Planning

First of all, let me express my gratitude to all of the folks within the TCU community who contributed so much to the success of the new website! From the Web Redesign Committee to Chancellor’s Cabinet to the academic program page pilot and everything in between, your contributions made the new site possible. If you…

We are about to open up access for the campus community to preview the new www.tcu.edu website. This core site, the digital front door to TCU, is nearing completion. We are still putting the final touches on our pages and finalizing content with our content partners across campus. Please join us at one of our…

The last main phase of the plan is for the more internally-focused sites within the network. Student Affairs departments make up the bulk of this project phase. Keen observers will note that Phase 3 has the largest number of sites yet the fewest number of calendar months. Phase 3 projects will likely kick things off…

Once we have the new architecture in place and our team trained on the new content management system (CMS), we will turn our attention to our colleges, schools and institutes who have not yet undergone a redesign. Each site will go through our project management process which involves discovery, information architecture, content strategy framework, design,…

The redevelopment of www.tcu.edu is the focal point of the initial phase of this project. Why? This site is the virtual front door for the University’s web presence. Not all visits to a TCU site originate on this site. However, it is the anchor site for the tcu.edu domain and, as such, is regarded as…

Websites age in dog years. One of the primary reasons is the relentless march of technological progress–new cell phones, browser updates, operating system changes and shifts in the design of consumer electronics. As site owners, we need to update and adapt to keep pace. Lipstick on a Pig One very popular request is to refresh or redesign…