Building Constituent Portals - Get Your Hardhat Ready! Presented by: Debbie Feldman, Sara Rodgers, Sherri Yerk-Zwickl
Lehigh Overview Founded in undergraduates, 2000 graduate students, 600 Faculty, 1100 Staff 4 Colleges (Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Business, Education) Research Intensive University January SunGard Luminis Portal live
Lehigh Library & Technology Services Colleges and Administrativ eDepartment s Instr.Tech. Consultan t Computin g Consultan t Librarian Help Desk Enterprise Systems Library Team IT Team CC Team Systems & Networking
Overview Admitted Student Portal First Year Student Portal Alumni Portal
Admitted Student Portal Idea Purpose Development Team –Content –Technical Timeline
Channels Targeted Banner Other
Targeted Channels
Banner Channels
Other Channels
Admitted Student - Next Steps Solicit feedback Review and revise Future enhancements –International channel –Virtual faculty and staff ambassadors –Special programs
Admitted Student Portal
First Year Student Portal Initiated in Summer, 2003 Replaced July on-campus sessions Available when deposit is paid (typically early May) Provides critical information & preparatory tasks Development team
FYS Features Access to , targeted announcements Housing application Course Request process Calculus Readiness Assessment Language survey (among others!) Health information forms e-versions of mailings, FAQ’s College Curriculum/Program info Orientation info
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FYS Future What’s Next? –Dedicated Orientation tab (evoLUtion:2) –Stay with FY students until December –Create video tutorials –Add more functionality
First Year Student Portal
Alumni Graduates stay connected Access to alumni resources & services Network – career, relationships Maintain Lehigh identity Keep account Extend recognition of Lehigh
Process Alumni Focus Group –Introduce Campus Portal –Survey Mock up –Channel content pulled from existing sources –Presented to Alumni Board Test accounts to select alumni Gradual roll out –Graduates –Active Alumni
Alumni *Connected * Engaged * Involved
Alumni Portal
Coming soon… Online community – iModules online directory MyLibrary for Alumni – 2 popular ProQuest databases
Alumni Portal
Challenges Communication (internal and external) Effectiveness Coordination Timing Support Content decisions Technical Issues
Benefits Increased connection with constituents Convenience Save time, $$$ Increased communication across university
Coming Soon… Parent MBA Distance Education
Conclusion "There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors." ~Jim Morrison~ Our Advice… Communication Timing
Questions
Thank You! Debbie Feldman Sara Rodgers Sherri Yerk-Zwickl
Admitted Student Portal
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Alumni Portal