Project Overview
Launched in spring 2020, the Next Generation Web Presence Project’s goal is to develop a new University website that communicates a clear and compelling story of student success and faculty accomplishments, fuels enrollment growth and alumni participation, and inspires engagement and investment in UNCG community and business partnerships.
Since the March 2020 launch of the project, the NGWP team has worked with hundreds of students, faculty, and staff. Together with the vendor, VisionPoint Marketing, the University has reviewed the University’s existing website structure, completed focus groups, adopted a web strategy and information architecture, as well as launched the design phase of the new website’s pages.
The NGWP leadership team includes:
- Chris Waters, University Webmaster
- Kimberly Osborne, Interim Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications
- Sherri MacCheyne, Director for Univ. Communications Strategic Operations
- Chris Sawyer, Project Manager for ITS
The NGWP team reports to the Web and Mobile Operating (WAMO) Committee. WAMO includes representatives from units across campus.
Learn more about the project:
UNCG Website to be Redesigned (August 2020)
UNCG News coverage of the project’s status at the launch of the fall 2020 semester.
Next Gen Web Presentation to Pro-Communicators (Oct. 2020)
The University’s Pro-Communicators, a group of more than 150 individuals from across campus, receives an update on the Next Gen Web Project at it’s October 20, 2020 meeting.
Update for Provost Council (Jan. 2021)
Vice Chancellor Jeff Shafer, and the NGWP leadership team provide an update to the UNCG Provost Council including a look at the homepage and campus life webpage designs.
Contact the NGWP Team
Email: NextGenWeb@uncg.edu
Project Benefits
A large-scale development, revision and redeployment of websites across public-facing websites at UNCG, the Next Generation Web Project will deliver:
- new templates that utilize a component system to support easier web content creation and maintenance across academic and business units;
- a new primary website with an engaging, modern design built for university audiences;
- substantial revisions to information architecture and site management practices;
- best-practice use of analytics to assess ongoing website performance.