Links from the university home page and other central pages will be created at the discretion of the Web Committee. It is vital that all departments have a presence on the university web site. Departmental page designers must wrestle with a challenge. On the one hand, it is desirable to present a consistent look. On the other hand, departments have their own identities, and the web committee strives to impose as few administrative constraints on their web presentations as possible.
Departments are responsible for the development of their own web pages.
This approach allows the department to control the timeliness and accuracy of its information. All aspects of page development, including compliance with university policies and timely updating of all page elements, are ultimately the responsibility of the deans and department heads. It is the responsibility of the department to follow acceptable-use and university policies. When a department's site manager responsibilities shift to another individual, the webmaster must be informed of the new manager's name and e-mail address. The first page of all departmental pages must be developed in collaboration with the webmaster.