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You are my inspiration: ideas to support your blogging

November 1, 2016 by Mary Chiles

Production photos of Ballad Hunter taken Friday, September 23, 2016. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University

In this series we inspire you to create fun, insightful blog posts, which help convey an inviting, communicative atmosphere to current and prospective students.

Production photos of Ballad Hunter taken Friday, September 23, 2016. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University
Photo by Jesse Scheve

A post we loved

Haven’t posted for a while? Don’t worry. We found inspiration in the Department of Theatre and Dance, which recently posted a gallery featuring images from the September 2016 production of Ballad Hunter. The pictures illustrate the characters’ emotions as captured on camera. You can add images or even create a gallery.

This post works because it showcases a recent event. It also provides an inside glimpse of the production to a broad audience — including those who live far outside Springfield.

A new take on a classic post

Need a fresh idea? Here one idea: interview a faculty or staff member. Think of fun questions such as:

  • What would you tell yourself at 20?
  • What’s the worst advice you’ve ever received?
  • What’s your favorite album?
  • What would you do if you weren’t teaching?
  • What day would you repeat if you could?

Have fun and showcase the personality of your colleagues, whether they’ve just arrived or have been here for a while.

Ask four or five questions and write responses in either a traditional journalistic style or as a series of questions and answers. Try asking several people the same questions and posting the responses each month. Call the segment something lighthearted like “Five Awesome Questions.” Snap a photo and add it to the post. Remember to mention it on social media.

Reach out with blogging questions

Need help getting started? Drop us a line.

Filed Under: WordPress blogs Tagged With: blog, inspiration, october, theatre and dance

Musical theatre website showcases interdisciplinary approach

December 19, 2013 by

Muscial Theatre

The musical theatre website was redesigned as part of the Academic Website Project, which strives to enhance academic websites for use in recruitment efforts.

Muscial TheatreKey features of the newly designed website include the following:

  • Combines two departments
    This program is offered jointly by the theatre and dance department and the music department. Since it would confuse students to offer a program website in both departments, a stand-alone site was developed with its own theme and content.
  • Reuses content
    Many of the productions offered by this program are promoted by the theatre and dance department, so the activity stream was mirrored between the two sites.

Site credits

Several university relations offices assisted in developing this site:

  • Content: Karen Culp, publications graduate assistant
  • Design: Lindsay Thomack, Web and new media designer, and Kelly Johnson, Web and new media student designer
  • Website implementation: David Howell and Brittany Dilts, Web and new media student workers, with oversight by Sara Clark, director of Web and new media

Filed Under: Academic websites, web strategy and development Tagged With: academic website, coal, music, musical theatre, recruitment, theatre and dance

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