SACM offers assistance with website creation for areas that fall within the Division of Student Affairs. This service is free, as well as training on how to maintain your website after it is created. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Site creation within the UMBC sites template, or Google site if conditions permit
- Restructuring/reconfiguring of existing site material
- SEO (search engine optimization) practices
- Accessibility remediation and review to meet WCAG 2.1 AA requirements
- Asset creation, such as icons, header images, and supporting graphics
- Adding content, along with site edits – simple or complex, submit requests via our DoSA Website Update Form
In addition to your website, SACM can assist in getting a myUMBC presence for your area up and running or reinvigorated.
Training must be completed before obtaining access to a website or myUMBC group. This ensures proper knowledge of accessibility guidelines as well as best practices.
Student Organization Website Guidance
Student Organizations are required to have a myUMBC group, which should be used for communications and organization updates as they are internal-facing. They are not permitted to have external websites, unless they can prove a need for public-facing content.
Examples of areas that have external UMBC-hosted websites:
- Chartered organizations
- Examples: WMBC, The Retriever
- Orgs that are involved in competitions that require a website per the rules.
- Example: AIAA
- Shared governance sites
- Examples: SGA, GSA
- Student-led areas with full-time staff support
- Examples: (seb), RSA
Options for a UMBC-hosted website include either the standard Wordpress “Sites” template or a Google Site. The choice will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
In any scenario, Student Affairs Communications and Marketing (SACM) representatives need to be included as admins/owners on the site to maintain consistency and compliance with University requirements (including branding and accessibility). Any admins also need training to be determined by SACM before gaining access. The content of the site is up to the student organizations; SACM will only step in to correct any compliance issues.
SACM is reviewing all existing sites to determine if they are on the appropriate platform and will reach out to navigate and support any platform changes and updates.
Digital Accessibility Remediation
Our digital accessibility resources have moved to their own dedicated page.
Web efforts will be communicated via Basecamp to our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Here are the requirements to gain/regain access to your website if they have been removed.