A countdown clock marks the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the October 15th launch of our new web site same address but an entirely different look. To be competitive, college and university web sites need to be intuitive, highly organized and rich in functionality, speed and adaptability, said Katy Mackay, Director of Marketing and Communications at Penn. William Penn currently has seven of the ten key functions present on world-class collegiate web sites. But the student market is always ready for more. A masthead was developed to unify the site.
All relevant information is located above the scroll line.
Engaging student photographs refresh each time a visitor returns to the home page. This year it doubled and, by 2002, it is expected to double again. Considering the growth rate of online commerce, not to mention student s comfort with the medium, the implications for William Penn are apparent. The design of a web-site is always a work in progress , said Ms. Mackay. Phase II of the project will bring enhanced functionalities, email servers to our alumni and friends, interactivity and links to our sister-schools.