Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Major websites

Did you know there are websites for each individual major offered by the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences? Most of these sites either link to a main department (such as communications or psychology for example) or are simply informative pages detailing requirements and contacts for each major.


But one site cuts above the rest: The Art department. Aside from having a beautifully designed site with links to contact information, a gallery and a study abroad link for their European programs, the site also prominently features beautiful artwork by a Dominican student on the homepage. There are even links to individual pages on art department faculty members where visitors can learn about the professors and catch up on their recent work. It is by far the best site for any program at Dominican I've seen thus far. Perhaps other majors should follow their example and spruce up their websites a bit?


Department of Art, Art History and Design website

1 comment:

Jeff Carlson said...

We're on it. In Rosary College we're working on turning our majors web pages into more dynamic and interesting sites. The art department's page is a start. We're developing others right now, and enlisting students in the effort. I've asked adjunct instructor Mark Rowland (teaching Web Design this semester) to move us forward, and he's working with some of our students who have extensive experience in photography and video to serve as freelancers for the College, as we develop our web sites for our many academic majors and programs. Basically these students, under Mark's direction, will “cover” departmental events and activities, producing a bank of digital images, both still and edited video, from which departments can select as we develop better web pages across the college. Stay tuned. Consider joining the effort!