Web Strategy and Development News

Personal and Course Websites to be Discontinued October 1

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Effective October 1, 2024, Web Strategy and Development (WSD) will discontinue all personal and course websites on the people.missouristate.edu and courses.missouristate.edu subdomains. University web servers will no longer be available for hosting personal and course websites after this date. Furthermore, web servers are not to be used for storing files or creating backups.

What does this mean for me?

If you have a personal or course website hosted on Missouri State University web servers, you must move your website to a different hosting provider by October 1, 2024. Any remaining personal and course websites (and all associated files) will be deleted after October 1, 2024.

Sites using Modern Campus CMS, the university’s content management system, will NOT be affected.

What if I no longer use my personal or course website?

No action is required as any remaining personal and course websites (and all associated files) will be deleted after October 1, 2024. Alternatively, you may contact WSD at websupport@missouristate.edu and we will archive/remove the site for you.

Where can I host my website and purchase a domain name?

There are several affordable hosting providers such as GoDaddy or Bluehost where you can purchase a domain and host your website. Please note that WSD is unable to provide support for moving personal websites or any websites not built by WSD.

What if I use my personal or course website to store files?

University web servers are not intended to be used for file storage or backups. Work or school-related files of an individual nature should be saved to your OneDrive. Collaborative/shared files can alternatively be uploaded to a Microsoft Teams site or Microsoft 365 group. If you do not have a Teams site, you may create one following these instructions. Personal files unrelated to university functions should not be stored on university-managed systems.

What if I use my personal or course website to store course information?

The preferred platform for hosting course information is Brightspace, the university’s learning management system. For questions regarding Brightspace please contact the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at FCTL@MissouriState.edu.

What if I use my personal or course website for a research group, association or organization?

Upon review and approval of the content, you may be able to rebuild your research site within the university’s content management system, Modern Campus. Once your research group, association or organization website is rebuilt in Modern Campus, we can optionally redirect your old personal/course website to the new website location. For further information on the process and requirements, contact WSD at websupport@missouristate.edu.

Where can I add my professional profile information on the website?

Professional information such as research, professional interests, and areas of expertise can be added to your directory profile. Find out how to manage your directory profile. Once your directory profile is updated, we can optionally redirect your old personal/course website to your directory profile.

Questions?

Contact WSD at websupport@missouristate.edu

How catalog changes will affect your academic website

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The Office of the Registrar is transitioning the undergraduate and graduate catalogs to a new system. Web Strategy and Development (WSD) is assisting with the transition by switching the catalog information on academic websites to match the content and format of the Registrar’s new catalog system.

What is changing?

The content and format of catalog pulls will have a slightly different look. Pages with catalog content will still automatically display the content from the Registrar’s new catalog system via the catalog provider’s CMS connector.

As part of this process, the existing catalog system which was used to automatically pull in content from the catalog will be retired in the coming weeks.

What pages will this impact? 

Pages like “Program requirements”, “admissions requirements”, “course listings”, “degree plans”, and similar pages.

What if pages are missing?

If you notice that you are missing separate admission requirements, accelerated master’s or other pages and now only have a program requirements page, this is due to the way the new catalog systems functions. The new catalog system pulls catalog information into one page in various instances.

What if I have questions?

For questions, please contact websupport@missouristate.edu.

Modern Campus Calendar Details

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The new events calendar is now live at calendar.missouristate.edu.

Approved calendar editors will be granted access to add events the week of April 8th.

It is important to familiarize yourself with the below items when navigating the new calendar.

New calendar interface

The calendar interface has changed with the below features available.

Header

Search: Use the keyword search available in the calendar header to quickly search all events.

Other calendars and resources: Select the Other Calendars & Resources button to view a list of additional calendars and support links.

Navigation

Event Type: Select Featured or All events from the drop-down menu.

Date: To view events for a specific date, simply use the date selection feature in the drop-down menu.

Categories: Select a specific category of events to view from the drop-down menu.

View Format: View events in a list view or traditional calendar view by selecting a format icon.

Other Calendars

Other Calendars: View additional calendars such as alumni events, academic calendars, student organization events and more located at the end of the event feed.

Resources

Submit event to Inside Missouri State (IMS): Use the linked form in the Resources section to submit an event for potential inclusion in IMS.

Calendar Support: Use the linked contact page for calendar support.

Calendar Support

Using the public calendar

Editing the calendar

  • To gain access to add events to the calendar, you must complete calendar training.
  • Once you have completed training and are approved, access will be provided the week of April 8.

How to become a calendar editor

Editor resources

Contact

Contact Web Strategy and Development for calendar questions and support.

Contact Support

Calendar updates: Training available

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The training modules and documentation to become a Calendar Editor are now available.

How to become a Calendar Editor

You can become a Calendar Editor in two easy steps.

Step 1: Complete the required trainings

Completion of both the Web Accessibility Training and Calendar Training are required to become a Calendar Editor.
*Existing CMS editors are not required to retake the Web Accessibility Training.

Complete training

Step 2: Request access

Once you’ve completed the required trainings, submit the access request form to get started.

Request access

Resources

 

Calendar timeline

We’ve set the following dates for calendar launch and editor access.

March 27: Deadline for import

We will import all existing calendar events into the new system. Please ensure that all events you want imported for launch are posted on the current calendar before this date.

April 2-5: Calendar launch

The calendar’s release will happen over several days.

April 8-11: Editor access

Calendar access will be set up and provided to editors that have successfully completed training.

For questions or more information

Contact WebSupport@MissouriState.edu.