With New Design

FEBRUARY 2002 INSIDE: Campus News 2 Latest Immig Gallery Exhibit 5 Counseling Services 6 Sports N ews 7 Emmanuel's Web Site to Launch l.E.A.D.E.R.S. Program With New Design Gets Students Involved The Emmanuel College web site, Homo Apply Now FAQs Cont act Us Sit e IndeN www.emmanuel.edu, is getting a Outside of the Classroom whole new look - and information will be easier to access than ever. After months of reconstruction, the ,. In Thi S Settlon : "With it liberal arts education, you have all the tools new site will launch at the end of you need to do dnything you want with your life . I~s Academic Ufo empowering .• . Douglas Crandall, Ph .O. February and will offer clearer navi Messaoe from the Dean Professor of Biology Office- of the Re91strar gation and faster downloads along Departments a. Programs I :;u~~~:;~se~~~I~i~~~b::a~t~~:8:~!:~::n::~ can Course Oescnpbons I make In your own future . Emmanuel has a strong with a 500% increase in its number commitment to delivering quality academtc programs General ReqUirements taught by accomplished and dedicated faculty, We of pages. User-friendly design and AcademiC: Opportunities offer technologically advanced academic resources and facilitIes Within an innovative learning environment. AcademiC Resoun:es fresh content will make the site a AcademiC Resource Center Explore undergraduate academIC hfe at Emmanuel: convenient and effici ent way to • MeSsage frpm rhe Dean ») Contact AcademiC AffalN • OffICe pf the Begl!ltrar access up-to-date information about • pepartment$ & prooram$ ., • General grgU!rgmeot$ . • AcademiC Opportunities flrst Yebf Pfoorams the college community. • AcademIC Resgyrces • Coot act AcademIC AffaIrs New members gathered for a reception following the event If you're looking for graduate and/or professlooal undergraduate programs - available on our main New students were welcomed into the L.EAD.E.R.S. campus or at Emmanuel's eight satehite campuses - read about OUl' Graduate 8c Professlona! pmgrams. program on Ja nuary 24th,joining current program During the redesign process, members and Em manuel staff to lea rn about the bene Graphic Designer for Electronic 8oe&(toTop fits of becoming more involved in li fe outside of the o 2002 emmanuel Colleoe Contact Emmanuel CoU,ge I COotlCS tbe Wcbmuter Media Alice Matsumoto stuck to 400 Th. Fenway 8oston, MA 02115 J.2R.11 ~ I Cooynght 'ltg.! Notice class room. A coll abora tive effort between Campus Minist ry, Student Life and Activities, Res idence Life, the principles of practical web Athletics and Counseling Se rvices, the goal of the design and her own personal philos Sample page from the new Emmanuel web site program is to create well -rounded students eq ui pped w ith the sk ills to be successfu l in college and in life. ophy of both keeping things simple and making the site as widely accessible as possible. Pres ident Sister Janet Eisner, SND, welcomed new members and stressed the importance of the program to the college community. ''The program proves that "There are a lot of flashy features that can be added to web sites, but the main goal of Emmanuel strong ly believes that education happens this site is to offer information on the college that is relevant and easy to find," said both inside and outside of the ca mpus and these activi Matsumoto. "I wanted to create a site that was fast and accessible for a wide range of ties connect seamlessly." users. " The program focuses on seven areas of personal devel opment: Leadersh ip, Ethics, Activities, Dedication to The new site was built with various computer platforms and browsers in mind, which is Service, Evaluation, Relationships and Spirituality. Participants are given "points" that evaluate the depth of especially important for dial-up users both in the U.S. and internationally that may have involvement in ea ch area and receive an official letter of less connection capacity to access the site. Matsumoto has done this by reducing file sizes recommendation from the college's president upon per page in some cases by 40% versus the old site, using a web-safe palette of colors and completion of the program. More importantly, partici pants gain confidence, maturity and a sense of pride. breaking down long pages into manageable sections with related links. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Dr. Patricia Rissmeyer sha red the hi story of the program, Matsumoto came to Emmanuel in May of 2001 and has made a dramatic impact with her which began in 1996 when a group of staff members knowledge of web design principles. She immediately redesigned the site's home page and gathered to discuss a better way to support and chal made adj ustments to outdated content and embarked on creating a plan for the lenge Emmanuel students. Al l ag reed t hat various activi ties were not well coordinated across campus and they completely redesigned site. The process of the redesign started in early August of 2001 decided to create an "umbrella" model to connect these and was completed in December. programs. In 1997, S.l.S.T.E.R.S. was unve iled. "We set out to create a blueprint for a well -rounded With the arrival of Matsumoto as Emmanuel's in-house web designer, content and archi student," said Dr. Rissmeyer. "Academical ly students have tecture can be modified and added almost immediately. Other changes made by a blueprint, but w ith this program they have a guide to li fe beyond the campus that is consistent w ith the Matsumoto prior to this major redesign include the addition of the campus calendar, mission of the coll ege." updated photo galleries from college events, revamped Athletics and International Admissions pages, and the inclusion of an online version of the Emmanuel News. The program, which was changed to L.E.ADE.R.S. as Emmanuel made the transition to a coeducational college, both encourages students to branch out and "The old site's navigation was confusing and the site was generally very rigid," said become involved in a variety of activities and recogn izes Matsumoto. "The new site, on the other hand, is much more flexible and easier to main- those that excel outside of the classroom. C O N TI N UED O N PA GE 6 C ONT INUED 0 PAGE 2 New emmanuel.edu CONTINU ED FROM PAGE 1 tain, enabling ongoing changes and Janet M. Daley Library Lecture expansion. The web has become such a primary resource for information, so we must be prepared with the most up-to Hall Named in December date content. " The Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall was dedicated during a special reception on December 19,2001. The Chair of Emmanuel's Board ofTrustees, C. Michael Much of the redesign process involved Daley, contributed a significant gift to Emmanuel gathering and checking the accuracy and College towards the renovation and modernization of consistency in the site's content. The new the library lecture hall to name this state-of-the-art classroom in honor of his wife. The reception and site features pages and sections for more naming was a surprise to Janet Da ley on the occasion of the college's offices and departments, of her birthday. as well as faculty pages, course descrip tions, a site index and a FAQ section. The Daley family and friends along with members of The new site has more than 400 pages, as Emmanuel's Board ofTrustees and administration gathered in the Main Read ing Room at 5:00 p.m. compared to fewer than 80 pages on the During the program in the lecture hall, President Sister old site. Janet Eisner, SND talked about the history of the Emmanuel Library and the many uses of the newly renovated, state-of-the-art lecture hall, and the leader Sister Janet Eisner, SNO, congratulates Janet and Michael Daley following the Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall Matsumoto, a Vancouver native, is a ship and friendship of Mike and Janet Daley to dedication. 1998 graduate of the University of British Emmanuel College for over a decade. Mr. Da ley's warm remarks focused on his love and gratitude to his wife Columbia where she studied English and and the importance of this gift to their family and to Psychology. She gained her hands-on web Emmanuel College. design experience at Vancouver-based Communicate.com, a company that built After the new sign for the Janet M. Daley Library web sites. Matsumoto worked on quality Lecture Hall was unveiled at the entrance, the guests control for the company's clients. returned to the Ma in Reading Room.They were treated to a performance of Christmas music by Laura Grande '02, who was singing with the Boston Pops later that evening. A birthday cake-cutting cele "Web design is very different from print bration with Janet and Mike Da ley and their chi ldren design, although it seems graphical in and grandchildren concluded the evening. The nature," said Matsumoto. "Web design Daleys' daughter, Mary Beth Da ley Grey, is a 1990 graduate of Emmanuel College. ers should always consider the user first The Daley family celebrates the dedication and then what he or she seeks from the site. There is a danger of creating some Mike Daley has served on Emmanuel's Board of contributing this leadership gift to renovate and name Trustees since 1991 .The Daleys have been loyal and the Janet M. Da ley Library Lecture Hall. Emmanuel thing flashy and complicated when visi generous friends and donors to Emmanuel, contribut College is deeply grateful to Mike and Janet Da ley for tors are really looking for something ing the new altar in the Chapel in 1998, and now their extraordinary generosity and loyal support straight-forward.

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