Week of 4.2.12

  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Marcus Luther, Kyle Kubler, Abigail Struxness, Library, Billy Rathje, Gaelyn Moore, PacRim.
  2. Took lots of pics and sent to Sarah for Twitbook.
  3. Turned off CSOC, Jacki Ward, Micah Stanovsky–posts too old.
  4. Sent notes about universities on Pinterest to Gayle, Sarah, and Julie.
  5. Sent DOS request for approval ans sent invitation to blog to selected study abroad students for fall. Created accounts and sent instructions to four students who committed thus far: Brendan Trosper, China; Emma de Vries, Netherlands; Sarah Plummer, Vietnam; Holly Aguiar, Italy.
  6. Requested list of summer researchers. Sent request to DOS for approval and sent invitations to approved students and their faculty mentors.
  • Misc
  1. Sent inquiry to Steven Olveda and Giot about old athletics forms on www2 still showing up and if we can delete them. Sent request to Giot to delete old athletics directory.
  2. Form update for chalk request. Checked psych form.
  3. Statistics for campaign, website, and Education.
  4. Met with Gayle.
  5. Sent missing photo on IE problem to Amy.
  6. Added posters images to RPI site for Alice Coil.
  7. Created new test form for CWLT writing appointment request. Sent to Julie Christoph.
  8. Sent notes to School of Ed about stats and reorganizing content.
  9. Sent email to CMS users about web work sessions for April and May; faculty page/site changes; document management; and CMS updates (virtual tour video and mobile website).
  10. Updated campaign total graphic.
  11. Sent email to John Hickey regarding emergency contact list.
  12. Created new form for International Programs.
  13. Worked on SOE test site.
  14. Talked with Giot and set up meeting for Monday to look at Planned Giving, bookstore, and coordinate faculty site moves that are ready to go.

Week of 3.19.12 and 3.26.12

  • Off Monday 3/19 so Jeff and Dennis can do floors
  • Off part of Monday 3/26–dentist
  • Left early Friday 3/30 to take Finn to doctor–6 hours
  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Pac Rim, Billy Rathje, Mary Krauszer, CES, Rachael Mallon, Library, Annie Bigalke, Alayna Schoblaske, Laurisa Rodrigues, Griffin Hotchkiss.
  2. Contacted all science research video students and faculty. Removed requested videos.
  3. Contacted all humanities research video students and faculty.
  4. Contacted Katherine Davis about video permissions/contracts.
  5. Contacted Ben Bradley about summer internship bloggers.
  6. Added accounts and sent instruction emails to Brendan Witt and Lindsay Schommer.
  7. Tracked down and sent email to ytacoma@gmail.com asking about permission to use Keith Blocker video footage.
  8. Exported Will Engell’s honors thesis presentation video. Sent email to Will and Karl Fields asking permission to post to YouTube.
  • Misc
  1. MAT meeting
  2. 125th meeting
  3. Staff meetings
  4. Gayle meeting
  5. Tracked “Religious Leadership Award” documents. Sent list to Darcie to fix.
  6. School of Ed updates.
  7. PSO updates.
  8. Aquatics site edits.
  9. Sent initial email to impacted faculty and staff related to moving faculty sites. Sent follow up email to impacted faculty members.

Week of 3.12.12

  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Kyle Kubler, Library, Westley Dang.
  2. Uploaded Mary Krauszer honors thesis video to YouTube.
  3. Met with Westley to chat about social media.
  • Misc
  1. Offered first web work session. Highly successful with people there from start to finish. Nine participants. Will offer again in April and May.
  2. Spent 45 minutes talking to Patty at Kenyon College about Fastspot/BigTree. Talked with Stonehill College about Fastspot/BigTree. Responded to inquiry from another college about CMS questions. (busy week for that!)
  3. Web Strategy meeting.
  4. Content Review/editing: Music, CWLT, International Programs, Press Photos.
  5. Worked on forms for International Programs.
  6. Arts tab posted.

Week of 3.5.12

  • Dental appointment on Monday midday, 4 hours including drive time; worked at home rest of day
  • Thursday, pertussis check, 3 hours
  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Billy Rathje, IPE, Kelsey Eldridge, Chelsea Asher, CES, Alayna Schoblaske, Corrie Wong.
  2. Set Westley up in blogging software. Sent instruction email plus agreement form.
  • Misc
  1. Sent note to CMS users (non-students) about spring break web work session.
  2. Updates to Theatre, HR.
  3. Tested faculty list problem for Steve Renker.
  4. Sent vtour plans to Amy for approval. Going with design two with text in Video label box and scrolling left and right like subpages.
  5. Music edits. HR content review/edits. CIAC edits.
  6. Added survey link to venue reservation form, per Sarah Comstock.
  7. Created new study abroad form. Reorg’d their content per request.
  8. Met with Kristen Murphy and Peggy Perno.
  9. Fixed Arts “tab” publish problem (in global nav) and requested Giot to add it to the persistent navigation.
  10. Deleted old flea market entries, per Rebecca Harrison request.

Week of 2.27.12

  • Out early Wednesday, ill (4.5 hours)
  • Out early Friday, babysitter (2.5 hours)
  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Mary Krauszer, Kyle Kubler, Billy Rathje, Abigail Struxness, Alayna Schoblaske, Library, Ian Fox, CES.
  • Misc
  1. Added pool photo to campaign renderings page.
  2. Sent non-flash URL to Cindy Riche (http://pugetsound.edu/?no_flash=true)
  3. Added Athletics news item and swapped out a couple of other headlines for Shirley.
  4. Researched PDF/flippable web searchability. Found problem with Arches TOC. Found mobile Arches. Found files for download setting. Sent note to Cathy, Chuck, and Giot about flippable search findings.
  5. Set up Web Strategy Meeting.
  6. Built MachForms for RPI. Sent to Alice to test. Got approval. Posted to live site.
  7. Sent note to Darcie about MachForms File Upload issue.
  8. Met with Carl Toews in Math/Computer Science.
  9. Ran integrity check. Broke text file into departments and posted.
  10. Added custom callouts to Alan Thorndike retirement page and Mita Mahato faculty page.
  11. Proposed web work session idea to a few CMS users (Rachel Sizer-Williams, Neva Topolski, Holly Jones, Lorraine Toler, Kathy Samms). They like idea. Asked about spring break, after break, or after commencement.
  12. Talked with Kurt Graupensperger about Planned Giving and Stelter. And met with Rebecca Harrison about campaign and more.
  13. Web stats and campaign comparison report for February 2012.
  14. Did PCard review.
  15. Updated/added spotlights.

Week of 2.20.12

  • Logged Monday 2/20 out 10 hours on Kronos from accumulation of:
    • Mon 2/20 3 hours dentist
    • Mon 2/6 1 hour chiro with kids
    • Wed 2/8 3 hours Jeff interview
    • Fri 2/10 3 hours babysitter problem
  • Thursday, 2/23: Out at 9:30 (1.5 hours), Sanford, annual
  • Friday 2/24: Out, Finn sick
  • Social Media
    • Added posts for IPE, Billy Rathje, Helen Shears, Alayna Schoblaske, PacRim, Chelsea Asher, Laurisa Rodrigues.
  • Misc
    • Did more investigating about bookstore possibilities: if iframe solution doesn’t work (nesting problems), could stand alone with institutional branding. Sent test site URL to Gayle.
    • Content review & updates: Greek Life.
    • Sent Marta email asking if I can move Orientation as planned from usability testing.
    • News updates in Shirley’s absence: added new athletics story (Lunt’s 100th win) in place of Champs (Monday 2/20); turned off Extraordinary Delusions and put up The Mummy (Monday 2/20).
    • Updated aquatics photos.
    • Updated press photos.
    • Tested file upload on MachForm. Still doesn’t work. Sent note to Amy to see if they can help fix.
    • Ordered CMS manuals from Copy Services.
    • Arches fixes.
    • Checked on mobile Admission apps through Enrollment Manager.
    • Website Stats report for 2011 & January 2012, based on campaign comparison report. Sent to Gayle and Sarah for review and feedback.
    • Made updates to aquatics section of campaign site, per Gayle’s request.
    • Added ASUPS spotlight; modified other spotlight expiration dates to run through weekend. Alerted Gayle to changes.
    • Sent Wetlands web server request to Marcus.

Week of 2.13.12

  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Kyle Kubler, Abigail Struxness, Billy Rathje, Library.
  2. Processed Peter Wimberger THSMS video. Uploaded to YouTube.
  3. Sent reminder to student honors thesis presenters asking permission to record.
  4. Sent list of ’13+ Greek Life poster students to DOS for blogging approval.
  5. Added Amelia Vance bio to Adventures Abroad blog.
  6. Processed Peter Hodum THSMS video. Uploaded to YouTube. Sent links to Sarah.
  • Misc
  1. Met with Gayle.
  2. Approved Virtual Tour estimate from Fastspot.
  3. Met with CWLT/Disabilities staff.
  4. CMS training for Peggy Perno, Disabilities; Erin Jamroz and Ellen Want, Passages. Preston Van Buren and Kyle Long, Perspectives.
  5. Completed campus climate survey.
  6. Sent note to Crosscurrents and Elements about making flippables. Created Crosscurrents flippable with TOC and sent to Giot to upload.
  7. Added Hide/Seek notice to SOE.
  8. Sent inquiry to ASUPS about locating video team for virtual tour video production.
  9. Content review/clean up on Fellowships, SFS, PSO.
  10. Took sexual harassment test. I was overdue!
  11. Updated 2011-12 goals document.
  12. Fixed campus map.
  13. Created redirect workaround for Access Programs job posting.
  14. Bookstore meeting. Next steps: Giot removing breadcrumbs and trying to eliminate nesting frames problem. Plan to meet NEXT Friday 2/24.

Week of 02.06.12

  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Billy Rathje, Laurisa Rodrigues, Kelsey Eldridge, Kyle Kubler, Collins Library, Griffin Hotchkiss, Micah Stanovsky, PacRim, Abigail Struxness, CES, Alayna Schoblaske, Chelsea Asher.
  2. Sent email to Abigail Struxness about logging in.
  • Misc
  1. Met with Sharon Chambers-Gordon to walk through CMS questions. Performed some clean up on Fellowships site.
  2. CMS overviews for Sohan Punatar, Isa Ruiz (International Programs student), Amy Spivey, Abigail Taitano and Access Programs student.
  3. Updated Ron’s bio.
  4. Added campaign link to 404 page.
  5. Made flippable files for Viewbook, Jr. Viewbook, Undergrad Bulletin, Business Brochure, Freshman Application Guide, School of Music Brochure. Sent request for Giot to upload to media server. Added TOCs to Bulletin and Viewbook flippables.
  6. Broke SOM file into individual PDF pages and then created new PDF with individual pages. Then created new flippable.
  7. Updated UCAN site.

Week of 1.30.12

  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for Billy Rathje, Caitlin Barrow, IPE, CSoc, Rachael Mallon.
  2. Removed old bloggers from listing.
  3. Documented tagged Greek Life poster students. Sent request to have Sarah note their grad years. Sent request to Moe for names on few I’m missing.
  4. Uploaded new admission video for KUPS on Vimeo and YT. Embedded on Admission, Explore pages.
  • Misc
  1. Met with Neva Topolski to review questions about changes to Physics site.
  2. Created Case Statement flip book. Sent to Giot to post on server. Sent to Gayle, Julie, and Sarah for review. Added to campaign pages.
  3. Reviewing branding proposals. Discussed with Sarah.
  4. Fixed spotlights.
  5. Campaign stats.
  6. Staff meeting.
  7. Updated Arches landing page and Back Issues for new issue.
  8. Updated virtual tour with updated images for Expeditionary, Alcorn Arboretum, Karlen Quad, Music, Todd Field.

Week of 1.23.12

  • Week of 1.16.12: MLK day holiday, 1 sick day, 2 snow closures, 1 day worked from home
  • Social Media
  1. Added posts for CES, Library, Helen Shears, Jacki Ward, Chelsea Asher, PacRim, Corrie Wong.
  2. Uploaded Res Life Flash Mob to Vimeo. Added to Express Yourself page.
  3. Uploaded Res Life Flash Mob to YouTube. Added various videos to playlists and favorite list. Reverted to old YT channel style.
  • Misc
  1. Finished entering dates for 2012-13 academic calendar.
  2. Installed Flipping Book software. Tracked down errant installation and unregistered.
  3. Worked with Giot to test Admission problem with student gateway.
  4. Sent adjusted CMS overview times to users.
  5. Completed Study Abroad form edit and requested publication URL.
  6. Adjusted CMS training dates.
  7. Worked on campaign analytics comparison report.
  8. Uploaded press photos.
  9. Fixes to alumni and CWLT sites.
  10. Led two CMS overview sessions.