Identify Activity That Will Require
Augmentation in FY 2001-02
Assistant University
Webmaster
This position is requested
in order to expand the ability of Public Affairs to work
cooperatively with all university divisions in developing,
updating and/or rethinking individual web sites, as well
as to provide assistance in continued development and maintenance
of the university web site at the administrative levels.
Public Affairs has worked to assist all divisions with important
projects not directly related to the administrative levels
of the web site, such as the campus Accountability Report,
the upcoming WASC accreditation, and an on-line site available
for donating to the university, which is currently being
developed.
Since the university
webmaster/director of new media communications joined Public
Affairs two years ago, the responsibilities and expectations
of the position have expanded significantly. An unexpected
and particularly time-consuming component to the department’s
web activities is assistance to divisions and departments
in developing their own sites or in learning how to work
with a variety of graphics and web construction tools. Webmasters
from other divisions and departments—often students—are
also given guidance on web site architecture and, as appropriate,
federal directives on how information is to be provided,
such as ADA compliance for web pages.
The requested position
would help the university webmaster complete a greater number
of web projects without severely limiting his/her availability
to campus departments on projects not directly involving
the Office of Public Affairs.
The position directly
relates to Planning Area VIII: Non-State Revenue, Mid-Range
Goal 5. Expansion of the university web site to better serve
a broad audience ultimately benefits alumni contact, donations
to the campus and media relations. It also relates in part
to Planning Area V: Assessment, Quality and Accountability,
in that on-line availability of WASC accreditation documents
and data, and on-line dissemination of the campus Accountability
Report, are assisted by the university webmaster.
