, design, strategy and function Partner with ITS Web analytics Governance Editor training Assist with faculty/staff/student pages Content Owner Meetings Need content updated?...

The 2013-2014 season at Rose-Hulman ended better than I ever could have imagined. After breaking more than 20 records in the 2012-2013 season, I never would have imagined breaking another 13. We sent two to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Both swam well and earned All-American status by finishing in the top 8. Personal Challenges This season was easier than last year. From my point of view, I had a very successful season....

Basic embedded twitter feed macro for usage on your Umbraco website. There is a 7.x version and a 4.11.x version available. Takes parameters to embed a twitter timeline including the ability to: Change height and width Link Color Data-Chrome settings (header, footer, scrollbar) Number of Tweets to show Embedded Twitter Feed CSHTML ...

Form Wrangler is a package for Umbraco that assembles a list of files, with links, from a selected media library folder ID. This package was initially designed for the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Website and released to the Our Umbraco community on 22 November 2013. Form Wrangler Parameters: Name: Media Folder Alias: mediaFolder Type: mediaCurrent Form Wrangler CSHTML Disclaimer: Form Wrangler was designed “as-is”. Greg McMullen does not provide any warranty of the item whatsoever, whether express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the item will be error-free....

As many of you know, my time at Rose-Hulman was always limited. Sarah and I knew that match day would come and we would inevitably be told where we were going to live, not by our hearts, but by a computer system. On Friday, March 21 we opened a letter, read the words and to saw we will be starting a new life in Northern Kentucky. When I started coaching, I never envisioned leaving a program would be as hard as it is today....

Meet photos from the Illinois Wesleyan vs Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology swim meet on November 2, 2013....

People look towards family and close friends for support. How often do these requests get laughed at? Ignored? Supported? Or encouraged? No matter the outcome, these situations strengthen connections and can often help when reaching your full potential. Find what you love. I’ve come up with some fairly off-the-wall ideas from paintball, laser tag to a web design/development firm. All of them have come crashing down with love and support of our families....

Everyone takes their eyes off the goal. Everyone. Who remembers Michael Phelps’ incident after the 2008 Olympics? What about Ryan Lochte, did you even know he was debating skipping the 2016 Olympics, but recently changed his mind? See, even gold medal athletes get distracted. Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal. Vince Lombardi Staying Motivated There are thousands of articles on how to stay motivated....