On May 10, 2007 I logged into the redesign blog and posted for the first time to announce and kick-off the New Media unit's most recent undertaking - a complete overhaul of the Ohio State web site. I spent the next 16 months meeting with groups on campus - from Student Life (formerly Student Affairs), to academic advisors and students, to Vice Provosts.

In planning for features and content for the new osu.edu web design New Media would like to suggest a standard XML format for including links and content from distinct areas of campus into our new site. We'll be looking for input on creating a single standard XML spec for sharing links on osu.edu.

Here is an overview of the basic idea.

From the homepage we maintain a page for "Current Students." Links on this page are currently loaded into our homegrown CMS. We're maintaining links for Student Affairs, Honors and Scholars, Student Financial Aid, etc...

Mission

Ohio State's main website serves as the entry point into the university's culture, resources, academics (teaching and research), outreach, diversity, achievements, and policies. Ohio State's website, osu.edu, provides the university a way to communicate both its overarching mission and celebrate the unique individuals who create and sustain its vision.

Vision

Welcome. Thanks for taking an interest in our efforts to improve the functionality, accessibility, usability and design of www.osu.edu. We'll be posting more soon, so check back.